J.W. Donley

Tag: nature

  • By Golly, The PNW is Awesome! And Here’s Why – Part 2: The Olympic Peninsula

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    I think it is time for another post on why it is so awesome to live in the Pacific Northwest. In my other post I filled you all in on the stupendous weather of the region. This time I want to talk about a personal obsession: The Olympic Peninsula.I’ve talked about the Olympic Peninsula a…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Big Mushroom!

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    How is everybody doing out there in the world?I hope well. If not, this should cheer you up. Here’s this week’s Photo of the Week! This time I bring you a shot I took on a little mushroom photo tour with a local photography group. It was tons of fun, even though it was raining…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Back Trail Waterfall

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    Guess what time it is…Its Joe’s Photo of the Week time!Yeah!And this time I have a wonderful shot for you from the first time I hiked Heliotrope Ridge. After the first major creek crossing, the trail goes up and up steeply for a ways, following the creek you just crossed upstream. After a bit you…

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Branch and Mountain

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    It’s time for, yet another, Joe’s Photo of the Week!This week I give you a picture with it’s focus flopped around. Usually, picturesque mountains in photographs are the center of attention, but in this shot I wanted to blur out the background mountain and put your full attention on the evergreen branch floating in front.

  • Joe’s Photo of the Week – Mushrooms!

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    It’s time for another Joe’s Photo Of The Week ( week … week … week)This time I’ve got something a little different for you.Mushrooms!

  • PNW Photo of the Week – Mount Baker

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    Yay! It’s time for another Pacific North West Photo of the Week!I’m excited. How about you?I hope you’ve been liking the black and white photos, because this week, I have one more for you.This week I bring you… Mount Baker I shoot digital, so all of my images are initially in color. This gives me…

  • PNW Photo of the Week July 10, 2017 – Forest View

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    It’s time for the third installment of my Pacific North West Photo of the Week! Not every shot needs to be of a sweeping landscape with a forest, mountains, and grandiose vistas. Sometimes we need to look up close at the things around us in order to fully appreciate our setting.This week I present an…

  • My PNW Photo of the Week – July 3, 2017

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    It is time for my second entry to my Pacific North West photo of the week!I call this one Mt Baker from the San Juan Islands.This week I am sharing a shot from a recent boat outing to the San Juan Islands. We were heading west between a couple of the islands and directly behind…

  • My PNW Photo of the Week – June 26, 2017

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    After a few weeks of moving to Bellingham, WA from western Oklahoma we are finally starting to settle in. We’ve gotten all of the important official stuff done, like license plates and new driver’s licenses, and now have time to truly explore the area.There is a small park fairly close to me with a small…