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Archive for October, 2009

Published by Sara L. Chapman on 31 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Sunbreak shadows

Here in Seattle we have a special kind of weather called a sunbreak. It’s so cloudy so often, that when the sun peeks through briefly, we rejoice and grab our cameras. At least I do. Here’s the view from my bedroom window, catching the very last leaves of the dogwood tree.

For more shadows scenes, visit Shadow Shot Sunday. And this photo, like most of the ones in this blog, is SOOC, or straight out of the camera. Also check out Scenic Sunday for little slices of heaven, sometimes in a backyard, like this one.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Readers arrive on different days, so I’m repeating about the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 30 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Late dahlias

There are a few dahlias left, not  many, and as we move to winter, they are so appreciated. I like the bamboo reflected in the window here, in back of my house. Doesn’t the new paint color look good? It was a dark brown before.

For more pink visions, visit Pink Saturday. And check out Weekend Reflections, too. Try Window Wednesday, too, even though it’s not the right day.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Readers arrive on different days, so I’m repeating about the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 29 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Fall rainbow

On my way to meet a client I got to see a rainbow this week. Oh, the joy of rainbows! For more skies around the planet, visit Skywatch Friday.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Readers arrive on different days, so I’m repeating about the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 28 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

A self portrait

My daughter bought a new camera and took this photo of herself in the mirror. I love the way the fabric in the background seems to make a halo around her.

“Cloth” is the theme of Thursday Challenge this week.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 27 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Rain, rain, here to stay

Took these a couple of days ago after the first storms in the rainy series we’ve been having. It rained four inches in two days! Now we’ve given up hope of patio living and have taken the patio furniture inside, but this is how it looked. Be sure to scroll to view second photo.

For more watery visions, visit Watery Wednesday.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Readers arrive on different days, so I’m repeating about the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 26 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Red Japanese maple

This was a potted specimen on a porch is Seattle, and I swear this was the color. I have NEVER seen such brilliant red foliage on a plant.

For more ravishing reds, visit Ruby Tuesday. For more brilliant color of all kinds, visit Color Carnival.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Readers arrive on different days, so I’m repeating about the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 25 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Autumn leaves

The yellow of these leaves is really a very mellow shade, don’t you think? Took this photo a couple of weeks ago, but it’s so perfect for today’s meme. We’ve since had a windstorm, so maybe those branches are bare now. Autumn is glorious, but brief.

Visit Mellow Yellow Monday for more ochre of all kinds.

PLEASE IGNORE IF READ BEFORE: Many readers arrive on different days, so I”m repeating this about entering the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 25 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Purple asters

Saw these purple and lavender asters last week in a Wallingford garden, planted for all to admire in the narrow strip at the road (which I think is called the verge). I haven’t grown asters very much, but may reconsider after seeing these.

For more floral magnificence, visit Flowers for Today. And for more brilliant color, visit Color Carnival.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 24 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Garden shadows

This was in a garden I visited last month. It’s been typical fall (gray) weather in Seattle for the last week or two and this kind of brilliant sunshine seems far, far away. For more shadows seen with awakened eye, visit Shadow Shot Sunday. And for more scenic shots, visit Scenic Sunday.

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I’ve entered the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me and/or leave a comment in the link  below. You have to register (name and password only) and then click on the word Vote in the upper left. Thanks very much!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 23 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Blissful pink rose

This pink rose from my garden was in a bouquet in my living room, last week while it was still sunny. I love that you can see the light through the center, just a little bit. Happy Pink Saturday, everyone! And a reminder, this and pretty much all the photos on this blog are SOOC, or Straight Out Of the Camera. Just in case you wondered.

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I’ve entered the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me (by leaving a comment? by clicking on the word Vote at upper left?) here:

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 22 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Driving to Seattle

Here is how Seattle looked not that long ago as I approached it from the south. Happy Skywatch Friday!

I’ve entered the 2009 Photoblog Awards. If you like my photos, please vote for me (by leaving a comment? by clicking on the word Vote at upper left?) here:

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 21 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Thursday Challenge: simple

This photo has a simple subject, but the complication is that I don’t know what the plant is. First I thought comfrey, but I looked it up, and no. Then I thought Lambs’ Ears, but I looked THAT up, and it doesn’t grow in rosettes like this one. So, I don’t know. If anyone can enlighten me, I’d be grateful. It’s growing in a neighbor’s yard near my home in Seattle, Washington. [It appears to be Mullein. Thank you, Ms. Toastburner!]

For more ruminations on the theme of Simplicity, visit Thursday Challenge. And because I’m pretty sure it’s an herb, and that qualifies for Thinking Green, visit them for more ideas about being green.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 20 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Roses in the fog

The other morning the rose bed in front of the house was all foggy looking, just for a few minutes. That’s my neighbor’s planting in the background. We are putting tulips around the edges of the rose bed for the springtime, before the roses get going, and planted them just in time for the recent rain to bless the bulbs.

For more views of all kinds of wetness, visit Watery Wednesday.

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 18 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Today’s rose

Took this yesterday in a break from the heavy rain we’ve been having. Roses don’t really like a lot of rain and if you know more is coming, you might as well pick the ones you have and enjoy the bouquet before they get too battered. Isn’t this a pretty one?

For more flowers, common and new to you, visit Today’s Flowers. And for more fascinating macros of all kinds, visit Macro Monday. And Ruby Tuesday folks, you know what to do for more ruby redness!

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Published by Sara L. Chapman on 17 Oct 2009, do not copy, use or redistribute photo without prior written permission. Thank you for honoring copyright law.

Scenic Sunday red bushes

These red, red bushes were in a beautiful old neighborhood of Seattle, Capitol Hill. I pulled the car over and took the shot. I think the front one might be called Burning Bush. For more scenic visions around the world, visit Scenic Sunday. And this color brilliance deserves a visit with Color Carnival, too.

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