Category Archives: plants

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #108 ~ Sanctuary ~

Posted on August 8, 2020 by

Over the course of 35 years nurturing the flora of my back yard, it has become a bird sanctuary. Tall trees, medium shrubs and ground cover provide safe haven for Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Bushtits, Oregon Junco, Spotted Towhee, Bewick … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99: Old and New ~

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

The challenge from Amy this week is to show both old and new in our photography. A hand-forged metal wagon wheel leans against a contemporary building. Circa 1850, Chinese water bucket hosts a living plant. A hand carved Carousel goat … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #81: Find Something Red ~

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

Patti asks us to add some cheer to the dreary darkness of winter by sharing photos with a pop of red. Since it’s raining and mostly monotone in Long Beach, WA right now, I’ve reached into my archives to find … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Frosty Kinnikinnick ~

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ La-de-da de-la-de-dum, ’tis autumn* ~

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

Songwriter: Henry Nemo ‘Tis Autumn

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #67: Layered ~

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Low tide at Beard’s Hollow, provides a peek into the geology and ecology of this region where the North American Continent and the Pacific Ocean meet, on the north shore of the Columbia River. Buffeted by wind and waves over … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Frosted Ferns ~

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

 

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~ Cee’s Flower Of The Day Challenge ~

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

Often on my trecks through forests and trails I see flora that is fascinating and I just have to take a picture to commemorate the life forms I’m seeing.   Like these colonies of toadstools nestled among ferns, moss and … Continue reading →

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~ Garden Welcome ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on June 27, 2018 by
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~ Dancing Wu Li Master ~ WPC: Twisted ~

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

On May 6, as Jello and I were on our walk, this parrot tulip in a neighbor’s yard stopped me in my tracks! It brings to my mind the title of Gary Zukav’s book,  The Dancing Wu Li Masters. “…the … Continue reading →

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