I remind you once again to send in your photographs as there’s always a need. Thanks!
Today we have some pictures taken by James Blilie and his son Jamie. The captions are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
Here is a set of photos from our local area. We live in far southern Washington state in Klickitat County. These photos are from Klickitat and Skamania Counties.
A mostly full moon photographed on February 8, 2025:
Two views of Mount Adams from the front porch on our new (2024) home. Both are taken at sunset. One is a black and white closeup. The other also shows our local gang of Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus). Mount Adams is about 20 miles directly north of our house:
The next shot shows left to right: Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, and the Goat Rocks Wilderness from the top of a local ridge. I took this on March 1, 2025: It was 60°F (16°C) and sunny, unusual for the first of March! The view is well worth the work on this hike:
The next bunch of photos were taken at the Wind River Arboretum in Skamania County, definitely on the wet (west) side of the Cascade Range.
A cross-section of the purportedly largest Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) found in Washington state and the placard that accompanies it. The section was taken at 60-feet (18m) above the ground and the tree was determined to be 393-feet (120m) tall:
[JAC: I can’t help pointing out the superfluous apostrophe in the park sign below.]
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata): Foliage and a (small) example tree:
Two shots by our son Jamie of Bird’s Nest Fungus (Nidulariaceae spp.):
Last year’s Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum), also taken by Jamie:
Views of Sword Ferns (Polystichum munitum), also taken by Jamie:
Equipment:
Mine:
Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera (micro-4/3, crop factor = 2.0)
LUMIX G X Vario, 12-35MM, f/2.8 ASPH lens
LUMIX 35-100mm f/2.8 G Vario lens
LUMIX G Vario 7-14mm f/4.0 ASPH lens
LUMIX G Vario 100-300mm F/4.0-5.6 MEGA O.I.S. lensJamie’s:
Nikon D5600 (crop factor = 1.5)
Nikkor AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens
Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM lens
Very well done!
The Douglas Fir reminds me of this classical The Far Side cartoon.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/comments/1dpizhk/and_see_this_ring_right_here_jimmy_thats_another/?rdt=64757
Excellent photos. Thank you.
One doesn’t realize photography is hard until one tries it and makes a mess of it. (commenting for a friend 😉
D.A.
NYC
Love the “fungulars”😀
The black and white shot of Mount Adams is beautiful. As are the rest of the photos.
Great photos from a beautiful part of the country!
Simply exhilarating… almost musical, the fern composition… .. oo! Composition by a composer!
Jamie, I’ve never seen a Bird’s Nest Fungus, how interesting, thanks for getting such a great photo.
What daily view from your new front porch! Thanks to you and Jamie for this very nice selection.
A friend asked me to proof-read a new book to be published. He is well-read and literate. But there were about 20 superfluous apostrophes. It seems that many of us have difficulty with punctuation.
What a beautiful trip to the Pacific Northwest – thank you!
Really nice pictures, especially the bird’s nest fungus. Thanks!
Very nice! I’m a little north of this area, in BC, and it reminds me of here.
Oooh. That apostrophe isn’t just superfluous. It’s bad and wrong.
The pictures are great! Mt. Adams is our most perfectly shaped volcanic peak in the Cascades.