Colleen Easley

Christ Church Cathedral

Colleen Easley — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:36:13 +0000

During a recent visit to my cousin who lives in Victoria, British Columbia I had the opportunity to visit Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Victoria. The church is open to the public as long as they are not having a service and they do allow photography.

I set up my tripod and used my wide angle [...]

Kubota Gardens

Colleen Easley — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:08:07 +0000

Today I went with my husband, Dale and grandson, Zach on an outing with the Olympia Camera Club to the Kubota Gardens in Seattle, Wa. Eleven of us carpooled from Lacey and spent the whole morning exploring the 23 acre Japanese garden that is situated right in the city near Martin Luther King Way. It [...]

365 Project Continues

Colleen Easley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:27:58 +0000

Taking a photo everyday has sometimes been a challenge but since January 1 I’ve managed 80 days without missing a shot. The harder part of the challenge is finding time to write on this blog about each photo. Recently I found a web site where I can post my daily shots and write a short [...]

Iditarod 38 Completed

Colleen Easley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:49:16 +0000

Today we saw the last musher cross under the burled arch in Nome to bring the 38th Iditarod Sled Dog Race to a close. Celeste Davis finished last and won the Red Lantern Award. This award carries over from the old days when mushers carried mail and supplies along the Iditarod trail from roadhouse to [...]

Walk in the Sunshine

Colleen Easley — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:06:31 +0000

The Iditarod is really winding down now. Only a few mushers remain on the trail which makes for very little work for the race stats room. I had the chance to get out this afternoon for a sort walk around the south side of Lake Hood with my friend, Ann Dimond. We stopped just outside [...]

New iMac

Colleen Easley — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:02:55 +0000

I went shopping today for a new computer for my son. His old laptop PC has been in death throes for some time so I wanted to replace it while it was still possible to retrieve the data on it. I was thrilled when he said he’d consider a Mac – it made my job [...]

Sleeping Lady

Colleen Easley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:45:32 +0000

Today is the last day I’ll have access to a car so I took advantage of the beautiful evening by driving in to town to get a photo of the sun setting from Resolution Park. With daylight saving time in effect, the sun is now setting at about 8:00 p.m. There is a statue of [...]

Dogs and more Dogs

Colleen Easley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:26:57 +0000

Today was the day the winner of the Iditarod crossed the finish line in Nome. It was Lance Mackey’s forth win in a row. His finish time was at 2:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16 giving him a total elapsed time of 8 days 23 hours and 59 minutes. This is the second fastest race [...]

Flat Tire and Hamburgers

Colleen Easley — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:30:13 +0000

I got out of the hotel twice today. In the mid-afternoon Cheryl Zachery and I went to Providence Hospital to visit Peg Stout and deliver the prayer ribbons we had assembled for her. (See yesterday’s article.) By early evening it was looking like we’d have a beautiful sunset so I decided to head out with [...]

Prayers for Peg

Colleen Easley — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:35:36 +0000

One of my longest term volunteers in the Iditarod Race Stats data entry department was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Peg is the mother of the popular female Iditarod musher, DeeDee Jonrowe. DeeDee herself went through her own battle with breast cancer about 8 years ago so as you can imagine it’s been hard for [...]