Shelby Mason for The Jungle (Patreon)

Even our dog parks are beautiful in Seattle.

I found this little beach when we first moved here while walking Franco.  Then summer came, and I went down to the park near our house every day to collect blackberries.   With the gallons I picked well past sunset I made jams, chutney, syrup, and compotes.  Cut up from brambles because the best berries always seemed just beyond reach I would return with my bounty.

In the back of my head I knew the park would be great for a shoot if I could get there on a slow day.  Then Shelby came to town and everything came together.  Our park can be a ghost town some days.  Its unpredictable, but when it happens we can enjoy the nature and create on the tiny paths few walk down.  I am always looking for simple places that can be transformed by the presence of a person.

Not every location must make us feel small.