Happy Earth Day!

"Take nothing but pictures,

Leave nothing but footprints,

Kill nothing but time."

(author unknown)

I came across these beautiful words which led to some reflection about "Earth Day". The words are few but powerful, and I soon found myself searching through my folders of photos. I found some fairly recent ones from places where we "took pictures, left footprints, and killed a little time". What follows is a photographic celebration of Mother Earth's mystery, elegance and extraordinary beauty... 

A sunset in Newport News, Virginia

Snoqualmie Falls...and a rainbow:)...
in Washington...

Our walk around Greenlake...near Seattle... At Greenlake...
Mt. Rainier...as seen from Gig Harbor, Washington...
Deception Pass Bridge...Washington... Deception Pass...
A lighthouse on San Juan Island...
Curious Sheena...
what is everyone looking at? Whales!!!
Whalewatching on San Juan Island...
June 2007 An eaglet on San Juan Island...
perhaps also Whalewatching...
A photo as we headed into Glacier Bay on our Alaskan Cruise...
Our 15th Wedding Anniversary
August 28, 2007

A picture of Juneau from the top of Mt. Roberts...
Alaska
The glacier we kayaked to in Juneau, Alaska...
August 2007

My bear sighting in the Misty Fjords near Ketchikan, Alaska...
right in the center of the photo...fishing for salmon...

The Misty Fjords near Ketchikan, Alaska...
August 2007

The Oregon Coast...and a rainbow...The Oregon Coast...
March 2007 On our way up to Leavenworth, Washington...
(taken from the window of our snow train)
The magnificent Cascade Mountain view from our home...

Going for a walk near our home...enjoying our beautiful surroundings...