Saturday, November 15, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tom, Bikes & White River High School


We had a great day shooting bikes at the high school today. My buddy Tom Owen brought his strobes, softboxes and expertise, I pulled in Mike Kent and his Harley, Waylon Owens and his choppers, and we put some heat to cameras and transistors.
As Tom was my teacher in photography over my years at Morning Sun, it was great to have him help my students too! Mike brought in an incredible Harley, and Waylon blew everyone away with his custom choppers - serious works of art!
-Adam
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Mr. Sucher, of the Star Wars Store

That is a duplication of Carrie Fisher's real autograph, and this shows Mr. Sucher's dedication to his Star Wars Store. He said that this was the only Star Wars memorabilia that he was not selling! People bring in there on things, he buys them, then puts them on the shelf to resell. The place was packed with kids and dads when we were there. The pictures I've posted here don't do it justice...it's a must see.
-Adam
Sucher and Sons Star Wars Store





This store in Aberdeen, WA is incredible to see. If you were a kid for the first round of Star Wars movies, and you have kids now that are into the movies, this is like going to Disneyland, but better. It's hard to believe the volume of stuff here, and it's all crammed into something that looks like your grandmothers' spare bedroom. You really have to see this.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Trail Workers

This is a group of student volunteer workers doing some trail work on the Pacific Crest Trail between Chinook Pass and White Pass, in Washington. They were out with a Forest Ranger and were building a bridge over some sloppy mud. I've always wanted to do some trail work like this, a big part of me wanted to spend the day there.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Ranger Falls

This is Ranger Falls, en route to Green Lake from the Carbon River entrance to Mount Rainier National Forest. I'll be back at this location with a tri-pod and earlier in the morning sometime next week. This is at 1/4 of second, hand-held against a mossy rock! Not bad. (There are 20 others that are blurry!) I checked out the Ipsut campground, almost got to Chenuis Falls and then went exploring on the Green Lake trail. I rode my bike from trail to trail, about 10 miles of biking and 2.5 running.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Mountain Biking

This was his first real mountain bike ride. We rode about 50 minutes on a great trail in Kennewick. Here we where taking a break toward the end. He's got great balance on the bike and was really gritting it out on the uphills! I was very proud. It has worked out really well for him to ride his Mom's bike, it's very nice and makes things a bit easier. The bike is pretty big for him, but as he gets bigger the bike will just get better and better for him!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Columbia Cup Hydroplane Race

Karen and I, and the boys went to the hydro races in the Tri-Cities this year. I haven't been in years, but I was the biggest fan growing up. It was great to remind myself of the boat racing culture and see the monster roostertails. The boys were impressed too. Dave Williams, driver of the U-48 Miss Lakeridge Paving, was really nice, took time out of a busy day, in which he was qualifying and racing, to sign autographs for my boys and take this picture. He did a lot to make my boys fans, and I really appreciated him taking a minute to connect with us. Thanks Dave, you are one of the good ones!
-Adam
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Swallows Fly Free


Yesterday morning the first of the chicks took off for their first flight and by the end of the day they were all flying around like crazy. My best count is 6 chicks. They took off in flight like it was what they were born to do, they would fly around the yard, zipping and swooping, you could tell they were lovin' life and pretty proud of themselves...then they would try to land...they were not born to do that! It was like a blooper real of bird crash landings. They crashed into the birdhouses, fell behind the birdhouses, missed the eve of the house, got stuck behind the hose rack, it was all pretty funny to watch. The parents were very protective yesterday, I was sitting in one of my normal spots and one the parents landed on my shoulder and fluttered like mad, no pecking or scratching but it was definitely making a statement. This morning the birds were too scattered to get good pictures of them together. The chicks still seem to be dependent of the parents for food. They appear to follow the parents around trying to get bugs from them. They seem to be pretty aggressive in this action. They are all pretty active around the house, I wonder how long until they start leaving?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Violet-Green Swallows Feeding



The chicks are putting their heads out now as their parents swoop in and swoop out. I've been observing these Violet-Green Swallows for quite a while now. They seem to have to chase off other Swallows pretty often. One of the parent is on look-out much of the time too. Maybe he's resting! They are a very hard working couple though. They swoop in and out, non-stop all day long. One chick seems to capitalize on the opening to the house, I don't really see the one ever move!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Swarming Bee's

Evidently, bee's swarm when looking for a new home, make a few attempts at a new home before finding something that is suitable. They swarmed in my backyard today and are attempting to make a home in my oak tree! A beekeeper that I called said they are peaceful and will move on in a day or two. I hope so. The picture shows the mass of bee's. The branch on the tree is about an inch in diameter. It is something to see!
-Adam





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