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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens ~
Amy invites us to walk through gardens this week. Though I have enjoyed other public gardens, the one I love most is the one I have created over the thirty plus years I’ve lived at my home in Vancouver, WA. … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146: Focusing on the Details ~
Flowers are blooming, shrubs are alive with fragrance and color, and spring is in full swing. Last Wednesday, I posted landscape shots of the front yard, and today I offer details of some of those lovely bloomers. Rhododendron thrive in … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #142: Colorful April ~
Seems when I’m home in Vancouver, my photos are all about what is growing in my gardens and around the neighborhood, and when I’m at home in Long Beach, my snaps are of birds and beach critters! Amy has invited … Continue reading
~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Future Fruits ~
Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor, as we navigate onward. Please mask-up and stay safe.š¾
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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #142: “Life’s a Holiday on Primrose Lane” ~
Primroses bring delightful color and light to my rock garden in late winter on through the summer. Heading them and fertilizing, keeps their cheery faces blooming. Inexpensive and sold as annuals at local grocery and hardware stores, I add to … Continue reading
~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Early Spring in My Garden ~
Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor, as we navigate onward. Please mask-up and stay safe.š¾
~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s Flower(s) of the Day ~ Three Tiny Beach Gardens ~
Wishing everyone safeĀ harbor, as we navigate onward. Please mask-up and stay safe.š¾
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #135: A Glimpse into My World ~
A Tale of Four Seasons in Two Places Spring: In my world, spring is the first season of the year. It is a time of renewal, light returning, life lifting and shifting, new birth and hope. In Long Beach, spring … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #108 ~ Sanctuary ~
Over the course of 35 years nurturing the flora of my back yard, it has become a bird sanctuary. Tall trees, medium shrubs and ground cover provide safe haven for Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Bushtits, Oregon Junco, Spotted Towhee, Bewick … Continue reading
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~ Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #106: Autumn ~
Summer blossoms fade, as fruit and seedĀ ripen into autumn’s brilliance, while fields and gardens bulge with nature’s bounty. As our sun sets ever-farther southwest,Ā days shift cooler –Ā nights longer. Rich cinnamon scentsĀ from fallen fruitĀ and withering berries swirl with woodsmoke … Continue reading
