Category Archives: outdoors

~ A Week At Long Beach + WPC: Serene ~

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 ~

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 ~

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

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~ Misty Dunes ~ Silent Sunday ~

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~ Eagle Stroll ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Long Beach, WA  USA

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~ Sand Circles ~ WPC: Rounded ~

  Patterns in ocean sand have always piqued my curiosity.   When the wind blows at Long Beach WA, dune grass is stirred.  The tips tap against the ever-shifting sands – creating a pattern – forever in flux. Fellow WordPress … Continue reading

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~ Sunrise At The Edge Of A Continent ~ WPC: Glow 2 ~

This morning, Jello and I walked to the beach before sunrise. The air was clean and mist clung to the dunes, as she romped and I ambled. Sun shimmered on the crest of incoming waves in soft hues of pink … Continue reading

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~ Angles of Perspective ~ WPC: Scale ~

The challenge this week is to use size, placement and scale to provide perspective.  Here are some of my favorite photos that do just that! Scale  

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~ Sandhill Cranes ~ WPC: Pedestrian ~

My sister, Diana and I participated in a viewing of the reclusive Sandhill Cranes that took place in a blind established at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (RNWR) just 20 miles northwest of my home. We were part of a 30 … Continue reading

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~ Back of Things ~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge ~

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