Category Archives: Art

Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

After a storm, an illusion of two suns slide behind Waldron and Saturna Islands. Photo taken from Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA ~ USA.

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Treble Clef ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Twist 1

Glass has enchanted me since I learned about millefiori paperweights while working in retail sales with Alan Zell, in Portland, Oregon. Under his tutelage, I came to understand the complex process of glass-blowing, and the intricate beauty that can be … Continue reading

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Rainier ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Letters

My Oh My!  

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Greatness and Sacrifice ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monument

It was 1960, I was eleven years old and had traversed 3,000 miles across the USA with my family in a station wagon hauling a travel trailer.  We started in the middle of Washington state, and landed in Boston.  During … Continue reading

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Here to There ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Perspective

I took this photo with my camera resting on top of the old weathered timber that extended across Crescent Creek.  This angle extends the length, making it look a long way to the other side.  Since I took this shot … Continue reading

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Mossy Sisal ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Object

Hunting mushrooms on Orcas Island, I came upon this pile of rope returning to earth.

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Peaceful Coexistence ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Justapose

As a student of Visual Arts at the University of Washington in the late 1960’s, I tried to capture the clash between the natural world. which was (and remains) my comfort zone, and the ever encroaching industrial complex.  The only … Continue reading

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I Spy ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Window

Windows, like eyes, see in and out, offer changing views, weather news, a glimpse into and beyond right here and now, always inviting me to linger. What my windows look like from the inside is as important to me as … Continue reading

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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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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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