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Damselfly ~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Quiet

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Hortensia en hiver ~ Sunday Stills ~ Night Shots

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Tranquil Waters ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Serenity

Here are a few of my favorite vistas in nature where earth, water and light create a sense of tranquility and peace. When I am there, the sounds of birds, water and breeze add to the calm I experience.

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Midwinter Chill ~ Sunday Stills ~ Cold as Ice

Wet, cold and dreary is the forecast for the Pacific Northwest (USA) the rest of the week. This photo of water flowing and freezing was taken during an earlier cold snap. All the more reason to be inside with a … Continue reading →

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SHadō ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Shadow

~  a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. ~ lightness, darkness, and all the shades of sun, water, wind and earth ~ “For whatever we lose (like a you or … Continue reading →

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Thrush ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Warmth

With the temperature outside barely above freezing, I sat sipping coffee at my kitchen table thinking about what I wanted to share for this week’s Photo Challenge. Just then two Varied Thrush (lxoreus naevius) landed on the deck railing to … Continue reading →

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Ice & Snow ~ Sunday Stills ~ Walking Through A Winter Wonderland

  Snow in Vancouver, USA occurs infrequently; once a year — maybe twice or not at all. Every once in a while we get snow at the holidays. After the snow, we often experience a “silver thaw.” Vancouver is located … Continue reading →

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Pacific Quest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Gone, But Not Forgotten

Whenever I walk by this sign, it gives me pause to contemplate what it must have been like to navigate this country over two hundred years ago.

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Come Together ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Converge

This week’s challenge is to explore how lines and shapes can converge in interesting ways. In these photos, taken on a recent visit to Orcas Island, the lines in nature brought my focus to a point in the distance and … Continue reading →

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1970 Vietnam War Protest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Accomplishment

As this week of highlighting “accomplishment” comes to a close, I feel compelled to talk about my participation in student protests against the war in Vietnam. It was a time of passion on college campuses, and a defining moment for … Continue reading →

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