Small and Pink

Some small flowers from a bush outside of work.

ISO 250 | 35 mm | f/4.8 | 1/80 sec

B-ball

Nothing much going on today. With my little brother here, I had to get a basket ball. I haven't played in years...

ISO 400 | 38 mm | f/4.8 | 1/4 sec

Seattle View

Today we took the ferry across the Puget Sound and over to Bainbridge Island. After lunch, we rented a canoe and paddled around for a couple of hours. For fear of falling into the water, I didn't take my camera with me. I wish I would have, but better safe than sorry. This picture is a partial view of the Seattle skyline as we are about to arrive at the docks. Originally, it was a nice and sunny day, but as you can see from this picture, it got cloudy and rainy.

ISO 250 | 18 mm | f/4.0 | 1/60 sec

I took this second one in a small nicknack store on Bainbridge Island.

ISO 400 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/13 sec

White-eyed Aliens

The anthers at the end of the filaments look like small alien heads with large white eyes. Sorry it's not as sharp as it should be, but I really need a macro lens for these pictures, but they are too expensive. Please enlarge to see the details.

ISO 100 | 38 mm | f/8.0 | 1/100 sec

Through the Bottom

Looking through the bottom of a glass.

ISO 400 | 32 mm | f/4.5 | 1/13 sec

Bellefields Nature Park

Went for a walk at Bellefields Nature Park. You must click on these to see the larger picture, you will love the details on the slug. :-) I like how it looks like the fern is flexing it's muscles. See this location on Live Maps.

ISO 125 | 200 mm | f/5.6 | 1/50 sec

ISO 200 | 200 mm | f/5.6 | 1/30 sec

ISO 400 | 200 mm | f/5.6 | 1/125 sec

Collecting Pollen

I've decided to make this archive week. I took this picture last September when I joined my brother Jose and his girlfriend in Portland. One of the places we visited was the Chinese garden. Not sure what kind of flower this is, but there were three busy bees collecting it's pollen. See this location on Live Maps.

ISO 64 | 72 mm | f/4.0 | 1/1000 sec

Japanese Garden

A few pictures from the Japanese Garden at the University of Washington Arboretum.

See the location on Live Maps.

ISO 100 | 18 mm | f/8.0 | 1/60 sec

ISO 400 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/50 sec

ISO 400 | 200 mm | f/5.6 | 1/100 sec

Fresh

New leafs covered in rain from a bush on my way back home from work.

ISO 400 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/20 sec

The Final Four

I am always left with the last four pieces. I can never get them right. I used to know how to finish the cube, but I forgot the steps. Some day with a lot of spare time, I'll try to figure it out...

ISO 400 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/4 sec

Hanging Around

So you thought that only fruit grew on trees? Well, this tree seems to grow shoes, some are very ripe... Now if I could only find one that grows money. But seriously, I came across this tree after church today. It's in front of a fraternity near the University of Washington.

See this location in Live Maps.

ISO 110 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/125 sec

These additional pictures are from a few flower beds around the area.

ISO 100 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/125 sec

ISO 100 | 55 mm | f/6.3 | 1/160 sec

ISO 200 | 55 mm | f/5.6 | 1/100 sec

Dental Hygiene Technology

I had no picture for today and then after brushing my teeth I got this funny idea. Perhaps not the best composition, but it's late and don't have much time to play around with it.

Spherical Puzzle

I was at a puzzle shop store today an saw this really neat 3D puzzle globe. I didn't know it when I bought it, but to my surprise all the pieces were numbered. So maybe it's not as challenging, but it's still fun to put together.

Spare Change

Some spare change I have lying around from some trips I took this past year.

The Orange Glow

The orange glow of electric stoves. I wish my apartment would have a gas stove instead. I hate cooking with electricity.

Dusty

A dusty keyboard that I have sitting in the corner at work. A few months ago I accidentally spilled a little bit of coffee on it and guess what, water and electronics don't mix. The lesson? Don't drink and type.

Too Buttery

Movie theater butter style popcorn. Upon closer inspection, this popcorn is a bit too buttery for my tastes. I'll have to get some with less butter for next time. I'm sure my arteries will also thank me for not clogging them up. It was still yummy though. :-)

Wilted

Some wilted flowers I still had hanging around. As contrast, I looked up the picture I took of the same flowers when I bought them earlier this month.

Dinner

Uncooked dinner that is. I was really hungry and couldn't wait to start cooking dinner, but I thought this angle looked neat.

Two Weeks Later

Two weeks ago I took a picture of a tree outside my bedroom window that was starting to bud. Just in the past few days its flowers have started to bloom. I'm glad I waited a few days to get its picture because it has progressively improved.

I noticed that most of my post for the past week have been somewhat dark and laking color. It's nice to finally return to nice bright colors.