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The Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes

Judging savory bakes inspired by the Great British Baking Show is a burden, but I'm willing to do my part.

By Jeff Carlson on September 18, 2017

One of my favorites, and tied for third place. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

Second-Place winner. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

This was one of my votes. Fairly simple in comparison with a lot of other items on the table, but the flavor and texture were divine. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

Beautiful and complex tasting. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

Let’s take a moment to ooh and ahh over the slanted mirror above the prep area, which allows anyone attending a class or presentation to see what’s happening. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

With so many items to judge, I had to mark the associated letters on the plate and hope that nothing got out of order. At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

At the Great Book Larder Bakeoff: Savory Bakes.

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Second Beach

Photos from a wonderful weekend camping at Second Beach, near La Push, Washington.

By Jeff Carlson on September 4, 2017

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The Palouse

One of the highlights of last year was co-leading a photo workshop to the Palouse area of Eastern Washington.

By Jeff Carlson on July 28, 2017

The sun turns crimson at the end of the day over Palouse farmland as seen from Steptoe Butte.

This old truck and dairy barn are at a photographers’ favorite spot in Colfax, Washington. The owners of the property were friendly and good sports when we were there, asking only that we stay away from the other side of the property where their house is. Photo edited in Pixelmator for Mac as part of my review of the software at Macworld. http://www.macworld.com/article/3096293/photography/pixelmator-3-5-canyon-review-better-selective-editing-and-a-new-apple-photos-extension.html

This dreamy scene was captured one morning when I went on a solo walk during a photo workshop I co-lead, because the light and fog were too good to resist. What I love about this shot is what you don’t see. Although this looks like a remote canyon, it’s actually in the middle of Colfax, WA, where the Palouse River enters the town.