Category Archives: outdoors

~ Beach Walk – Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge: It’s All About Nature ~

Nature’s wonders on a walk from Beach Haven toward Doughty Point.  

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~ 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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