Category Archives: pacific ocean

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 190: Closer and Closer ~

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

A seagull, is a seagull is a seagull is a shorebird. Often raucous and bothersome to people, they are a welcome friend in flocks of other shorebirds, and are native gleaner-cleaners along the surf of the Long Beach Peninsula. Determined … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sanderling and Friends ~

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

🐾 Wherever your camera takes you, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 187: Water ~

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

From way up here the earth looks very small,It’s just a little ball of rock and sea and sand,No bigger than my hand. From way up here the earth looks very small,They shouldn’t fight at allDown there upon that little … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light ~

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Fog is one of my favorite special effects with photography. Just about any time of year, fog and mist are common along the Long Beach Peninsula. I featured the first photo below for a Wordless Wednesday post last month. It … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset Glow ~

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you greet or bid adieu to the sun, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Cellpick Sunday ~ Low Tide Sunshine ~

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Walking close to the ebbing tide, watching the wave layers wash over one another on this lovely afternoon, with the sun suspended in light clouds and sparkling on the water, lifted my spirits. Wherever you journey, please continue to be … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #180: Favorite Images of 2021 ~

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

This past year was one of many ups and downs. We learned to ‘pivot’ and ‘pirouette’ as the winds of change and chance tossed us one challenge after another. This week, Tina invites us to select favorite photos we’ve taken … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge # 179: Serene ~

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

I am most serene when near a body of water. Something about the ebb and flow pulls the anxiety out of my bones, leaving me feeling much more tranquil. Blue is the color of serene to my eyes. A bit … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Crabbing Season Opens ~

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

As we enter the holiday season, please continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #176 ~ One Image – One Story ~

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

What bird is this, and what is it doing? Killdeer – Charadrius vociferus “Charadrius ~ Late Latin: ‘a yellowish bird’vociferus ~ vocal, strident, vehement…” Evasion dancein full-furtive flarea plaintive callsounds acrossmown fields and meadow; “follow meover hereaway from my fledglingssee … Continue reading →