Author Archives: Lindy Le Coq

Toadstools ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ From Every Angle ~

Toadstools like these have been few and far between this hot dry summer in the Pacific Northwest. Today the rains have returned in earnest, so I expect to see more of these big beauties popping up soon. This week’s challenge … Continue reading →

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~~~ Corn Dance ~~~

                     

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Gray Hairstreak ~

  Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) also “common hairstreak” wingspan ~1″

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~ Tuesday Twos ~ Compare & Contrast ~ Same View, Different Sky ~

I took the blue sky photo earlier last week and decided to snap the same perspective when the air was filled with smokey haze from wildfires burning in central Washington. Fortunately, we are back to clear skies once again!

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~~~ Field Grass Silhouette ~ Monochrome Monday ~~~

         

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~ Make it Everyday! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Today Was a Good Day ~

Here’s the kind of ‘everyday’ I prefer! Quiet time in the morning (on the deck when the weather’s mild) with a smoothie and/or coffee, a jumble puzzle and my laptop. Then, brunch with Creighton followed by a walk with Jello. … Continue reading →

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~ Sort of ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Today Was a Good Day ~

Smoke from wildfires burning 500 miles north of my home in Vancouver, WA USA, settled into the Willamette Valley Saturday. Seeing the smokey haze from my window then breathing it when I stepped out to retrieve the morning paper, I … Continue reading →

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Strange Opening ~ Monochrome Monday + WPC 3 ~ Creepy ~

  In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Creepy.”

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