Category Archives: dogs

~ A Week At Long Beach – Tuesday + WPC: Transformation ~

Lucky for me, Jello forces me up around 7:00 to get her breakfast and take her out.  Though the wind was strong and there was a light rain, we made it to the beach and back without getting soaked! However, … Continue reading

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~ A Week At Long Beach – Sunday + WPC: Transformation ~

We arrived Sunday afternoon to pelting rain, but that didn’t keep Jello and me from our ‘arrival’ walk to the beach — her reward for being a patient traveler and then waiting for her people to get our gear out … Continue reading

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~ I’m Outa Here! ~ WPC: Temporary ~

One day at the beach Jello came upon a rather deep hole some enterprising young people had dug.  She sniffed around the edges, then slipped down the side. Clearly unhappy there, she instantly bounded out just as I snapped this photo! Temporary

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~ Where’s The Deer? ~ WPC: Waiting ~

At the crest of a knoll in the dunes, Jello stops, looks, sniffs and waits! White-tail deer reside in the area and Jello has encountered them on our walk through the dunes before.  Not this morning though!  Waiting  

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~ Jello’s Eclipse ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge ~ More Paths and Trails! ~

  While exploring the delta of Salmon Creek as it flows into Conconully Reservoir,(near Okanogan, WA — USA), I saw this sign — perfect for a COB, I thought! In March and April the Discovery trail at Long Beach, WA … Continue reading

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~ Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge ~

Anyone for lounging in the blackberry brambles? Jello in the boat enjoying shade and shoes! The Purple Heart of Queen Ann’s Lace. Things are warming up in the Pacific Northwest, USA, with temperatures predicted above 100° f (~38° c) by Wednesday … Continue reading

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~ Creating Order From Chaos ~ WPC: Order ~

I find it very satisfying to take something that is a chaotic mess and turning it into something beautiful, functional or just finished — like a basket of laundry or a jigsaw puzzle! In early spring I posted a few … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ My Apology + WPC: A Good Match ~

For those of you who follow me (and those whom I follow) please accept my apology for being absent without explanation the past two weeks. On February tenth my husband and I finally took possession of the condo we purchased … Continue reading

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