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February 20

Just a Little Waterfall
What amazes me is that with a few changes to the camera settings you can completely change the feel of a picture. Which one do you like better?

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February 12

Exploring Around Hoodsport
One of the things that continues to amaze me even after years of being a resident here is the diversity of experience that can be obtained on a day trip to just about anywhere. There is a never ending list of adventures to try and the best way to find them is pick a general …

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October 27

Light “Standing on the bare ground, -my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part and parcel of God” Ralph Waldo Emerson 1836

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September 18

Alone at the Mima Mounds
It started to rain today. Not the light sprinkly rain of summer, but the heavy soaking rain that says that fall is on the way. We Western Washingtonians know this sign well. It is the sign that says the sun will be very scarce for the next nine months. We can look forward, as …

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The Good Salmon Dinner
This is a dinner worth sharing! Time and finances have kept me from being the farmers market hound that I was in previous years. Makes a difference when you are not working at the farm. You do get away from it and then you forget how important it is to eat fresh food. Especially when …

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Pure Joy

Sarah Joy Smith, Photojournalist