Naked SUNDAYYY!!!

Here's a peep into the first annual Rebel Riot Carshow in Tacoma.

These three ladies took the cake in the vintage pin-up swimsuit contest, alongside close to 100 classic rides, great bands, hosts (including my very own 'Mr. Drawers') and would you believe SUN?

Great day, tons of fun - sure hope it makes its return next year for round 2!

Paddles Up!

A quick look at the annual Tribal Canoe Journey's stop at Owen Beach (in Tacoma)  on their way up to Swinomish (in La Connor).

I've always admired the dedication these canoers have, paddling eight hours a day, for days on end, just to clear their minds and tune into their culture, traditions and spirituality.

But it kinda makes my  three-hour paddle down the Wenatchee this weekend pale in comparison...

 

Naked at the Beach!

Shots from a beautiful Sunday at the ocean in Longbeach, Washington.

(Yes, summer has finally arrived in Washington.)

Enjoy!

 Longbeach POWER!

The apple of his eye?

 Father and Son. 

Aka Brother Lars and Nephew Nicholas.

 Bloody Sunday.

 Axe family portrait. 

 Axe family portrait + Sean...

Shotgun for Pete's Sake. We miss you, brother!

(this photo taken by the illustrious Jaedin.)

linking up with Grace Love's The Beatles Beach/Water photo share.

Naked Sundays- Round 13!

So I fully intended to be on time with my Naked Sunday post this week.
I even woke up bright and early Sunday to get the job done.

But (scary!) my laptop seems to be infected by some sort of crazy virus, and won't even let me on the interweb :( 

Which means, I had to wait until I got to work this morning to post, among other things. 
(Any virus gurus out there? I scanned AVG and it said there were no infections. But this weird spammy thing keeps popping up telling me my computer is infected - I think its a virus in disguise. I don't know what to do?!? Guuhumph.)

Anyways, here is my Naked Sunday shot, which I took this Saturday of Julian at the Wright Park sprayground during Hempfest.

(For the record, bringing a toddler to the Tacoma Hempfest isn't what it probably sounds like. This was a completely smoke-free event, family-friendly event, and there were tons of little ones running around getting sun. We played in the water and then watched some bands. Then home for nap time, of course...)

These shots are special to me because Julian was absolutely hilarious running around stomping on and trying to drink all the water spraying up out of the ground.
This was also the first time he wasn't too scared to go get wet.
By the end of the day, it was an all-out-shirts-off-free-for-all, and Big J was holding his own in a water fight with the "big kids."

This shot was taken while he was still "easing" into the whole idea.

Also just wanted to share this gem that Julian's mom Taylor took of us at the park... I love how we are cracking up :)

All in all a fun day in the sun, and a great excuse to get NAKED!

Viva La Summer!

Today is the first day of summer, people! And it's finally acting like it in Tacoma.


Temperature is in the mid-70s, there's not a cloud in the sky, and tomorrow, it's probably going to rain again, so I am going full force with my celebration of the fair-weather solstice, starting with a series of self portraits I took in my backyard this morning before work.

They clearly exhibit my mixed emotions on what is ultimately a bittersweet tease of a day:


a.) Blind happiness in the ability to soak up a few morning rays.

b.) Jaded disgrutntlement that this beautiful weather will undoubteldy expire by this weekend.

c.) Sheer, unadulterated excitement for what I will do after work to maximize the fun-having capabilities of the final hours of daylight on this longest day of the year. Happy hour on a deck somewhere? Bike ride about town? BOTH?!!?! Who knows?!

Weee!

Happy summer, Tacoma!
Enjoy it while it lasts...

365 Day Project - Day 182

Summertime, and the living is easy...

I hate to be a downer, but in a few weeks, all the luxuries of our Northwest Summers will be no more.

I'm gonna miss you Sun, Porch and Seasonal Watermelon!

365 Day Project - Day 125

The beautiful South Tacoma sky.

When I went to shoot this, Taylor was giving me a hard time for having so many "nature photos" on my blog lately... (I've only counted one in the past two weeks but whatever...) 
Don't get me wrong, I want to keep my loyal blog-follower happy, but how could I not post this?

I had a sweet tooth and the sky looked like sherbert.

...Yum!

365 Day Project - Day 122

Dusk

This lovely, light photo not only depicts precisely why I love Tacoma and all its beauty, but also precisely why I love summer. It was damn near 10 p.m. when I took this photo and the sun was just going down.


Fireman's Park,  South 9th and 'A' Streets - Downtown Tacoma