The offering 

wild flower

 

Leafy Frames

 

Thin and Tall and Bare...

...overlooking Lake Tahoe 

Port Orford Bay, OR

This was a very loud place - you could hear the seals and a gazillion sea birds...it was beautiful!! 

Nestled in hope!!.

 

Letting go...

 

Ceasar's Palace

Ceasar's Palace from The Mirage....is it a mirage?? 

Ravaged

The Yakima area in Central Washington State ravaged by the forest fires this summer caused due to severe drought... 

Mazama Ridge

A view of Mazama Ridge from Mt Rainier. The fast fading light and faster approaching clouds added to this silhouette...it feels as cold as it looks 

I love you!!!

Strangely this reminded me of young couples riding bikes and scooters in India...the pillion riders, usually women, lean over and cling on...
This is a black eyed susan that has lost all her charm to the fall...but still hold on. Small birds will enjoy her seed head thru the winter months... 

Volcano at The Mirage

 

Beetle on Moss

 

Masts

 

colour coordinated

 

The Horned Helmet

 

Old n New spires

A Church and a modern building. holy spires of a different kind. The building belongs to a bank. 

Glassy Reflections

Her feet hurt, her arms hurt, her head hurt. She saw a red fire hydrant at a busy traffic interestion and sat on it. Her feet were tingling to say 'thank you' and that's when she smelled the coffee. The noisy traffic suddenly disappeared, the concrete drill stopped working and the whole world slowed down a bit. Heavenly, just like the owner of the small coffee shop around the corner had claimed. She took a deep whiff and the aroma permeated her exhausted body, just like the smile that spread across her dusty face, which as she tilted upwards in pleasure was warmed by the gentle spring sun. she opened her eyes and there it was...The coffee forgotten, she reached for the camera....

PS: I did crop it to make it look perfect...but then I changed it back. 

Straight One....

Timeless

Timeless

Cape Blanco

Built in 1870, this is the Cape Blanco Lighthouse in Port Orford, OR

I-90

I-90 closed for the blue angels....

Stripes

I find it hard not to lift up my head when around buildings. And ever once in a while I am blessed with something like this.... In chinatown, San Francisco

cocks comb - or celosia...in my planters
 

pews 

framed in maple - The red building in the foreground was built in early 20th century.  

splashes - a fountain in a busy city centre 

Christmassy... the old red and green building...so colonial!! 

Pink Highrise

yet another incredible pink giant!!

curtains and carpet

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens at Vanvouver BC

buildings and masts

The masts rise up to meet the high rises on the Bayshore Marina in Vancouver BC.

Rowing

Red doors and windows

Reaching for the Pacific...

err...pacific reach....!!

rusty shapes

rusty shapes

Sunny clouds

Just another amazingly beautiful seattle sunset full of paradoxes...the sun, the rain, the darkness and the bright...kinda like life!!

Odds

There is something unnatural about these striped roses. For some reason I get a lot of them from friends. They prolly think I like them or something...