Author Archives: randomyriad

The Heron Passes Silently

Posted on September 10, 2026 by randomyriad

We were looking at a Northern Harrier, “the grey ghost,” the man with the binoculars said it was called. The Gray Ghost swooped and wove in and out of the twilight shadows in the distance. After a while, I looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, conversations, investigations of color, My Art, On the Salish Sea, summer, Walking, Wild Life | Tagged Billy Frank jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, birds, Capturing Light, Great Blue Heron, My Art, On the Salish Sea, photography, The Heron Passes Silently | Leave a comment

New Camera Experiments #1: Purple Martin at a Distance and A Spider Plant on the Balcony.

Posted on September 1, 2026 by randomyriad

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, investigations of color, My Art, On the Salish Sea, summer, Wild Life | Tagged birds, Capturing Light, My Art, New Camera Experiments, On the Salish Sea, photography, Purple Martin, Spider Plant | Leave a comment

McLane Forest Fungus

Posted on July 27, 2026 by randomyriad

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, On the Salish Sea, paying attention, summer, Walking | Tagged Capturing Light, Forest, Fungus, McLane Forest, mushrooms, photography, Walking in the Woods | Leave a comment

From Harstine Island on A Summer Afternoon

Posted on July 18, 2026 by randomyriad

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, investigations of color, mountains, My Art, On the Salish Sea, summer | Tagged beach, Capturing Light, Harstine Island, Harstine Island State Park, Mt Tahoma, My Art, On the Salish Sea, photography, summer | Leave a comment

Visions of May: Mostly Moon and Sky

Posted on June 3, 2026 by randomyriad

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, investigations of color, My Art, On the Salish Sea, paying attention, spring, The Moon, Wild Life | Tagged Capturing Light, May, My Art, photography, spring, Visions of May, Woodard Bay Nature Reserve | Leave a comment