Author Archives: Lindy Le Coq

~ Sitting on Top of the World ~

  Long Beach, Washington ~ USA Immature Bald Eagle perched on a large drift wood snag. Wishing everyone safe harbor as we navigate uncharted waters. Top of the morning to you!    

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #92: Going Back ~

For thirty years my husband and I vacationed on Orcas Island, WA – USA. Memories of the peaceful place we stayed would help power me through each year of counseling high school students. When I arrived, my body, mind and … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Spring Wings ~ April 15, 2020 ~

  Wishing everyone safe harbor as we navigate uncharted waters.

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~ Jello’s Report from the Edge of a Continent: April 2020 ~

My name is Jello and I’m a “blue-tick” Beagle. My folks adopted me five years ago when I was four and we have lots of fun adventures together. I got really sick to my stomach the other day. Not sure … Continue reading

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~ Report from the Edge of a Continent ~

Easter morning is sunny and calm. White-crowned Sparrows call from trees along the Discovery Trail, and an immature Bald Eagle sweeps above me with a fish in its talons. As I crest the berm to the beach, low tide and … Continue reading

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~ Report From the Edge of a Continent ~

“A calm will descent and there’s peace at the end of the darkest night, sometimes I cry sometimes I fly like a bird.”  Boz Scaggs The Darkest Night The Worst Hard Time Grapes of Wrath The Day the Earth Stood … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91: Simplicity ~

“Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic.” Van Morrison Land, ocean and sky – essential elements of life – in a quiet moment between rainstorms. April 1, 2020.  In the hierarchy … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ A Breath of Fresh Air ~

   

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~ Report From the Edge of a Continent ~

In a recent NYT opinion piece, Thomas Friedman masterfully tied Donald Trump’s climate science denial with his willful ignorance and cronyism around the COVID 19 pandemic. Friedman quotes his favorite environmental teacher, Rob Watson: “Mother Nature is just chemistry, biology … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #90: Distance ~

Distance has several distinct, yet connected meanings. In its essence it is the space between two things or people. Wind turbines atop the Columbia River Gorge demonstrate visual distance and symbolize the conceptual distance between Washington State, and current Washington … Continue reading

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