Category Archives: nature

~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: White ~

Black-bellied Plovers & seafoam. Fungus on wood. White Tulips & Chardonnay Pearls. Tiny Snowman on Starbucks outside table. Our Star called Sun.

Posted in birds, Cee's Flower Of The Day, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

~ Lens- Artists Photo Challenge # 73: Cold ~

When sun shines on icicles, and they don’t melt, you know it’s cold out there! When skies are clear, yet the sun doesn’t melt snow from the trees, it’s bitter cold. My favorite frosty photo. Ice crystals forming on the … Continue reading

Posted in Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, photography | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72: Waiting ~

“…I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder…” “…and I am waiting for the American Eagle to really spread its wings and straighten up and fly right…” “…and I am waiting for forests and animals to reclaim the earth as theirs…” “…and I am waiting for … Continue reading

Posted in birds, bugs & critters, dogs, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, Poetry, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

~ Wordless Wednesday ~ La-de-da de-la-de-dum, ’tis autumn* ~

Songwriter: Henry Nemo ‘Tis Autumn

Posted in flowers, landscape gardening, nature, plants, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Autumn cheer from Jello and Lindy!

Posted in Beagles, dogs, nature, pacific northwest | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67: Layered ~

Low tide at Beard’s Hollow, provides a peek into the geology and ecology of this region where the North American Continent and the Pacific Ocean meet, on the north shore of the Columbia River. Buffeted by wind and waves over … Continue reading

Posted in birds, geology, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, plants | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #65: Pick a Place ~

During my thirty year career, our go-to place for vacation was log cabin #1, at a small resort, Beach Haven, on the northwest shore of Orcas Island, WA After each school year of counseling, being in this quiet place with … Continue reading

Posted in Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, travel | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #63: Magical ~

In my youth, when I watched clouds billow across blue summer skies, I imagined what it might be like to float with them over this magical place called earth. Cloud formations shift; they change size, shape and density with atmospheric … Continue reading

Posted in Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, pacific ocean | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted in Beagles, nature, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

~ Discoveries ~

During the week I was at Crescent Creek with my sister Diana, we took an afternoon drive east to the Crane Prairie Marshes. She had seen White Pelicans there a week or so earlier, but they had already moved on. However, … Continue reading

Posted in bugs & critters, Entomology, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments