Category Archives: outdoors

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #222: Mountains are Calling ~

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wouldn’t you know, all my photos of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island, are not on this computer! Ah well, save those old ones for another time. Here are three shots from my archives that showcase some of the lovely mountains … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunrise – Sunset ~

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Every hour of your day, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #220: One Subject Three Ways ~

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Patti at Pilotfishblog.com encourages us to “work the shot;” to present a subject in at least three ways to help reveal how best to show it. For my first response to this challenge, I selected photos taken while … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #218 ~ Over The Hill ~

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

How many hills have I crested? How many trails have I trod and what have I learned on the journey? Many hills have beckoned me in my lifetime and I find each one to be an invitation to discover more … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #213: Here Comes the Sun ~

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

During my thirty year career as an educator, I was up and driving to work by sunrise. Now I’m retired, I don’t see the sun come up as often! However, when I go fishing with my sister and brother-in-law we … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Stay Cool! ~

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you find refreshment, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #208: Summer Vibes ~

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

I just arrived back home in Vancouver, WA from my annual fishing trip at Odell Lake, with my older sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les. Although the fishing was not as good as usual, the setting in the Deschutes National Forest … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Willamette National Park Wildflowers ~

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

In honor of Mother Earth, please be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #206: Treasures ~

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

All week I have been contemplating the subject of our photo challenge – treasure – asking myself, “what do I treasure and why?” As I thought about it while sitting under a bower of vine maple leaves, surrounded by old … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #172: A Day in My Life – Gone Fishing! ~

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Trout fishing from boats on beautiful wild northwest lakes is a team sport in my family. We all have a stake in the outcome, so we work together to find where fish are biting, lure them to bite our hook, … Continue reading →

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