Category Archives: outdoors

~ In A Vase On Monday ~ Island Berries ~

Today’s vase is an ordinary wine glass — the fanciest piece of glassware in cabin #1 at Beach Haven, Orcas Island! On my walk this morning I picked some berry branches for my posy and feature it on the picnic … Continue reading

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~Skywatch Friday + WPC Quest 2 ~

When I walk beside the Pacific Ocean on a gentle-breeze day like this, I sense all the blessings of life; warm sun above me, sandy shore beneath, the heady scent of salty flotsam in the air and the ever-present roll … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge: Quest ~

Quest

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~ Skywatch Friday ~

Our short trip to the beach started on a clear, warm last-day of summer, followed by a mixture of clouds and sun-breaks on the Autumnal Equinox, and ends today with heavy rain and wind too strong for a walk through … Continue reading

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~ Good Night Summer + WPC – Frame 4 ~

sun sets constant as ocean’s drumbeat ever-changing as breeze to wind sun ushers evening and summer’s end   Frame

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~ Wordless Wednesday – Beachward Bound! ~

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC: Edge 2 ~

Odell Lake, Oregon – USA  Photo Challenge: Edge

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~ Skywatch Friday + WPC – Mirror 3 ~

A suffused sunset is reflected upon the still bay from cabin 1, Beach Haven Orcas Island, WA – USA To enjoy visions of the sky from around the world, visit skywatch Mirror

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Mirror 2 ~

  Mirror  

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~ Sunset Self-Portrait ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Mirror ~

Sunsets at Beach Haven are spectacular. This one is reflecting on the water and on the window of the cabin with me in silhouette, seems an apt entry to this weeks photo challenge! Mirror

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