Category Archives: nature

~ I’m Shocked! ~ Color Your World – Shocking Pink ~

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Flowers, flowers everywhere — and some of them shocking pink! Another reason to love spring!

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~ Primrose ~ In a Vase on Monday ~

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

After six days of sunshine, today is cooler with showers. My daffodils have faded and tulips are starting to bloom. Today’s vase is a small arrangement of Primula (primrose), Brunnera (small blue flowers) and Beesia (small white flowers), all hardy, … Continue reading →

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~ Sunrise Mist ~ WPC – Landscape 2 ~

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

An unassuming, clear-water creek at the summit of Willamette Pass in Oregon’s Cascade Mountain Range, Crescent Creek is lovely as dawn breaks and mist rises. Some of my favorite shots are a case of serendipity — right place, right time … Continue reading →

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~ In Living Color ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Landscape ~

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Last December, I posted this photo in Black and White for Cee’s challenge (link below). The colors and vistas at Crater Lake are truly spectacular! Wizard Island – Crater Lake National Park, Oregon USA https://lindylecoq.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/far-away-and-long-ago-cees-b-w-photo-challenge/ Landscape

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~ Geese On The Wing – Friday Flyers ~

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Our fine feathered friends are in migration formation these days! It was a magnificent blue-sky day, when this flock sailed across the sky right over where I stood in an open field. Meanwhile, my back-yard songbirds are finding and settling … Continue reading →

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~ Happy Face ~ WPC 3 + In a Vase on Monday ~

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Viola, violet and pansy blossoms always seem to be smiling when I look in their velvety faces. They remind me of the wonderful song from “Bye Bye Birdie,” Put On A Happy Face.   In a Vase on Monday, is … Continue reading →

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~ Color Your World Robin Egg Blue ~

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

What a fun project for Easter Sunday afternoon — looking into my archives for pictures featuring the color of a Robin’s Egg! Hope you enjoy!          

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Half Light ~

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

I’m looking through poems, thinking in song lyrics and haven’t yet put together a complete response to this week’s photo challenge. In the meantime, here is one of my favorite photos of dawn from Cabin 1, Beach Haven, Orcas Island. … Continue reading →

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~ Sun Dance ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Dance 2 ~

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

“Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are.” “The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Color Your World – Razzmatazz ~

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

          

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