Category Archives: pacific ocean

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~ River Otters in the Wild ~ Tuesday Two by Two ~

I don’t see the river otters as often when we visit Orcas Island in autumn, as I did when we stayed during the summer. Always fun to watch, these two seemed very comfortable as they fished and snacked in front … Continue reading →

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~ Monochrome Monday ~ Insight Outsights ~

This week I am staying with my sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les, in Corvallis, Oregon for a few days. Our ninety-three year old father (who lives on his own in Corvallis) has a series of medical appointments, and the three … Continue reading →

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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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