Beth's PhotoBlog

Macro play in the garden

The rains have arrived and so I grabbed my macro lens to take some shots in the garden.

Macro under glass

I spent the morning with a friend working on photo skills.  Learning to use manual control rather than just aperture priority.  I tried a new technique with…

Hawaiian rain

Turtle encounter

macro practice

Today I spent the day working on macro shots, mostly used my 50mm lens.

family time

We spent a week at a place in Central Oregon call Black Butte Ranch. During the day it is a great place to ride bikes, swim, hike and play with our family. At…

flags

Mark and I have joined a new photo club and there is a theme for the next meeting “flags”. any suggestions of which shot to submit?

fresh caught fish!!!

Aidan and Papa fished off the dock several nights. On the first night Aidan pulled in his first trout. Mark showed him how to clean it and cooked it up for…

Kid play!!! and pretty clouds

the kids spent every day in the water just being kids!!!! They all slept well every night after such hard play all day long.

playing at Waitts Lake

We all had fun paddling in the Kayaks. Aidan, our grandson has become pretty good at paddling by himself. It was great to see him out with his “cousin,…

Silver Beach resort

We spent the week at Silver Beach Resort on Waitts lake with family. It was very hot when we arrived but that was not a problem when floating in the water :)…

On the way to Waitts lake

We took the back road to avoid going through Spokane. The road was windy and narrow but the area was felt like stepping back in time.

Columbia River

Mark and I went on a family vacation to Waitts lake in Washington. It is a 10 1/2 hour trip in our rv so we decided to stop overnight in Boardman, OR to make…

clouds have no frontiers

Our world becomes a little closer as we share our support for the people of Japan as they continue to heal. My hope is that the picture I am posting represents…

Cloulds have no frontiers

hellllooooo

Mark and I took a trip to Palm Springs a couple of weeks ago to go to a wedding. We enjoyed the warm weather, swimming in the pool every morning and even took…

boys golfing

ok so it's been a while since I've posted here. summer is done and what a crazy summer it was. here are some shots of my son and grandson having fun golfing.

roses in my yard

TI: time for a little chit chat in the sun

The “Tuesday Inspiration” is not a contest or a challenge, members agreeing to post their interpretations of a single theme set weekly by a contributor. The…

farewell Aunt Betty

My aunt passed away a few weeks ago. She was the last elder and left quite a legacy. I have had learned so much about her by going through her old letters,…