03-31-12 Southbound

03-31-12 Southbound, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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A day of driving through rain and snow. We finally broke into the sunshine north of Sacramento. Lots of miles to cover today so no time to stop for pictures. looking forward to lots of photo time tomorrow in Yosemite.

03-30-12 Portland Highway

03-30-12 Portland Highway, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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This is what happens when I wait too long to take photo. this is the best I could do as we headed out on our road trip today.

03-29-12 Rainy Day Sunshine

03-29-12 Rainy Day Sunshine, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Another rainy day. I had a lunch meeting in LaConner today so I took that opportunity, even in the pouring rain, to get another daffodil picture.

03-28-12 Fir Island

03-28-12 Fir Island, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Playing again with befunky.com. Looking forward to vacation next week which will hopefully mean more time to explore and take photos.

03-27-12 Funky Field

03-27-12 Funky Field, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Playing with BeFunky again today.

03-26-13 Old Barn and Daffs

03-26-13 Old Barn and Daffs, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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The daffodils are really showing their stuff now. Looks like they get to endure another week of cool temperatures and rain.

Easter Cookies

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We received these lovely cookies as a gift today. Another sign of Spring.

03-24-12 A Little Bit of Sunshine

03-24-12 A Little Bit of Sunshine, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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so nice to have some sun and warmer weather today.

03-23-12 Big Trees and More Daffodils

03-23-12 Big Trees and More Daffodils, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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The sun is finally out and the daffodils are happy.

03-21-12 A Passion for Learning and Life

03-21-12 A Passion for Learning and Life, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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I learned today of the passing of one of my former student's father. Doug Stufflebeam was a man with a passion and curriosity for life. We made a connection right away with our love for Kenya and Ecuador. Doug shared his passion for learning and his desire to open up new worlds to my students through many volunteer hours in my class and on field trips. I smile each time I walk by his and Christine's house and see the one of kind tree house that he built with his sons. My favorite story of Doug is one Monday, his son Ruger came in and told me about his dad mountain boarding down Blackburn Ave. at midnight. Not many kids had a dad who lived that kind of adventure all over the world and even in his home town.

03-21-12 Field Day for the Ducks

03-21-12 Field Day for the Ducks, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Found these ducks out in a field enjoying the sunrise in their rain created pond.

03-19-12 Stormy Takeoff

03-19-12 Stormy Takeoff, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Soon the Snow Geese will fly North. So enjoying them while I can.

03-18-12 Wind Flower

03-18-12 Wind Flower, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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A few signs of spring are showing up even in the cold gray weather.

03-17-12 Stormy Skagit Skies

03-17-12 Stormy Skagit Skies, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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The sky was amazing tonight as we headed from blue skies into dark stormy skies.

03-16-12 Market Signs

03-16-12 Market Signs, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

Great day at NCCE.  My presentation went well.  Got to visit with friends.  Went to some great sessions and I got a Making IT Happen award.  To celebrate, I made one last journey to Pike Place Market before jumping into the traffic and heading home. 

03-15-12 Fish Market Diners

03-15-12 Fish Market Diners, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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People photography is still hard for me. Always worried about pointing my camera at someone. That is what I like about Pike Place Market, everyone is pointing cameras so no one thinks anything of it.

03-14-12 Blooms in Rain

03-14-12 Blooms in Rain, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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I know that people think that it rains all the time in Seattle, but usually it is just a drizzle, today it was a get out your umbrella type of day.

03-13-12 Snow Through the Screen

03-13-12 Snow Through the Screen, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Woke up to more snow this morning. Decided to take a few photos from my office window before the snow melted. The first photo I took was through the screen. I then moved to a screenless window and took another photo. But I decided I would just embrace the screen as a funky filter for my picture today.

03-12-12 Rainy Day Color

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Another wonderful window dressing at my favorite place to window shop downtown.

03-11-12 Lazy Sunday

03-11-12 Lazy Sunday, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Lazy for Holden. He slept all day by the fire as I worked on my presentations for the conference this week and Erik worked on paperwork.

03-10-12 Funky Swan

03-10-12 Funky Swan, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Today I am working on a presentation on using digital photography in the classroom. Playing with different tools. BeFunky is one of my favorite tools.

03-09-12 Lunch at the Lunchbox

03-09-12 Lunch at the Lunchbox, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Fridays are special because sometimes I get to meet Erik for lunch.

03-08-12 Mount Rainier

03-08-12 Mount Rainier, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Bad traffic on an amazingly beautiful day meant plenty of time to snap a photo of Mount Rainier as a crawled down the freeway.

03-07-12 The Lady Bugs Return

03-07-12 The Lady Bugs Return, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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For those of you who have been following my photo blog for a while, you will know that every year, I get an infestation of lady bugs in my office. I hear that lady bugs are supposed to be good luck. I must be pretty lucky. As I was working on some other pictures, this guy was crawling on my lap top. I decided to grab my point and shoot and get a picture, he then jumped on the point and shoot so I had to pull out my DSLR for the shot.

Having this picture do double duty today since I have meetings and little time to go exploring for photos. The assignment was to take a picture of your favorite electronic gadget. Although I love my DSLR, my little point and shoot is my trusty friend. They say, the best camera is the one you have with you and I always have my point and shoot around. Luckily today I had both, since my point and shoot became the subject of my photo.

Electronic gadgets pervade our world, make a photograph of your favorite gadget today., post it then Tag it with #TP120

03-05-12 Silhouettes

03-05-12 Silhouettes, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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A few regal eagles sharing the silhouette.

03-04-12 Picking Daffodils

03-04-12 Picking Daffodils, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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Still waiting for the daffodils to open, but the fields are full of farm workers hand cutting daffodil buds to sell as cut flowers. Looking out at a field, you can see over 50 workers cutting in one field.

03-03-12 Pleasant Ridge School

03-03-12 Pleasant Ridge School, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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I am sure that people who have always lived in the Skagit Valley are very aware of this little old school near LaConner. But for me, it was a hidden treasure. I love old schools and I traverse this valley almost daily looking for photos but had never seen the Pleasant Ridge School before. I discovered this school by seeing a photo taken by a fellow Flickr Friend who himself was surprised that he had never noticed this school before. This just goes to remind me, that there are always new things to discover, even if those new things may indeed be very old.

03-02-12 Last Year's Berries, This Year's Buds

03-02-12 Last Year's Berries, This Year's Buds, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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These little red berries were mosty devoured by the Cedar Waxwings this Winter, but a few have hung on long enough to welcome the new buds.

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03-01-12 Snow on the Daffodils

03-01-12 Snow on the Daffodils, a photo by roswellsgirl on Flickr.

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We welcomed March this morning with a little dusting of snow.