Beauty surrounds us. It deserves more attention than the irksome and negative that greedily steal our energy. After all, our lives are nothing but collections of seconds, minutes, hours, moments, so why not bring the beautiful to the forefront?I'd like to capture 2026 in one beautiful thing a day. These may be as bold and obvious as a vibrant sunset or snow capped mountain, as personal as wondering what another person is thinking, or as subtle as an interesting pattern of bark on a tree.
Let's see what is in the eye of the beholder this year.
May 2026
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| #132 - Sanctuary - Sathya Sai Trust for Nature - Co. Sligo |
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#131 - "Under Bare Ben Bulben's Head,
In Drumcliff Churchyard Yeats is laid"
Co. Sligo |
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| #130 - Tranquility - Glassilaun Beach, Co. Galway |
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| #129 - Mother's Day Bouquet - Clifden, Co. Galway |
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| #128 - So Blue Without Ewe - Renvyle, Co. Galway |
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| #127 Sunken Church - Inisheer, Co. Galway |
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| #126 - Tradition - Doolin, Co. Clare |
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| #125 - Rugged Beauty - The Burren, Co. Clare |
#124 - Heritage - Trinity College, Dublin |
| #123 - Dawn Breaks Over the Wingtips |
Somewhere over Northern Canada
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| #122 - Kentucky Derby Hollywood Finish |
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#121 - Too hot to hop: What PNW bunnies do when it hits 72 degrees - Snohomish, WA
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April 2026
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| #120 - Homey |
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| #119 - Make Way for Goslings - Snohomish, WA |
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| #118 - Sunspot |
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| #117 - Chartreuse - Bothell, WA |
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| #116 - Finally! - My backyard |
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| #115 - Smooth Soaring |
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| #114 - Found in the Forest: Texture |
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| #113 - Hearts in Nature |
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| #112 - Found in the Forest: Mosster - Snohomish, WA |
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| #111 - Found in the Forest: Patterns - Silver Firs, WA |
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| #110 - Small Towns - Index, WA |
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| #109 - Skyscraper - Index, WA |
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| #108 - Where's Abe? - Lincoln Rock State Park, WA |
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| #107 - Covey of Quail - Lincoln Rock State Park, WA |
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| #106 - Blooming Pears - Dryden, WA |
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| #105 - Golden Hour - Lincoln Rock SP, WA |
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| #104 - "Hey! Hey! You! Hey!" - Lincoln Rock State Park, WA |
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| #103 -Subtle Spring Color - Orondo, WA |
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| #102 - Triumphant Trillium - Lord Hill Park, Snohomish |
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| #101 - Life's Full Circle: Bloom to Rest - Skagit Valley, WA |
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| #100 - Striking - Skagit Valley, WA |
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| #99 - Where Do Your Tulips Come From? - Skagit Valley, WA |
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| #98 - Omnipresent - Mt. Baker |
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| #96 - Statuesque - Mill Creek, WA |
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| #95 - Ominous or Promising? |
#94 - Suspended - Milos, Greece
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| #93 - The Muse - Everett, WA |
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| #92 - Woody |
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| #91 - Spring! |
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| #90 - Sprang! |
March 2026
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| #89 - Sprung! |
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| #88 - Ritual |
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| #87 - Holi Wars - Snohomish, WA |
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| #86 - Gathering - Snohomish, WA |
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| #85 - Cloud Catchers - Snohomish Valley, WA |
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| #84 - Black Hole Sun - Monroe, WA |
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| #83 - The Real GOAT - Monroe, WA |
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| #82 - Wavelength - Westport, WA |
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| #81 - Window Glass, Westport, WA |
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| #80 - Everything Leaves Their Mark - Westport, WA |
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| #79 - Muted - Grays Harbor, WA |
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| #78 - Black and White in Color - Mill Creek, WA |
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| #77 - Vintage - Snohomish, WA |
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| #76 - Imagination vs Reality - San Francisco, CA |
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| #75 - True Companions - Calistoga, CA |
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| #74 - Lodging - Mill Creek, WA |
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| #73 - Still - Silver Firs, WA |
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| #72 - Cherry Slush - Snohomish, WA |
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| #71 - Childhood - Sonoma, CA |
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| #70 - Treemendous - Calistoga, CA |
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| #69 - Outstanding in Their Field - Novato, CA |
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| #68 - Tiptoe Through the Vineyard - Sonoma, CA |
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| #67 - Muse at the Museum - San Francisco |
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| #66 Poppin'! - Calistoga, CA |
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#65 - Soaking it in - Everett, WA
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| #64 - Bumble in the Heather |
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| #64 - Jagged - Olympic Range |
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| #62 - My Thoughts Exactly - Snohomish, WA |
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| #61 - Working in the Shadows - Our New Roof |
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| #60 - Old Wood - Bellingham, WA |
February 2026
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| #59 - Vanishing Point |
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| #58 - Hark! |
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| #57 - Hydrangea in Winter |
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| #56 - Dog Park Energy - Willis Tucker Park, Snohomish |
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| #55 - Swinomish Channel - La Conner, WA |
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| #54 - Sheila's Reading Corner - Bellingham, WA |
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| #53 - Snowflakes in flower form - Snohomish, WA |
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| #52 - Spring Under Glass - Silver Firs, WA |
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| #51 - North by Pacific Northwest? - Harvey Field, Snohomish |
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| #50 - Inviting, Snohomish, WA |
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| #49 - Storm's Coming, Snohomish, WA |
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| #48 - Winter Meets Spring, Snohomish, WA |
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| #47 - Favorite Tea Store in Snohomish, WA |
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| #46 - Everybody Loves Seamus |
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| #45 - Valentine's Hearts Necklace |
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| #44 - Lela Muzzle, Monroe, WA |
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| #43 - Early Morning Before the Color Rises, Snohomish River, WA |
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| #42 - Rainbow of vintage glass, Snohomish, WA |
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| #41 - Feathery Edge of Silver Lake, Everett, WA |
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| #40 - Anna's Hummingbird, My backyard |
#39 - Space Needle and Washington State Ferry
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| #38 - Mt. Rainier |
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| #37 - Tugs in Elliott Bay, Seattle |
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| #36 - Alki Point Lighthouse, West Seattle |
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| #35 - Waist deep in Sword Ferns - Paradise Lake, Woodinville, WA |
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| #34 - First Planting for New Year, My Garden, WA |
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| #33 - Bridget gets cozy |
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| #32 - Snow Moon Over Snohomish |
January 2026
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| #31 - Anyone home? Paradise Lake Conservation Area, WA |
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| #30 - Blackberry Cabin, Snohomish, WA |
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| #29 - Snohomish Library, WA |
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| #28 - Snohomish River, Snohomish, WA |
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| #27 - Kayak Point, WA |
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| #26 - Shilshole Bay, Seattle |
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| #25 - Potomac River, VA-MD-DC |
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| #24 - Everett Waterfront, WA |
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| #23 - Cotton Candy Ice Crystals - Verlot, WA |
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| #22 - Fidalgo Island, WA |
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| #21 - Rays through the darkness in Granite Falls, WA |
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| #20 - Anacortes, WA |
#19 - Anacortes, WA
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| #18 - Mountain Loop Hwy, WA |
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| #17 - Mountain Loop Highway, WA |
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| #16 - Kayak Point, WA |
#15 - Kayak Point, WA |
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| #14 - Cascade Mountain Range, WA |
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| #13 - Snohomish, WA |
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| #12 - Sultan, WA |
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| #11 - Kiss The Sky Bookstore, Sultan, WA |
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| #10 - Riverside farmhouse, Snohomish Valley, WA |
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| #9 - Olympic National Park, WA |
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| #8 - Silver Firs forest, Snohomish, WA |
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| #7 Seamus in a sunspot |
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| #6 My backyard, WA |
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| #5 - Snohomish River Valley, WA |
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| #4 Riverview Wildlife Refuge, Snohomish, WA |
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| #3 Snohomish, WA |
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| #2 North Creek Park, Mill Creek, WA |
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| #1 - Howarth Park Beach, Everett, WA |
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