Category Archives: outdoors

~~~ Field Grass Silhouette ~ Monochrome Monday ~~~

         

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~ Make it Everyday! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Today Was a Good Day ~

Here’s the kind of ‘everyday’ I prefer! Quiet time in the morning (on the deck when the weather’s mild) with a smoothie and/or coffee, a jumble puzzle and my laptop. Then, brunch with Creighton followed by a walk with Jello. … Continue reading

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC ~ Beneath Your Feet~~~

  “> Beneath Your Feet“>

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~ Walk ‘n Sniff ~ Weekly Photo Challenge 3 ~ Beneath Your Feet ~

Jello likes the dogpark when there aren’t many other canines present.  Although she’s getting better at “meet and greet” she’s still anxious around bigger dogs. This morning we ambled from one shady part of the park to another, until the … Continue reading

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~ From Land to Ocean ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Beneath Your Feet ~

Since my first introduction to ferry landings and riding on a ferry (1960), I have loved the sensation of leaving the mainland and being transported over the ocean to arrive at a port of call. The ground beneath my feet … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge ~

    “> Inspiration“>

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~ Monochrome Monday ~ Winter’s Castaways ~

 Something about drifted logs in a lake lagoon feels like home to me.

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Essential Elements ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Inspiration

High temperatures here have topped 100°f (38°c) since Tuesday. By late afternoon yesterday, as the usual marine westerly blew in, trees were withering in hot wind, shrubs wilting, birds had sheltered and the koi were seeking the bottom of my … Continue reading

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Monochrome Monday ~

There’s a squirrel up there! Crescent Creek, Oregon USA

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