Category Archives: outdoors

~ The Silence of Snales ~ WPC: Silence ~

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Lindy Le Coq

Living in the moist Pacific Northwest, snails and slugs are everywhere. Though I consider slugs in my gardens a pest, finding snails in the wild is a treat. These photos of two different snails of the same species, were taken … Continue reading →

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~Winter Orchard ~ WPC: Weathered ~

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Lindy Le Coq

Weathered

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~ Basking Blue heron ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Some Favorite Cocky Birds ~ WPC: Cheeky ~

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Cheeky? Brash? Brazen? Saucy? Cocky? All of the above! Cheeky

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~ American Wigeon (?) ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge – Ridgefield, WA USA

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~ A Week At Long Beach + WPC: Serene ~

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Our morning didn’t start out serene — quite the opposite! Around 4:30 a wild call from outside aroused both Jello and me. “Loon?” — I wondered — “not at this time of day!” Then the yips started — little barks … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach – Tuesday + WPC: Transformation ~

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Lucky for me, Jello forces me up around 7:00 to get her breakfast and take her out. Though the wind was strong and there was a light rain, we made it to the beach and back without getting soaked! However, … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach – Sunday + WPC: Transformation ~

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

We arrived Sunday afternoon to pelting rain, but that didn’t keep Jello and me from our ‘arrival’ walk to the beach — her reward for being a patient traveler and then waiting for her people to get our gear out … Continue reading →