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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC – Careful ~ Step Lightly 2 ~

        In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Careful.”

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~ Monochrome Monday ~ Blue on Blue ~

When I saw the shades of blue before me, I could hardly believe it — but here it is. Daybreak, Oct. 15, 2015. Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 using “normal scenery” setting, and with no image edits, adjustments or effects. … Continue reading

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~ Step Lightly ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Careful 2 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Careful.”

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Cormorant vs. Mew Gulls ~ WPC – (Extra)ordinary ~

Last Tuesday I posted shots of two Double-crested Cormorants — one perched on a buoy, and the other floating by on a piece of driftwood. Today I offer the prelude to that sequence. A small colony of Mew Gulls floated … Continue reading

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~ Sunday Sailors ~ Birds in the Bay ~

This pair of Harlequin Ducks worked the shoreline right in front of the deck at cabin 1. After sundown, a pair of Pacific Loons appeared with an escort — a Herring Gull. The gull floated on the surface, unfazed and … Continue reading

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~ Olga ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – (Extra)ordinary ~

Olga is one of those tiny towns with a post office, a general store (closed) and a few homes where a community of people appear content in their lovely, quiet nook. Extraordinary in the bright autumn light, the sun sparkling … Continue reading

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~ Friday Flyers in my Happy Place ~ WPC – 5 ~

If it’s in the air (or can get there on its own!) and it’s from nature, it’s a Friday Flyer! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Happy Place ~

  My Happy Place starts the moment I arrive at the Anacortes Ferry landing. The weather was nice and I had time to explore and take some photos. Once I am on the deck of Cabin 1, Beach Haven, Orcas … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Happy Place 3 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC- Happy Place 2 ~

Yesterday, rain, mist, clouds and fog mixed to create this monochrome palette hiding the contours of Saturna Island, which stretches into the waters of the western horizon behind Waldron Island. This morning, the clouds are breaking, mist and fog have … Continue reading

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