Author Archives: Lindy Le Coq

Ice – My Pond Freezeth Over

As the world experiences severe weather, we in the Pacific Northwest have had a dose of record setting cold temperatures.  Yesterday it was -9 degrees C, and this morning it was -10 C.  The days are bright and sunny, though … Continue reading →

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10,000 LUX ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Light

When I first learned about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) pieces of the puzzle I had been trying to solve about myself fell into place.  The theory helped explain why I would become ever more gloomy as winter approached, and conversely, … Continue reading →

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Startle ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Unexpected

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Arbutus Skin ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Layers

Arbutus menziesii, often referred to as Madrone or Madrona, is an evergreen tree that grows up and down the Pacific coast from British Columbia to California.  I see them most often when I visit Orcas Island, one of the San … Continue reading →

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Fungi ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Eerie

Living in the Pacific Northwest where the weather often is damp and cool, and the ground strewn with evergreen and deciduous tree duff, fungi of all sorts pop up and flourish year round.  The bigger they are, the more otherworldly … Continue reading →

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Same Horizon ~ many years and seasons ~ Weekly Photo Chalenge

The view from Cabin 1 Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA towards Waldron Island (foreground) and Saturna Island (behind Waldron).

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Rainbow ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ The Hue of You/Me

I looked through my catalog of photos wondering what color represents the me of me.  Could it be green, the hue of plants – one of my favorite life forms?  Or maybe blue?   Yes – the name we give … Continue reading →

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Warmth ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Good Morning

Mornings are cold now and a fire in the wood stove takes the nip and dampness out of the air.  Coffee fuels me as I finish a drawing that will be one of the illustrations in my short story Studebaker.

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PINK Hydrangea ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Saturate)

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Repurposed Poems ~ Hope Wish Belief Want

Hope forever flutters like a baby bird featherless – naked will it fly on fledgling wings or fall, a soft sack of tiny broken bones – bereft. Wish is hope suspended a floating feather drifting ever closer then sailing away … Continue reading →

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