Carpet of Pink, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sun Soaked Daisy, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Morning, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sunday, the last day, I woke up earlier than I had been and was able to catch the sunrise and the mist out over the lake. It was quiet, and absolutely stunning.
Sunset at Davis Lake, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Our last evening brought us a fantastic dinner of ribs cooked over a fire, cowboy beans heated up on the camp stove, and a beautiful sunset.
Sparks, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I put the camera on a tripod and shot a few. In this one you can see spark trails coming up out of the fire. Mary, to the right, is blurry because she was moving. I actually asked them all to sit still and took one after this shot. It turned out really well. Fantastic actually. In this one, as well as in the other, you can actually see some stars up in the sky. Very cool.
Celebration, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Last Friday, the fourth of July, we were at the beach in the oceanside town of Lincoln City, Oregon. That evening we ventured down to the beach (even though it was drizzling a bit ), built a fire, roasted hot dogs, made s’mores, and lit up some sparklers. We questioned Martin about joining in the celebration of our freedom from the Brits, since, you know, he’s British and all… he didn’t really seem to mind. I think he was having too much fun enjoying the campfire and looking at the fireworks to really question his loyalties.
Luminous, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Can’t you just feel those negative ions flowing at you from this photo? They are strong… mighty… and completely relaxing.
Looking Out, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I’m a week late with this… actually, over a week late. But, I have a good excuse. I was on vacation and didn’t have fast enough internet to upload photos. I’ve been playing catch up since getting home. So… the June 21 photo hunt was water. I was standing in Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, June 21, taking this photo.
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Working Late, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
During the day the area where the artist in this photo is packing up for the night is full of artists booths. We actually bought some art when we wandered here the day we arrived in Victoria.
Botanical Beach, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
As we wandered along the trail of Juan de Fuca we eventually made it to the Botanical Beach. This place was amazing. There were huge pools sunken in the rock. Some several feet deep and loads of wild life living in these pools. Pretty spectacular and like nothing I’d ever seen.
Walking The Path, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We stopped at Cowichan Lake and then walked the forest walk and floating walkway trail. Very cool and an absolutely gorgeous spot.
French Beach, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sunday late afternoon and early evening we took a drive to the western side of Vancouver Island, not too far out of Victoria, to check out a beach. We landed at French Beach. This was Martin, enjoying the quiet and taking in the scene.
Siwash Rock, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
After we got down to beach level and walked briefly on the beach we then ventured around on the path around the edge of the water. This is a photo of Siwash Rock, a famous rock outcropping along the way.
Looking Out to Sea, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We walked down to the beach from Prospect Point. This was taken as we walked along the path.
The Mississippi Pizza Pub, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We actually started off the evening, last night, with a stop by Phil and Steph’s house. Ok, so what happened is we knew we could probably park by their house, which we found we could, and when we did we decided we should probably stop in and say hello since we were just right there and everything. And before you go and think we were being rude and all by just dropping by without a call, which I would normally never do to anyone, know this… they don’t mind it at all. In fact, they like it. People are always dropping by their house. It’s just their way. So, we stopped in and said hello. Phil was getting some dinner and some wine together on their deck for them and some friend’s of theirs who’d come over. Steph was hanging with their girls upstairs. We went in and chatted with Steph upstairs and then Phil offered us wine as we came back downstairs. We had to decline the wine as we had friends waiting at Mississippi Pizza, but it was great of him to ask. What a fantastic couple of people they are. I feel, we feel, very fortunate to have met them and very lucky that my mom married Steph’s dad. It’s terrific to really dig the people you get connected to through marriage. And… we dig them.
After the short visit with Steph and Phil we walked down to Mississippi Pizza for a pie and a root beer with friends. Yeah, no beer last night. Root beer. It was good. What can we say, we’re not big drinkers. At least there’s beer in the name… yeah, we’re very tough.
We were very full after dinner and a walk sounded splendid to all so a walk is what we had. We cruised up one side and down the other of Mississippi Avenue, wandering into some stores, looking at the Freemont Bridge, looking at construction on the street… me snapping pictures the whole time. It was a very relaxing, very lovely evening.
What follows this is a collection of some of the shots I took last night as we wandered. My camera is my friend… and it’s offspring ain’t that bad either. Yeah, I know that was a weird metaphor….
Wired Reflection, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Walking along N. Mississippi Avenue you pass some businesses who are very serious about keeping out the less than desirable types, of which we very well could’ve been some… who knows for sure. Although a stark contrast to the warm and inviting shops and restaurants that line Mississippi, the barbed wire is kind of beautiful reflected in a puddle left by the recent rain.
The Freemont, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
As you move south on N. Mississippi the street slopes down giving you a pretty good view of the Freemont Bridge, known to locals as The Freemont, and also, looking left, if you could, from the left edge of this photo, of downtown Portland over across the river.
Stars, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Love this shot… the way the light was hitting them. Very cool effect.
Explosion of Color, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The Iris are coming on strong. We have so many this year and such a variety of color. Karen’s there on the left, trying to duck out of the photo in time. She didn’t quite make it.
Sand and Sea, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We had such a good time over at the coast this weekend. Walking on the beach, watching loads of movies (five actually… they were: The Savages, The Guardian, Juno, We Own The Night, and one of my all time favorites, Peter’s Friends), eating good take out Chinese food for dinner and then lunch the next day, chai teas, and walking on the beach… again, and again. It was a very relaxing weekend. Just what we needed.
Weston loved his time away. He’s a happy little camper when he can have both of us with him all the time. He slept, played, ran in the sand, dug in the sand, chased his ball on the sand, and looked out the window of the hotel room at all the birds sailing by.
Finally… we each called our mom’s to wish them happy mother’s day, but I’ll say again here… happy mother’s day mom’s!
Weston, Lounging At Home, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Weston didn’t get to go everywhere with us this last weekend, but he did get to go to Saturday Market with us. He loves it there. Loads of dogs to meet, so many people to pet him, and then he usually gets carried for awhile which he likes very much. We bought him a new bed at the market and he’s enjoyed it a lot today.
Gangway, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Since I was so late in posting last week’s photo, scroll down and you’ll see that it’s there, I wanted to get a jump on it this week.
The theme for the week is Metal. I took this one near the end of the year last year. This gangway is fairly new and goes down to the public docks on the Columbia River. It was sunset and the pink in the sky and reflected in the water was lovely. It made a nice contrast to the metal of the gangway.
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Cathedral Park, St. Johns, Portland, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We love this park and always seem to find ourselves here when we go to take Weston for a walk. The light yesterday was spectacular. I love this time of year.
The Second Bank, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
First Bank, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The First Bank in the United States.
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