Bouquet of Flowers

Bouquet of Flowers, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.

This is my second post about flowers and based on the reaction of some to my last post, I know I'm going to take so grief. Oh well, I can take it!

It was another cold, gray day here and to top it off it was misting and drizzly. It reminded me of Seattle, hence the choice of this shot for my blog post tonight.

At Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA, they sell these bouquets of flowers right off the farm. You can be there when the farmers bring in the flowers and watch them wrap them up into these beautiful arrangements. You can buy them for just a few dollars have beautiful fresh flowers for your house.

The flowers are different every day so chances are that any shot you get of one of these bouquets will truly be one of a kind.

Destin Beach

Destin Beach, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.

Today was a gray, dreary, cold day here in North Florida. Right now it is about 40 and raining. Elsewhere in the country it is far worse with downright frigid temperatures and, probably at this point, mountains of snow.

So, I think it's a great time to post a shot of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Hopefully this will help some of us feel warm and maybe even a little bit of sand between our toes.

It always seems to help, no matter how bad things get.

Point Wilson Lighthouse

Point Wilson Lighthouse, originally uploaded by Brian E Mitchell.

This wonderful lighthouse is the Point Wilson Lighthouse on Fort Warden just outside of Port Townsend, WA. It was built in 1913 and acts as a beacon at the entrance to Admiralty inlet and helps to connect Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

I was lucky enough to travel to see this lighthouse back in 2008 during a trip up to the Pacific Northwest and I just recently went back through some of my old pictures and came across this shot. It made me think that I need to create a photography project for myself and I have chosen lighthouses.

I grew up near the Jupiter Inlet lighthouse and have loved lighthouses since childhood. So I am embarking on an effort to photograph more lighthouses.

I am blessed that I get to travel quite a bit for work so my work is cut out for me to find the lighthouses that are out there in the places that I get to go.

Wish me luck!