Category Archives: nature

~ Monochrome Monday + Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Happy Place ~

Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA — USA   10/12/15 7:30 a.m. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

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~ Friday Flyers ~

Getting away to sleep, think, dream, listen, talk, write, read, take photos and draw for a week or so. When I do post, it will be live from Cabin #1, Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA – USA

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~ Breakthrough ~ Under the Skin of Life ~ WPC Boundaries – 5 ~

Finding and accepting the crux of the problem was a breakthrough. It was/is my behavior that I must modify. Setting boundaries for myself — and sticking to them — is the solution to this part. Healing my hurt was the … Continue reading

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~ Friday Flyers – Goldfinch on the Wing ~ WPC – Change 7 ~

American Goldfinch are migrating through our region now.  They gather in trees and shrubs, calling out to brothers and sisters still on the wing. In raucous harmony they announce; “plenty of room here, and good eats too!” As the lovely … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC ~ Change 5 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.”  

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~ Tuesday Two by Two & WPC ~ Change 4 ~

Left photo taken July, 2012 with lupine in full bloom on a sunny afternoon. Right photo taken September, 2015 with mist rising at daybreak. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.”

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~ Monochrome Monday & WPC ~ Change 3 ~

A week ago, Creighton and I drove from Tahoe City to the summit of Willamette Pass in Oregon.  We spent the night at a quiet RV/Cabin resort by Crescent Creek.  It was so peaceful and we were tired, so we … Continue reading

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~ First Light at Lake Tahoe ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Change 2 ~

“The moment of change is the only poem.”  Adrienne Rich In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.”        

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~ Morning at Crescent Creek ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Change ~

Misty sunrise over Crescent Creek, Willamette Pass, Oregon — USA “I have accepted fear as a part of life — specifically the fear of change…I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back…”  Erica Jong … Continue reading

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~ Oregon Swallowtail ~ Friday Flyers ~

Be it bird, bug, butterfly, leaf, or seed – if it is something from nature that’s in the air, it’s a Friday Flyer. (Papilio oregonius, sometimes classified as Papilio machaon oregonius[1] or Papilio bairdii oregonius[2]) The adult Oregon swallowtail has … Continue reading

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