by Marcy Merrill | Mar 9, 2020 | Beach Shooting, Dogs, travel, Uncategorized, Washington Coast Magazine
The magazines are out! I spent quite some time working on this one. Dog friendly venues! Straight up my alley. Over a period of a couple of months, I traveled up and down the Grays Harbor area and surrounds, taking dog pics like a fiend. Congrats to those who ended...
by Marcy Merrill | Dec 14, 2018 | Beach Shooting, travel
[Tangent alert: No photography/camera stuff in this post.] There’s a universe in a Petoskey stone. Growing up in Michigan, Petoskey stones were the holy grail of fossils. When I was a kid I could spot a Petoskey stone at 50 paces. My dad marveled at my Petoskey...
by Marcy Merrill | Aug 26, 2017 | Beach Shooting, Eclispe, Junk Store Cameras
In a month bestrewed with medical appointments (instead of gown shoots in Europe … fingernails tapping on a glass tabletop …) It’s making me wonder, what do people do who actually have time to do stuff? Like, I set aside this time to be away but now...
by Marcy Merrill | Aug 17, 2017 | Beach Shooting, Dogs, Formal Wear worn inappropriately, immunothrombocytopenia
I was at a pharmacy. The pharmacist (who looked more like a concessionaire at Pirate Daze than a pharmacist) looked up over the counter and exclaimed “You’re getting THESE? …. Wow!” Should’ve been a clue. I let it slide. But that’s...
by Marcy Merrill | Aug 10, 2017 | Beach Shooting, Formal Wear worn inappropriately
The universe has thrown me a curve ball and I had to cancel our trip to Europe due to a health glitch. Meanwhile, the sun and the moon have conspired to present a total solar eclipse in my back-fucking-yard and that is one get-well card you do not ignore. Besides, in...
by Marcy Merrill | Oct 10, 2016 | Beach Shooting
Cool and crazy stuff washes up on our beach all the time. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to document the things I see. On my [almost] daily walks with my dog[s], I never EXPECT to find anything. Some days I don’t find much of anything. Then, one day...