tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687922283250964762024-02-19T00:42:14.657-08:00Creative Freedom Photography BlogMichele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-19562487646676270352012-10-14T21:37:00.004-07:002012-10-14T21:40:46.789-07:00Rainbow & Santa Cruz Island<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I heard on the radio last Thursday</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> that Ventura County was suppose to have flash flooding due to intense down pour between 3-4p.m., so I decided to grab my camera on my way out the door to pick up Kayla from school since we leave her school at 3p.m. My hopes were to see a rainbow. Kayla was still quite energetic, and was enjoying the time in the car, so she was in no hurry to get home. On our way home I saw a dense rainbow, so I decided to get off the freeway and do a little side driving (head the back way home) to see what we see. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rainbow only lasted a minute, and never could find a better angle, view of it, so I decided to go home and grab K's medications before we headed back out. It looked like it was raining inland and I just knew there had to be more rainbows popping up, plus the lighting was what I call "rainbow lighting". When we got home, there was another dense rainbow over the school by our house, but not much of one to take a photo of. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I needed open space for our next rainbow as I was wanting to see a "great" rainbow. Ya know, those double rainbows. We found a spot that looked like it was raining in the distance with nice "rainbow lighting" in foreground, so I decided to park and wait. I had Kayla entertaining me playing her music as I watched for the rainbow to appear. 45 minutes later still nothing, so I decided to turn around and head home. Well, just then a rainbow appeared; not a big one, but just a piece of one. Still good enough for us, plus the lighting was gorgeous. I took a few photos and then we went home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided to take the day off on Friday from life and head out to the islands with a friend, and take a nice long hike out to Smugglers Cove on Santa Cruz Island. Intense hike to say the least (still sore three days later), but it felt good to get out and do some hiking. I hadn't been on the islands since the beginning of the year, and I hadn't done any hiking since early summer, so I was over due. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: blue;">It was an 8 mile round trip hike due to the way we came back - took an additional hike. It sure was a gorgeous day out. </span></span></div>
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<br />Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-112560056425208042012-01-07T05:04:00.000-08:002012-02-03T15:55:25.968-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">I posted this once already, but the colors were stripped when converting images for web viewing. I figured out how to fix this, so am posting this post again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; ">This year I decided to participate in a project that </span><a href="http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2011/12/19/blog-project-your-best-photos-from-2011/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; ">JMG-Galleries blo</a><a href="http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2011/12/19/blog-project-your-best-photos-from-2011/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; ">g</a><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "> has been running every year since 2007. I wanted to do this last year, but just never made the time to. I don't blog as much as I would like to. Maybe I can try again this year (2012). :) We shall see how life rolls. But as for now, here are my favorite 10 photos that I took throughout 2011. The list started at 21 which was tough getting it down to 10, but Jim said 10, so 10 it is. :)</span></div><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;">I realized one notable thing when I went through my photos, is that I didn't shoot a lot of landscap</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />e - serious landscape photography. I want to change that this year and shoot more! I miss getting wrapped up into a scene where everything else in life disappears and your just focused on what your photographing. That actually happened on a recent trip to Yosemite. I hiked up to Vernal Falls past the viewing bridge. As I was hiking to the top, I spent 3 hours photographing the falls. I tore it apart in pieces photographically.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><span><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, here are my favorite 2011 photos (no specific order): </div></span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="text-align: center; "></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center; ">Grizzlies of British Columbia</div><div style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center; "><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uqJ9j94kboRRiTEcWz8uQqjDByxvdYfA0je6FwpZHveseAbRp__avExSDtxcJN-xR5Y83h1FDQTEACzRsgGC1jMayxX4F3-GDT3JOPagx0sIL4QPxAYVz-WKYi0ARoWzsosTi-jLno5m/s400/_MG_0795.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705049973626819986" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">CA - 199 on the backside of Anacapa Island</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVyM094DnixhhA2zUySeBn6ny3fHywvTya4cHgQYZokiu_QiK83dxXca3FJJn9ypvZpTajREysNVNKuHADxCR4KDTuTFsOjAKAiEuxly7Pes20xMSAW9V1C24PppqUQKQ1kx74E-2uVr5/s400/_MG_6129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705051071700886562" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Pt Mugu</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; "></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVrs-XTOdFRYcmVVoFlRNO9rLEE4ERuO0TcLMBDAuectt0jtb1dcg3CE6ZU1q3KlPF35B4iS7lDB_FyGyEfS4FvpxqKm325gKvJ2S6EiL2uZltoBvLOYp_vhtjqVV86kanYK6LdpFqHbc/s400/_MG_2286.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705049972001699442" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; ">Yosemite</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; "><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw0HBbpSyb6Arv0dMOMVy_STkp7dBXvgGCWawFTlCPtdyyA66WE1J2ykrgWBwhDL6NwYtzUvr3xUAaTzU0ogyjKGTFzgdj_eBGQNCtyVksJ4O7EFynud7MLoxCcZrlpV1TUBoDxq9oHgq/s400/_MG_5274-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705051070037846962" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 159px; " /><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></div><div><span><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Bottom of Vernal Falls, Yosemite</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><br /></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfjVG_lZGLfhyphenhyphenvMpkatCkN9cJIKiqV7x47ugMrP7p3wJ9ZcslpQA1w_UcbSvcF0eHhCiU2s3J04sQCidBWcZ-Lc3BwcNkJdIGDn_u7LDiS15TQtfxkLnDPwkEFXVL0n4QY90FBAgASGqR/s400/_MG_4919.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705049982788023602" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-weight: bold; ">Yosemite</span></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span><div style="font-weight: normal; "></div><div style="font-weight: bold; "><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCuWu_IUAUGCpUCZARzIUR09Q_XkxjPS_aPJM6S4l4Am3IH1_NeraEIGmBos-WHZ-uk22DqNPLVGQ5ZQ8evPE8Ov1_HcaTnp27X34yUbRTAmTPmWOwvRrzB9VMZPyTYBPqw9GoGG48nwM/s400/_MG_4236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705049980437003810" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; 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">Orcas traveling along the southern part of the island</span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGy3GeIaxiYWmnIPH8HDkVqx6JZjNKWbFk72IbW9NA4wOMsWA7BlXVPcnVYLIDVK2G0sw711uyC7hpQsducU19EzeaMxlZaSA7KX4lLMOa7EDmg-Q68yTvRuTL4nzo_PNKEUeHpbT0r0D/s400/0811RT-220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705052476926366018" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px; " /><div style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); ">Runner up: Humpback Whale off the California coast</span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); "><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDtvCkOM-dSgXZr90sizWDXGHIi-jDE2fmJu7zNiEn2RYxaBRE5cVfFQd1cuG6oDPg8AT76edhMD3fZV5ZAQmOjk5USDoZxnByCk-_xcWRx3GCfXiMwue-YLv8MagbynIliRiFMzgGHOX/s400/_MG_3779.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705049977739998690" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><span><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Jim for the motivation and deadline as that helped me make sure I got this done this year. :) </div></span><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;">I hope every-ones year is starting off grand!</div></span><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Michele </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-63547953589997401812012-01-01T11:31:00.001-08:002012-01-01T11:33:15.833-08:00Happy New Year!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42HZzlM0QWF44qkOWQyw8vgSFJ4WzD_-_kWofzpzP-4CySuXqJTXealtxtlEZAsA3i9PPIPxxuqDs8-Uibgh8hdeWxVcqsXikMtKhUfsGP9PRwcDOYl0kPKOTqOdd09lZLMm9VoegRS2k/s1600/_MG_0385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42HZzlM0QWF44qkOWQyw8vgSFJ4WzD_-_kWofzpzP-4CySuXqJTXealtxtlEZAsA3i9PPIPxxuqDs8-Uibgh8hdeWxVcqsXikMtKhUfsGP9PRwcDOYl0kPKOTqOdd09lZLMm9VoegRS2k/s400/_MG_0385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692748647153884466" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-70708245231624238672011-12-25T01:18:00.000-08:002011-12-31T11:21:30.947-08:00Merry Christmas<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK4KWznzL85l_T34mC4gM0diN2Lhzxn5M7a8lm0FSoxTgW2fOGeSCAocoRk5qTv5rADHQp3hXivu3Na2ZT43j8t3zyje2Db0y6DXjSvm9u9cvRCDx_YyoNs6qBovYSlTft6S0cIqS5VZ6/s1600/Ecard+ready.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK4KWznzL85l_T34mC4gM0diN2Lhzxn5M7a8lm0FSoxTgW2fOGeSCAocoRk5qTv5rADHQp3hXivu3Na2ZT43j8t3zyje2Db0y6DXjSvm9u9cvRCDx_YyoNs6qBovYSlTft6S0cIqS5VZ6/s400/Ecard+ready.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692374204156043698" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-60562306583673535542011-10-10T08:02:00.000-07:002011-10-26T10:50:55.532-07:002011 British Columbia Kayak Trip<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/30489071?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="550" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />It starts at 11 seconds... <br /><br />For more information on kayak trips, go to: <a href="http://www.seakayakadventures.com/">Sea Kayak Adventures</a><br /><br />Thank you.. <br /><br />Have a great day! :) <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-20724396101683585142011-09-19T21:08:00.000-07:002011-09-19T21:16:42.668-07:00Our Farewell...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB-6mOy032ZNNxsWFsUwImUGZV-XKyMSVzKKthNUG8RYC2Y0-ME_CmDjskHpnzqHmTLt36UT4JJ28lknCyMvU4mMj93di-oton61xHdHsMv3eZUP7UtL7r14OW9XXh0nh3IV04bj_muXN/s1600/0811RT-220.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB-6mOy032ZNNxsWFsUwImUGZV-XKyMSVzKKthNUG8RYC2Y0-ME_CmDjskHpnzqHmTLt36UT4JJ28lknCyMvU4mMj93di-oton61xHdHsMv3eZUP7UtL7r14OW9XXh0nh3IV04bj_muXN/s400/0811RT-220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654290602350297218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The morning we needed to catch the ferry to leave, we got word that all 88 Orcas were almost to Friday Harbor heading towards Cattlepoint, so we went down to see them pass by. I have never seen them in Middle Channel from shore before. It was a gorgeous morning, not windy as it typically is there. Small groups came down with a few spy-hops, including one double spy-hop making my day. One came inside Goose Island (between Goose Island and shore) to where all the others went on the outside of Goose Island..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is one photo from this morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can view more on my website at: <a href="http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p922865577">http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p922865577</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful week! :) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-34938883236087685432011-09-19T11:40:00.001-07:002011-09-19T11:44:22.994-07:00What is this lighthouse called?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Does anyone know what Lighthouse this is off of Victoria, BC?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you.. :)</div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXm_KWryGXWgvh-iAicCw7Y_kCKigCgzsD-PCRcjmwFv7HOc8Viye1i05tVuhkMmRd0kIBlEzSj71Zh0d6Mgssz6gMoBNZ8YJwBb2cXTDmnTYUOPlSDyRcKMJT_Re7EXAo366defWo7Hr/s400/0811RT-86+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654143357506783858" /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-24346827112477037812011-08-31T12:09:00.000-07:002011-08-31T12:11:10.055-07:00Anacapa Island...<div>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Anacapa Island....</div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-39363704854403660922011-08-05T13:30:00.000-07:002011-08-05T13:33:12.586-07:00Bill of Rights - Tall Ship<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKfXulvv-9IiXvUWsIQhEiLG7n7pLusa3NUKFm85mmvQyKfvPJUUnbXqmV2NbLMSxyiF0PLUPzj7BkgHMTOBtcchLZBoJs7h1IhymFUxNlbyjwuujimYccYXeiHehrNW5nafIK9HODp9k/s1600/_MG_9994+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKfXulvv-9IiXvUWsIQhEiLG7n7pLusa3NUKFm85mmvQyKfvPJUUnbXqmV2NbLMSxyiF0PLUPzj7BkgHMTOBtcchLZBoJs7h1IhymFUxNlbyjwuujimYccYXeiHehrNW5nafIK9HODp9k/s400/_MG_9994+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637472619787134290" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">View of Anacapa Island from the <a href="http://www.islandpackers.com/">Bill of Rights</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous summer day to be out on the water last month. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-81887472690165230392011-06-22T17:17:00.001-07:002011-06-22T17:48:52.079-07:00Are you sure its mid-June?<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPjdyQN_J_dhTilijAJnxGy385dEc-RWBEvuOig1VZRnCwOCGzeej8yUHZ2sq4uWvuzVBPM6w2TAmRF05uJJfzeRRjQi3K2EGUI_UEN6EF7uMUIvhx8zV9q_ARIBypQJCbHqum29AZZD0/s1600/PWS_9342.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPjdyQN_J_dhTilijAJnxGy385dEc-RWBEvuOig1VZRnCwOCGzeej8yUHZ2sq4uWvuzVBPM6w2TAmRF05uJJfzeRRjQi3K2EGUI_UEN6EF7uMUIvhx8zV9q_ARIBypQJCbHqum29AZZD0/s400/PWS_9342.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621203122967881090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU-7e6jtRvvMelisGRPAO1gRxjWk-SjtF6pX2cQFspzp7b28nSes2ONnQzEBb7h4a8SHa8NC9ZH1H0hOKIWt3W_pCyDbJ_WwKb0JVGMsRcbTY8UcLzX3MrGi87-gwUG-VB2WDJ8VCbVET/s1600/CD_9322.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU-7e6jtRvvMelisGRPAO1gRxjWk-SjtF6pX2cQFspzp7b28nSes2ONnQzEBb7h4a8SHa8NC9ZH1H0hOKIWt3W_pCyDbJ_WwKb0JVGMsRcbTY8UcLzX3MrGi87-gwUG-VB2WDJ8VCbVET/s400/CD_9322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621203114968002690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-oOwc62mkaoj9R4TXfkOySw7dJFEoSx_FIDtSK8K1dI__KqzbqijeFaK3EW3WtskKj0OqrHvGh9CqGS7x46JnILs2GNVbVTpff1p2eZQFX_h6qYuFdd0t5YC-kYNMUB1EM3EzulxQccm/s1600/HumpCC_9395.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-oOwc62mkaoj9R4TXfkOySw7dJFEoSx_FIDtSK8K1dI__KqzbqijeFaK3EW3WtskKj0OqrHvGh9CqGS7x46JnILs2GNVbVTpff1p2eZQFX_h6qYuFdd0t5YC-kYNMUB1EM3EzulxQccm/s400/HumpCC_9395.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621203105130715938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cow/Calf pair</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp73DSBpZYeI-7Z-4qIwbtSsWdlOqeH-cXZLrJTslAIUPwEKEyaHoAR9Np0t0fS6YRYlyde5y52r2_qzb7zPTZjluzkxaVLGNs0D9RoSSw30BIYwPnVzTKrrpRxZF2hrvTQqP50ingpdHn/s1600/BF_9389.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp73DSBpZYeI-7Z-4qIwbtSsWdlOqeH-cXZLrJTslAIUPwEKEyaHoAR9Np0t0fS6YRYlyde5y52r2_qzb7zPTZjluzkxaVLGNs0D9RoSSw30BIYwPnVzTKrrpRxZF2hrvTQqP50ingpdHn/s400/BF_9389.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621203105514541874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3o-AWb6UXf0sCGoCYONDrSIDaVXUrV9Gmi1UPDwRZfo17m7yiLeNpeekvxW_l91geXLO-6V5fopX-nT-ffoKVoRYbY2bmgR_8y_2xQVBBy9pcmRBnOjBsamKcD2pMkVl57s3uQ80c1dFL/s1600/_MG_9413+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3o-AWb6UXf0sCGoCYONDrSIDaVXUrV9Gmi1UPDwRZfo17m7yiLeNpeekvxW_l91geXLO-6V5fopX-nT-ffoKVoRYbY2bmgR_8y_2xQVBBy9pcmRBnOjBsamKcD2pMkVl57s3uQ80c1dFL/s400/_MG_9413+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621203097135035970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cow/Calf pair</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A foggy, chilly, but lovely & glassy day out on the water on the west end of the channel... You would almost think its mid-July here by the number of whales seen today... Blue Whales - at least 30 with lots blows everywhere in the distance, Humpback Whales - at least 15 with lots blows in the distance, a dozen Pacific White Sided Dolphins, and about 800-1000 Common Dolphins (total of 3 groups)... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of tail flukes, surprisingly from Blue Whales, and I stopped counting at 22 flukes. The Humpbacks, as always, did tail flukes. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-28884987635967153362011-06-21T21:37:00.000-07:002011-06-21T21:43:34.916-07:00Serendipity<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmtVxvwMBVGzQl-KiQ21eMgsrUjvOVECg5eLvxnHrvgtnYoBs09eQL_j3yUrRYnAHVREq6RZB5DoSugxJc9yA9n2jEbawotLAX39Dv_DZVcOJ9dKywm07-NLTJRJEPSR_TP3B6NCpz_30/s1600/Yosemite_8955.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmtVxvwMBVGzQl-KiQ21eMgsrUjvOVECg5eLvxnHrvgtnYoBs09eQL_j3yUrRYnAHVREq6RZB5DoSugxJc9yA9n2jEbawotLAX39Dv_DZVcOJ9dKywm07-NLTJRJEPSR_TP3B6NCpz_30/s400/Yosemite_8955.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620900067550521058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I had seen the rainbow occur during the winter here at the falls, but nothing like what I experienced last week... It was unbelievable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-50696941753140409702011-06-03T13:56:00.000-07:002011-06-03T18:01:49.359-07:00Waves of California<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo that was taken 2-3 years ago here in California...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd0IZdwMig3p95gsjdOhiUUTkewbqfVhuXS49YpN-6gjG96n4j5pm2Hs1bcgNwQ5M7nTNtd8Ak1n-Wh3PiTs3yUXkgubE9dUd_bVE0phld7y0ONhJlLfXPlR1xuufINyl1-2rp4u_1TMy/s1600/_MG_6377.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd0IZdwMig3p95gsjdOhiUUTkewbqfVhuXS49YpN-6gjG96n4j5pm2Hs1bcgNwQ5M7nTNtd8Ak1n-Wh3PiTs3yUXkgubE9dUd_bVE0phld7y0ONhJlLfXPlR1xuufINyl1-2rp4u_1TMy/s400/_MG_6377.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614100566667606418" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the rest of the photos from this particular outing here: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p178636399">http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p178636399</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-76137012947204184252011-06-02T14:22:00.000-07:002011-06-02T14:25:40.721-07:00Mourning Dove<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saw this beautiful Mourning Dove in Malibu at the end of April</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrDYMStOtuEiouS8-Nmwzln282_FHD3tLWQSiqeDIPqA5GE-PY1gCyqDeis0Y5YYXZIjxflG84-uBPeM5AvwLm8ABDnAi-fIimKZ_hPYIuOWkvenqev1yKIHLYMcAns4wzuXcL2BdjvRs/s400/Dove-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613736406526144258" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-1909221009735446582011-05-28T16:46:00.000-07:002011-05-28T16:50:38.167-07:00Sunday morning visitor....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday morning as we were waiting for our breakfast to finish cooking, this Eagle flew into our backyard and perched on the tree... He was beautiful sitting there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7stSXODcLPcXAFyDHXG8drsEopQjhEmoumHEER5M3QmWDieNcPv-fcNBw787Nliy1FOyaVK6c5n7zSmhjIZDlklbKhSSLUOwEDKm4Ix2LatPO1s6bQJOzHyYLMFlUU7lHa9dK0JyFZFN/s400/sunameag_4487.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611918027149189938" /><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-6367830303815483192011-05-27T17:51:00.000-07:002011-05-27T18:10:15.323-07:00An Unusual Occurrence .<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VqCgATLaNDa6ZZA77p_o6-ZNGMy1k208safof4aMxogoecZ2ybFVy_S13Oh1KOv7cCsZg6QfTYgirdGsTzv-2FzsBksjybuGgOG02pefyurfw6M1st9989Ecbm2C9hA4RKQpjXdzAVQC/s1600/_MG_4128+JPODROCHE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VqCgATLaNDa6ZZA77p_o6-ZNGMy1k208safof4aMxogoecZ2ybFVy_S13Oh1KOv7cCsZg6QfTYgirdGsTzv-2FzsBksjybuGgOG02pefyurfw6M1st9989Ecbm2C9hA4RKQpjXdzAVQC/s400/_MG_4128+JPODROCHE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611565803744961010" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VqCgATLaNDa6ZZA77p_o6-ZNGMy1k208safof4aMxogoecZ2ybFVy_S13Oh1KOv7cCsZg6QfTYgirdGsTzv-2FzsBksjybuGgOG02pefyurfw6M1st9989Ecbm2C9hA4RKQpjXdzAVQC/s1600/_MG_4128+JPODROCHE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's not too often you see one of the Southern Resident Pods circumnavigate San Juan Island, but it's even more strange they do it twice in 24 hours. A little concerning actually.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a small group of members whom belong to J-pod including J-2; Granny. Granny is the oldest living Southern Resident Orca (second from last fin). It is believed that she is 100 years old this year. Yep, 100. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the background is Roche Harbor on the north end of San Juan Island. The church overlooking the harbor was built in 1892 (Methodist Church) by John S. McMillan. It was a schoolhouse during the week for his employees' children. Then in 1960, it was dedicated as a Catholic Church (Our Lady of Good Voyage), and is the only privately owned Catholic church in the United States today. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-42960225075059707772011-05-26T19:45:00.001-07:002011-05-26T19:55:15.762-07:00Weekend Wildlife Report<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsElNbWskTHHgDbNbusCeDMGcCjk8RH2pvRSKAv9Ty-J19Q4TaGh2YuY1UlNB3FLkraUCHmYPSmdDBg-Ef_4SW3AkMJNvVA1xgd59zQBeFm7Qyg6y8WzQcwR3lGJnTKoBkayz57PlHElUy/s400/JPOD.SJI.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611222785056950946" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just returned from an amazing weekend in Washington. Here are just a few photos from the trip, and wildlife report of what all we saw. More to come including a full report of one amazing encounter with Transient Orcas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Friday</strong>... travel day... 1 Bald Eagle.. Lots of Pelagic Cormorants, Gulls, Deer, Herons, Canadian Geese</p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Saturday</strong>... Lots of Bald Eagles (probably about 6-8).. Lots of Rhinocerus Aucklets, Common Loons, 2 Tufted Puffins off South Beach, J-Pod including J-L 87 Onyx circumnavigating SJI, Canadian Geese, 3 Foxes, Deer, Gulls, Pigeon Guillamonts, Harbor Seals</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong><br /></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Sunday</strong>... Lot of miles on the water today.... Lots of Bald Eagles (12+), Foxes, Deer, Raccoon, Two separate sets of Transients (a group of 6 in Trincomali Channel off Wallace Island), lots of Harbor Seals in Active Pass (and other areas), 5 Transients (T-10s, T-26, and ?) - Amazing Encounter near Morsby Island. Saw the same 5 T's in the evening following them in Haro Strait to Kelp Reef Marker, Stellar Sea Lion, Harbor Seals</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "> </p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong><br /></strong></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><strong>Monday</strong>.... Lots of wildlife... Mouflon sheep, Sitka Deer, Canadian Geese (family - adults & chicks), H</p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; ">arbor Porpoise, Lots and lots of Bald Eagles (10-15), 3 different species of fish (Rock Cod?, Link Cod, ?), lots of Pigeon Guillamonts, Gulls, Cormorants, Rhinocerus Auklets, lots of Harbor Seals... Travel day...</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; "><br /></p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLB1LrkA9MFVDo07Rjrav-qqvR8HGZOtPYcR8aMjKSg3jrwI5msubY3o4ugAZnWmw9ZvHP1nkKF_dJZXzzQ7EvAXIhylVAqZtleujiIU28mMsZyhhP3XVBtVxxE_OF_Yi7pRH3aR-yspk/s400/TP.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611222798228783602" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTqY9hpdePfBzqsy55V5IfJBEbkbmz6h5tsv0timR-WEdwKV72CylByh1sGbdYJFh0BikNJ8y0Gx6VTV3yaqgMaQxl2vgMCDNfzi_3s4xyBdINjQyRRGJ1LxtoQGhDJDhcYt1Cte7ijmO/s400/THSJpg_5036.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611222793600074914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObC-WanartOQ20p_PCEP9IOJufis5M9vhodVCA_xE9gU7Lj5-vk4jyeuVQnIAFrlZ0omf5Cj-ylkmCz21kxSaG-rEsgsFVaBySehma733DT9AC-b0Ol052rZYeCkXoC1DzTV7OBu8hany/s400/PIG+GUIL+JPG+PHOTO_5716.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 210px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611222789266374162" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful and safe Memorial weekend! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Michele</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-66751227184810008162011-05-18T17:25:00.000-07:002011-05-18T17:27:59.555-07:00Christmas 2010<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjh8euGsFL1lKB4PhII6_RBqnAngwshnjxON04i-ceIXfsUnElSTpVgLHoqToqvjcylBFmQBNtImdZ8Udg3ypNAiAAzGCMzV2dauGj4SouA4CMqi70XB4efBWXbB0G2K5TrVopy4PR75W/s1600/_MG_8844.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjh8euGsFL1lKB4PhII6_RBqnAngwshnjxON04i-ceIXfsUnElSTpVgLHoqToqvjcylBFmQBNtImdZ8Udg3ypNAiAAzGCMzV2dauGj4SouA4CMqi70XB4efBWXbB0G2K5TrVopy4PR75W/s400/_MG_8844.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608217171067648946" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was taken around Christmas time in 2010... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-68997753695286803852011-05-17T17:58:00.000-07:002011-05-17T18:33:22.492-07:00A few photos from the past week....<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">American Bald Eagle with what is left of it's meal. This Bald Eagle is a juvenile, and in an Eucalyptus tree.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0HV2CB2pDq9KbiRTma5RBEN3Sw4fnyUKSCqqC5JVxFV_l8iUwpNzSOPuLdN5B5EMpqDxE9GPR_zw3dswSFwl8YogoPEInPYGV1d4lXc3znUU12JUJ1QS_qpqzHfYaTAgQxRFcILCZnph/s400/_MG_2344.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607857999831418658" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view of Prisoners Harbor and beyond from Pelican Bay trail on Santa Cruz Island. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.channel.islands.national-park.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Channel Islands National Park</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHnejH5_dP1BmrB1cd_ZMXP6kBoDUUJigKjECDSu_V352IzV7CZ8Ml5bm8EZP7hRjE2z194brwl5zsXHcE6DKxKfJrjQkJ78-dYAVFVZ3bbU2UGoktRfCFJn8yVEtauT5HHyFXmbVKDvl/s400/_MG_2569.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607857998196054466" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Humpback & Blue Whales... First official whale watch trip of the season with <a href="http://www.islandpackers.com/">Island Packers</a> . We spent a couple of hours with these whales. Overall, we saw/encountered at least 25 Humpbacks, and 3 Blue Whales, but saw many more spouts in the distance. Humpback and Blue Whales come to the west end of the Santa Barbara Channel late spring through early fall yearly to feed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL40Zip6xnCihJscFkCfiFpAHYzIqJeF5Go1IfDB0f2LRs56zEXMTzpiee7ofmpH17vKDdrl7n1rp1buntzC6BC4eQ0-mEuG8WaaLFW7ugGTC-NGSa2ywBd_XNS25vcsavK7zUYegdX1d/s400/_MG_2776.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607858005094943858" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Humpback Whale lunge feeding</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULhe58Ez80NFlBTDG6eZmPW8CTD6X7nEPQgg1akcB0_wbflLmZ0YNDmLJLgqVZGyEgrYQL2U0Fewwb0VaJxJz1MHOYf2h8Ryoo64H50gNROT-VsHbHDPmqfO_xR2mL8NkvDpjXh8r5e94/s400/_MG_3007.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607858009588266226" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Humpback Whale tail lobbing</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAu5Ur3qNcC6D0TY74aJMKEdWAeAyASJyBWfsWRFYiMhRsn0IcaiAWBmqPyGSz0g8xouQ_nv9Zl1MlRI5l53igxd5owuddlAgNh-H0QdoPioJx0mT5Q2-oMQQ_0enPRTqDxtQmAbApgmR/s400/_MG_2966.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607858010082463314" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 Blue Whales with Santa Cruz Island in the background.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just some fun facts.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever to in-habitat earth - 100 feet long (equivalent to two city buses)</div><div style="text-align: center;">*They can weigh up to 2 tons (that is 15 school buses).</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Their tongue weighs as much as an elephant (100 people can stand on it. A volkswagon bug can park inside its mouth).</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Their Heart is the size of a Mini Cooper, and a human can easily crawl through its major arteries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*A toddler can fit in its blow hole.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkC0JfONHy_7kOhAgtzusc7Nz4N4KRIRwlrtPjoX0r9HJF8jiG8e5q7nHOuvBR5ThEleLg02VgJfv7c8TnU6o66fuG10gldi4_-qNHEwDYop3ViDZryxrDYTZR5071pZtu3rxcbUCszsA/s400/IMG_1549-Edit-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607861744743315922" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >A photo of a Blue Whale at the end of its blow taken in 2010. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-49077066422479567582011-05-16T14:50:00.000-07:002011-05-16T14:55:00.494-07:00Baby Orca Breaching<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34G_4NudzHqtcHc9ig2SvYElEPPVqdMpkFd0bocJ1l3ExZGm_5Sd22d_6xjKcLWQMZSJvosN8M3a5jffzvFs9Kkh9D9rm_mI56yAd7ZGNZnFWeKkt2HLXYfSawQjI_ZoVqCYy897-IVVX/s1600/IMG_7781-Edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34G_4NudzHqtcHc9ig2SvYElEPPVqdMpkFd0bocJ1l3ExZGm_5Sd22d_6xjKcLWQMZSJvosN8M3a5jffzvFs9Kkh9D9rm_mI56yAd7ZGNZnFWeKkt2HLXYfSawQjI_ZoVqCYy897-IVVX/s400/IMG_7781-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607435058036664770" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a beautiful evening, and a great trip..</div><div style="text-align: center;">...2010.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-8943860686957361132011-05-13T19:44:00.000-07:002011-05-13T19:47:17.641-07:00Anna's Hummingbird<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijBamvNgodjbWnMs4clfVvtaCnZyEbuUNpW-OwwHyfUCeTyKeGM_rPWLZpmPI22P-DWKjqnHdrSdJGUnSbufLiQi4Z8xLA0EISXGrx5z_RP9K-TY2PCIVX60UCyCcUrqcGXHIoW55C6w_/s1600/_MG_2453.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijBamvNgodjbWnMs4clfVvtaCnZyEbuUNpW-OwwHyfUCeTyKeGM_rPWLZpmPI22P-DWKjqnHdrSdJGUnSbufLiQi4Z8xLA0EISXGrx5z_RP9K-TY2PCIVX60UCyCcUrqcGXHIoW55C6w_/s400/_MG_2453.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606397579308831746" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoyed a day out on Santa Cruz Island with this little Anna's Hummingbird... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great weekend! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-85017107130643274732011-05-11T14:41:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:25:20.029-07:00Rose Valley<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61MlrZJnShzlVWaGg7gwHwd_pheDq1a2Qyc-LRENS4HfIJ3pcm7CqSwvWpWNZtbrC58tOqjQQ9uCMAYrAsYw34Sch8QLkFpOjVEui0axYlp1-2ax_MsFy9Zl9FfhxfRSb7Ddka9Uqf44J/s1600/UpperRVfalls-49.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61MlrZJnShzlVWaGg7gwHwd_pheDq1a2Qyc-LRENS4HfIJ3pcm7CqSwvWpWNZtbrC58tOqjQQ9uCMAYrAsYw34Sch8QLkFpOjVEui0axYlp1-2ax_MsFy9Zl9FfhxfRSb7Ddka9Uqf44J/s400/UpperRVfalls-49.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605577264352622258" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small portion at the bottom of Upper Falls... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-35782415790347712422011-05-09T16:50:00.000-07:002011-05-09T17:02:02.814-07:00Toddler Elephant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVUaR_Chvd6Y8qQAX8-32_VXTEBTMu2CgxRFqKr07UA4jSk7ef3oKPjaPEwLoowt5t8B-29UB8rRyl7I2C30JN7xpb8ylLVKawJMBG6oOErvjTIXbLsrkNghJcpXMmbbpqjxjlzEGGh2j/s1600/_Elephant-40+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVUaR_Chvd6Y8qQAX8-32_VXTEBTMu2CgxRFqKr07UA4jSk7ef3oKPjaPEwLoowt5t8B-29UB8rRyl7I2C30JN7xpb8ylLVKawJMBG6oOErvjTIXbLsrkNghJcpXMmbbpqjxjlzEGGh2j/s400/_Elephant-40+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604870708541985746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50pWYd0-WWyMijNBCh0ifvHfxOv52x1n7hH4lhZFmjqXy9B-lIEN2ygU3LRe9i0OaplgcrZJMKl0CNfdIwAnbtAYyYWpfT-Hd7qUWAks8_XBfezCDdU85ioR2iBS4Wrbqr77x__wdbkwE/s1600/_Elephant-40+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were so many Elephant "kids", and so active... Here is one photo from our spring break outing... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a WONDERFUL week...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-23080552343031315522011-04-24T15:23:00.000-07:002011-04-24T15:29:05.817-07:00Northern Migration....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIEmtnADhPlzq99yPoYz2sbhV2WCTiqdBqy4X7_zga8aN-UB0N1o1cjsgnp2x2ZB8fwrxxSmO2RJ8qSl4yJpSJZWpkjUf8OisNS1WrBCcSrTAqIbfSzQ0RV57VVt01jqO16bQDiVUWfkD/s1600/GrayWhaleShore-%252838-of-120%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIEmtnADhPlzq99yPoYz2sbhV2WCTiqdBqy4X7_zga8aN-UB0N1o1cjsgnp2x2ZB8fwrxxSmO2RJ8qSl4yJpSJZWpkjUf8OisNS1WrBCcSrTAqIbfSzQ0RV57VVt01jqO16bQDiVUWfkD/s400/GrayWhaleShore-%252838-of-120%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599280283476102642" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Gray Whale laying on top of its mother with a friend next to them coming to the surface... These whales are heading back to their feedings grounds; Bering Sea... More photos on my website coming soon.. www.creativefreedomphotography.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Easter!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-37454388717231092422011-04-16T13:32:00.001-07:002011-04-16T13:40:20.819-07:00Waterfall in Ventura County<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These photos are from Upper and Lower Falls... To see more, visit: <a href="http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p918122963">http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p918122963</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p918122963"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqicIT8E1af8QwJkRmLv4TMXiH0nCVUAHtKQBeU9TGlAELYd1tBMOOBTyssj9b7smqnvopIxroOYeuJzkFZpC0UglRjCib2aQQuKUtvqByR6B7bHGKU_IKis9-e2jlsO8ONhKNan0yxlTm/s400/RoseValleyWaterfall28-60.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596282996912719570" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrCApCtPc5tjGYraBvX5yoej-xeCbGVxTK4_zRT_bkBFCNaEQAftGGOpLUopu1zwgNJhMOkeSBNNi-wzgxkKI02USZs8KDld-lSBi0c9_Y_ywH9FsYDGF06UutYcKG6cSQzFkF_3KLEVW/s400/RoseValleyWaterfall28-49.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596282994696681810" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOuOYI3oGlb5Vv2xdHpTRCotVd_GMoWvMe4YdR_VWmQEBQj92fDd1TE6KNzZYaBHysRQrtzAxL86Ax7bH0Lbyot9ygBPzOFLIcxcao3hE-CNMlvhMvo9yCXQSzOBx0QEqPFnsw6DTW870/s400/RoseValleyWaterfall28-28.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596282974857696498" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://www.creativefreedomphotography.com/p918122963"></a><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXExJnUZEhCG5-t5HxULGicpW-jezXnYufERm0HnOkBfWaUkNWapultqzDbccm8vWkAMYcKfIDa7V2ncq_vuXIRHnUphjwJjs2rDvoyQXAp5iz6-4YylY6A4jWdW6_hOSgksRgbqK34t0/s400/RoseValleyWaterfall28-38.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596282979159968290" /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968792228325096476.post-14983916771875923442011-04-04T17:57:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:00:12.664-07:00Winter Snow Geese.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi2RQhyXA9ogJ5A2vQ4T_v_YcCQUnzONEqUcYRKX7XliIrQRcYBFUfC3gJFE_ixNq8-Ubj9RXaOMoWSlx5vPaSEx0FGFji3PZK2d4q6hpl-SC3Z8hrC5xJaAF58OBzwGSB1iVeAWKZefk/s1600/_MG_9549+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi2RQhyXA9ogJ5A2vQ4T_v_YcCQUnzONEqUcYRKX7XliIrQRcYBFUfC3gJFE_ixNq8-Ubj9RXaOMoWSlx5vPaSEx0FGFji3PZK2d4q6hpl-SC3Z8hrC5xJaAF58OBzwGSB1iVeAWKZefk/s400/_MG_9549+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591897769280116706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Snow Geese migrate to northern California for the winter... </div>Michele Wassellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14913839584330325886noreply@blogger.com2