Dusky-faced (cheeked) Tanager

by | Feb 26, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Even though the Dusky-faced Tanager is a fairly common species on the Caribbean slope of Central America and on into the northwestern part of South America, there is not a great deal written about...

Resting in Green Pastures

by | Feb 25, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, February 26, 2024 This photo was taken from the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge. The location is near Cape Horn and it’s looking east. It was pretty foggy but I love how green everything was. It makes...

Farewell to the Filigree

by | Feb 24, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, February 25, 2024 This year I’m documenting the firsts of the season. A couple of weeks ago we rounded a corner on our morning walk, and there were camellias in full bloom on three tall bushes. A few houses down we...

Care Labels

by | Feb 23, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, February 24, 2024 Late last July I ran a post office errand, and while the clerk went into another room in pursuit of something, I got out my smartphone (hoping it wasn’t illegal to take pictures inside a post...

Opening the Ports

by | Feb 21, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday and Friday, February 22 and 23, 2024 My daughter handed me her phone with a comment about the USB charging plug not staying in the port. After turning off the power and using a thin sewing needle, a fair amount...

Watches Over Me

by | Feb 20, 2024 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, February 21, 2024 I recently took a trip to my companies’ headquarters, in Irvine, California. I was there for a week of training. During breaks, when it wasn’t raining, I would go and walk a couple laps on the...