Category Archives: nature

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light ~

Fog is one of my favorite special effects with photography. Just about any time of year, fog and mist are common along the Long Beach Peninsula. I featured the first photo below for a Wordless Wednesday post last month. It … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Skygazing ~

Wherever you do your skygazing, please honor our earth, continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset Glow ~

Wherever you greet or bid adieu to the sun, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Cellpick Sunday ~ Low Tide Sunshine ~

Walking close to the ebbing tide, watching the wave layers wash over one another on this lovely afternoon, with the sun suspended in light clouds and sparkling on the water, lifted my spirits. Wherever you journey, please continue to be … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Jo’s Monday Walk ~ Birds & Fog ~

Where ever your walks may take you, please be kind and stay safe. 🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #181: Double Dipping ~

The Long Beach Peninsula, has received eleven inches (28 cm) of rain so far in January 2022, which prompted me to stretch this week’s ‘Double Dipping’ theme to include a side by side photo comparison showing what our marshes at … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Blue Sky! ~

As we start a new year, please continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #180: Favorite Images of 2021 ~

This past year was one of many ups and downs. We learned to ‘pivot’ and ‘pirouette’ as the winds of change and chance tossed us one challenge after another. This week, Tina invites us to select favorite photos we’ve taken … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge # 179: Serene ~

I am most serene when near a body of water. Something about the ebb and flow pulls the anxiety out of my bones, leaving me feeling much more tranquil. Blue is the color of serene to my eyes. A bit … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #178: You Choose ~

Our wonderful beagle, Jello, was born on the Winter Solstice eleven years ago. She came to live with us when she was four. The young man who gave her to us had her papers from Maryland, so we know her … Continue reading →

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