This is where EarthFix will share interesting photos of the Pacific Northwest and where you can submit photos to EarthFix contests!Tumblr (3.0; @earthfixpix)http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6f9cb6107a33237c37d92ab70581744/tumblr_mmsow2iaW21rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Congrats to winner of our ‘Northwest Spring in Color’ photo contest David James. His winning photo:  <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">“Annabella smelling the Balsam.”</span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">Check out <a href="http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/archive">all the entries</a> - some vivid, some subtle, all very Pacific Northwest and spring-y!<br/></span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50424177677http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50424177677Tue, 14 May 2013 08:40:50 -0700contestphotographybalsamcolorpacific northwestspring<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f92d7257c2d8ab866b7ae066059dbd8/tumblr_mmreeyukAl1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">“My girlfriend (Becca Montgomery) and I (Brady Hall) came across this little guy on Sauvie Island last weekend. To the best of my knowledge he is a Northern Saw-whet Owl. He let us walk right up to him.”</span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">Photo by Brady Hall<br/></span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50374511046http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50374511046Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:58 -0700owltreespringSauvie Island<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/229bf46bad7087fabd2ac231a74e9323/tumblr_mmrazo7Yvq1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Cherries in bloom, Cove, OR<br/><br/>Photo by Christina Reddoor</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50368896002http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50368896002Mon, 13 May 2013 14:43:00 -0700cherry blossomcherrywhitespringpacific northwest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a1fada970dd9f8363c5645d7ca30aa2/tumblr_mmjrlqOE201rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photo submitted by <a href="http://somuchscience.tumblr.com">somuchscience</a></p> <p>A very cold Anna’s Hummingbird savors nectar from a freshly bloomed, manzanita (<em>Arctostaphylos </em>sp.) on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus.</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50367607227http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50367607227Mon, 13 May 2013 14:26:16 -0700NWspringsubmissionbirdhummingbirdnectaruniversity of washingtonSeattle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6af18c791510ea983fbe033331054e0/tumblr_mmjw7ubtaq1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photo submitted by <a href="http://somuchscience.tumblr.com">somuchscience</a></p> <p>Tweedy’s Lewisia (<em>Lewisiopsis tweedyi</em>) is a unique flower native to the dry, eastern slopes of the Wenatchee Mountains in Washington and British Colombia. It is the sole member of its genus and can be found nowhere else on Earth.</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50367541529http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50367541529Mon, 13 May 2013 14:25:25 -0700NWspringsubmissionpacific northwestlewisiaflower<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/891474efe92345a1e58bf285eb41caa8/tumblr_mmeb4lzFcO1rsbltlo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9cee680dd867ce863c6cde5b369a3bb/tumblr_mmeb4lzFcO1rsbltlo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9429a75396c8bb6c29361db7ba845195/tumblr_mmeb4lzFcO1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/sprpix-tum">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photos by Michelle Buenzli, taken in Tumwater, WA</p> <ol><li>Pear Blossom</li> <li>Crabapple Blossom</li> <li>Apple Blossom</li> </ol>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50066170099http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50066170099Thu, 09 May 2013 20:41:14 -0700NWspringsubmissionappletreespearblossomnature<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ec43ff0aba13b5fb09f6a61b9121278/tumblr_mme4wmsKB21rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/submit">Northwest Spring in Color Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photo by Laurie Jackson</p> <p>Talus around hoodoo formations by the climbing walls at Deep Creek, <a href="http://www.riversidestatepark.org">Riverside State Park</a>, WA.</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50058542059http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50058542059Thu, 09 May 2013 19:01:02 -0700NWspringEarthFixsubmissionhoodooparknature<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9adfe1bd57645dfa098185964106f1a2/tumblr_mme4qavAfq1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/sprpix-tum">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photo by Laurie Jackson</p> <p>Syringa blooming along the Spokane River on the Centennial Trail, <a href="http://www.riversidestatepark.org">Riverside State Park,</a> WA.</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50050574248http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50050574248Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:41 -0700NWspringsubmissionwhiteflowersbloomnature<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d96e56da78ce5667264effb82312cf65/tumblr_mme4m00K9B1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/sprpix-tum">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a></p> <p>Photo by Laurie Jeanne Jackson</p> <p>Bench on the Deep Creek stretch of the Centennial Trail, <a href="http://www.riversidestatepark.org">Riverside State Park, WA.</a></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50043098274http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/50043098274Thu, 09 May 2013 15:41:02 -0700NWspringEarthFixsubmissionbenchtreesnaturepark<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c74d0641dbcc76938759cc580a2ef459/tumblr_mme3vupAeP1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption"><a href="http://earthfix.us/sprpix-tum">‘Northwest Spring in Color’ Photo Contest</a><br/></span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">‘The First Signs of Spring’<br/> Mystery Bay, Nordland Wa., Marrowstone Island<br/> Photo by Richard Smith</span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788387872http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788387872Mon, 06 May 2013 11:40:42 -0700marrowstone islandmystery bayspringphotographycontest<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05855bd0b80806e378c3a35f288114cf/tumblr_mme3sjCGLW1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8cc85a6515b3b9a1dd0b53a7a8b49c10/tumblr_mme3sjCGLW1rsbltlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</a></p> <p>1) ‘#rowenacrest’ Mayer State Park</p> <p>2) NE Portland</p> <p>Photos by <a href="http://instagram.com/sarahmcd22#">sarahmcd22</a></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788268031http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788268031Mon, 06 May 2013 11:38:43 -0700Mayer State Parkrowena crestskypink bloomspringwildflowersphotographycontestinstagram<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/732ffc6d3c3faad41922034f307d1be1/tumblr_mme3mxAit51rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d196da10f48f5051daaaea027637a2bd/tumblr_mme3mxAit51rsbltlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</a></p> <p>1) ‘Magnificent magnolia in NE PDX’</p> <p>2) ‘Tulips!’ Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm</p> <p>Photos by <a href="http://instagram.com/lucilacejas#">Lucila Cejas</a></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788070097http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49788070097Mon, 06 May 2013 11:35:21 -0700tulipsmagnoliaplantsspringpinkcolorphotographyinstagramcontest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9cefcede9990bdbbebf74567ad44b58/tumblr_mme3hxWjhU1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</a></p> <p>‘Beautiful tree blooming #lookup’</p> <p>Seattle, WA</p> <p>Photo by <a href="http://instagram.com/kavonnew#">kavonnew</a></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49787894111http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49787894111Mon, 06 May 2013 11:32:21 -0700cherry blossompinkfloraspringphotoinstagramcontest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a9dccb103b60c36a54df45144b3b038/tumblr_mlzmo9RMIY1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</a></p> <p>Camas flower in early to mid spring in the Northwest. These were growing near a stream in Woodmansee City Park in Salem, Oregon. The native flower’s bulbs were used by local Native Americans for thousands of years as one of their primary food sources. They grow best in an Oak Savanna, which is what most of Oregon’s Willamette Valley was prior to  Europeans arrived. </p> <p>Photo by Jeremy Starck</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49267704137http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49267704137Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:24:00 -0700NWspringEarthFixsubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43e432c081e4049ed2e73229f2967a8e/tumblr_mm2ug5b2Tg1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</a></p> <p>Lavender Sunset</p> <p>Winthrop WA</p> <p>Photo by Cricket Whittaker</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49267717233http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49267717233Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:24:00 -0700NWspringEarthFixsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c2b5c859e4ba589df13ceda07736797b/tumblr_mlvqmiruNq1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring"><span class="tumblr_blog">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</span></a></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">“Elderberry. Photo taken by Rich Leon near the Little Spokane River in Eastern Washington.”</span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49130239682http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49130239682Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:40:00 -0700elderberryfloraSpokane RivernatureoutdoorsphotographycontestNWspring<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6030d41e4cd749e5024d83a1b120d7cf/tumblr_mlvqk1CV1I1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring"><span class="tumblr_blog">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</span></a></p> <p>Photo by <a href="http://instagram.com/steelyc#">Christine Steele</a></p> <p>Dogwood blooms in southeast</p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49068990182http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49068990182Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:20:00 -0700dogwoodpacific northwestNWspringcontestphotographynature<a href="http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/submit">'NW Spring in Color' Photo Contest - Submit here</a>: <p>It’s spring and the Pacific Northwest is bursting with all kinds of colors - some bright, some subtle and often surprising.</p> <p>Share your favorite shots with us. Winner of our contest gets featured on our website and social media pages, local chocolate and the glory! Check out the rules <a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring">here</a>.</p> <p></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49062353026http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49062353026Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:40:00 -0700NWspringphotographycontestpacific northwestcolors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6f9cb6107a33237c37d92ab70581744/tumblr_mlvqdaV8QO1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29f0f4bb1b624e1cda5a79df8e0b18ff/tumblr_mlvqdaV8QO1rsbltlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring"><span class="tumblr_blog">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</span></a></p> <p>Photo by David James</p> <p>1) <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">“Annabella smelling the Balsam”</span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption">2) </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption">“Balsamroot and Lupine at Waterworks Canyon nr Yakima, April 2013”</span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49055229472http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49055229472Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:01:00 -0700wildflowersflowersphotographycontestNWspringoutdoorsnature<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21ee948e1f2e92ad2cf532481f29cb3d/tumblr_mlvpghaowi1rsbltlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://earthfix.us/nwspring"><span class="tumblr_blog">‘NW Spring in Color’ Contest 2013</span></a></p> <p>Photo by Anne Shaffer</p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">“It’s a photo I took of the new Elwha west estuary from 23 March 2013-one of the days that made me cry.” </span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption">(EarthFix reporter Ashley Ahearn had asked Anne if the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EarthFix/posts/500124500035618">Elwha ever made her cry</a>.)</span></span></p>http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49048475025http://earthfixpix.tumblr.com/post/49048475025Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:20:00 -0700Elwhaelwha riverfisholympic national parkoutdoorsnatureconservationphotographycontestNWspring