Foglights

Santa Barbara Nightwalk

Took a walk along the Santa Barbara waterfront to Stearn's Wharf ...

Bandshell, Pershing Park

Moon in the rigging

Archway 1

Ala Mar Motel

Archway 2

Speedbump, Stearn's Wharf

Archway 3

Closed for remodel

Holiday

The annual holiday lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden.

I have quite a complex mixture of feelings at this time of year. Being non-religious is no small part of that. Also, several members of our family have passed away at Christmas. This wistful song from the "Charlie Brown Christmas" exemplifies my mood.

Still, like a cat and a laser pen, I do love colored lights, especially when they're as unique as these.

November Walks

Ghost signage, Seattle viaduct

Shadows, Wayne Morse Park, Eugene OR

Ferry deck, Puget Sound

Coulon Park, Renton WA

Crows, Renton WA

Coming Home Late on a Crowy Evening

These birds have promises to keep,
And miles to go before they sleep.

Winterectangles (and other shapes)

Maple Leaf Park, Seattle

Near Barbie Mill, Newcastle WA

Motel, Chehalis WA

Swimming pool canopy, Bellevue WA

The Market at 10 PM

Apologies to Giacometti.

Hardly a palace, especially at 10 PM -- let alone 4 am -- Seattle's normally bustling Pike Place Market does settle down a bit at night.

Took these on my circuitous way home from a neighborhood "Harvest Festival."

Revelers

Lurkers at the Gum Wall

The Night Watch

The Crafts Bazaar

This Way Down

The Sanitary Market

Tree-o

Times of the day from the standpoint of a dryad.



Morning mist, Lake Boren, Washington




Still afternoon, Boca Trabaria, Tuscany






Night wind, Lake Bellevue, Washington

Lightworks

What would light be without darkness? As July draws to a close, here's a recap of Independence Day (2009), splendid lighting effects due not just to roman candles etc. but to a thousand pyromaniacs smoking up the atmosphere with unsafe and insane flammable product.


Watching from the other side of the street



Fireworks vendor



Hawking the wares



Lightworks



Bonfire of the manatees