The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival • Mount Vernon, WA

This past weekend we took a little road trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Mount Vernon, WA. Although there are many things to see and do, we only had time to see the Roozengarrde Garden which was absolutely beautiful. So many rows of tulips and such a variety of species. As we got closer to the garden, we chose the "Best Rd." to get there.

 Field of daffodils on the way to the tulip garden.

 Even the port-a-potties had tulips painted on them!

Many many people came to see the tulips!

I loved the lone yellow tulip with a little red spot like the red tulips in the background.

 Long shadows on a warm sunny day. It's as if I was in the south again.

GLEE Flash Mob 2012 • Seattle, WA

It's been a year since I photographed my first flash mob! This past weekend the 3rd annual GLEE Flash Mob occurred on a gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon in Seattle. An estimated 850 dancers came together to perform the spectacular choreography by Beth Meberg and Jared Jones. A special thanks to Egan Orion for organizing everything and to Bobby Bonsey for starting this sensation with him 3 years ago. Spoiler alert... congratulations to Emily and Tim on their engagement!

The Blue trees at the Westlake Center, painted by Konstantin Dimopoulos to raise       awareness for the importance of trees, made for a neat backdrop at the Westlake performance.

The incredibly sweet proposal had me crying and most all of the spectators as well. 

So heartfelt!

As a little bonus, I wanted to share this video of Egan speaking at a TED talk about the history of flash mobs in Seattle. His contribution has made Seattle flash mobs so popular and he explains the importance of them in society as well. 

Very interesting and worth a watch!

Poo Poo Point • Hiking Trail Adventure • Issaquah, WA

This past weekend I hiked up to Poo Poo Point on Tiger Mountain with a photographer friend of mine. What a wonderfully exhausting hike with such beautiful natural sites. We got to the top just before sunset, which you can see in the panoramic photograph at the end of this post. If you are looking for an enjoyable hike that will kick your booty, I would recommend this trail. I took many photos along the way... of course.

          

 

          

 

 Falling...

 Falling...

 Just kidding...