Category Archives: nature photography

~ TreeSquare ~ Mother Trees ~

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Recently I read a fascinating book: Finding The Mother Tree, by Suzanne Simard. Through years of dedicated research she has influenced the practice of Silviculture in Canada and the USA, by proving that “forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 156: Black and White ~

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Fort Columbia State Park is one of the most intact historic coastal defense sites in the US. Constructed between 1896 and 1903, renovated during WWII and decommissioned in 1947, it is now a day-use park on Chinook Point in Washington … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ More from Salt Creek Falls ~

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe travels. Please be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155: On The Water ~

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

What wonderful serendipity that the challenge from Journeys with Jonbo, fits with the activities I have been involved in this week. Every summer I join my sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les, to fish the lakes at the summit of Willamette … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Crescent Creek Sights ~

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.🐾

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~ Wordless Wednesday + A Photo A Week: Unedited ~

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #154: One Photo Two Ways ~

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

I never grow tired of the beautiful wash of light and color in sunsets. At my home in Vancouver, the sun lowers through mature Douglas firs in my backyard and then disappears behind my neighbor’s home. At the beach, I … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152 ~ Shades & Shadows ~

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

“Every picture has its shadows  And it has some source of light…”  Joni Mitchell Shadows add another dimension to the flat surface of photographs. I especially enjoy wavy shadows on water. Shadows also add a sense of drama… …and, as in … Continue reading →

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~Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small ~

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

For this weeks challenge I’ve selected the soothing, luxurious tones of purple and lavender. Although it is considered a rarely occurring color in nature, the photos in my archives that are of large swaths of color are in the purple … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150 ~ Let’s Get Wild! ~

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Those who regularly visit my blog know I’m a child of the wild. Though in my youth I may have been a wild child – these days I’m a happy old lady who feels blessed to live at the edge … Continue reading →

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