Category Archives: travel

~ Lens Artists Photo Challenge #157 ~ Getting Away ~

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Always, my favorite places to get away involve wilderness, nature, water, and the sense of tranquility I feel when I am away from cities, traffic and jostling crowds. Wishing everyone safe travels. Please be kind and stay safe.🐾 https://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2021/07/17/lens-artists-photo-challenge-157-getting-away/

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ More from Salt Creek Falls ~

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe travels. Please be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155: On The Water ~

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

What wonderful serendipity that the challenge from Journeys with Jonbo, fits with the activities I have been involved in this week. Every summer I join my sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les, to fish the lakes at the summit of Willamette … Continue reading →

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~Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small ~

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

For this weeks challenge I’ve selected the soothing, luxurious tones of purple and lavender. Although it is considered a rarely occurring color in nature, the photos in my archives that are of large swaths of color are in the purple … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #144: Taking Flight ~

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Tina dished up a favorite subject for me with this challenge! I’m in Long Beach, WA – USA and have been enjoying listening to songbirds and taking photos. Though I have a vast catalog of shots I could use, I … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #139: Special Moments ~

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

This week, in response to Tina’s challenge to feature “moments that take your breath away,” I’ve selected five photos taken over the past five years on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington State, USA. Each one was a gift from … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #129: Favorite images from 2020 ~

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

In mid-March, Creighton, Jello and I were enjoying time at our condominium at the Breakers in Long Beach, when Washington Governor Inslee, issued a stay in place decree. We compared the coronavirus case-count/death-count for Clark County (145/8) and Pacific County … Continue reading →

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~ Report from the Edge of a Continent ~ Storm Surge ~

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Friday morning, November 13: Evidence of a storm brewing. Big clouds stream from the south along our western horizon. Deposits of wave generated sea foam extend along the shoreline at ebb tide. Sunday, November 15. Yesterday and today, gale force … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #120 – What A Treat! ~

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

What a treat: to awaken to the rumble of the Pacific Ocean in the distance, to breathe the essence of salt sea air on a crisp Autumn day, to feel the sun’s warmth on my shoulders, is it breaks through … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 119: My Hideaway ~

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Leya has invited us to show our favorite hideaway this week. As it happens, I have two special places to relax, write, read and think. When we’re home in Vancouver during the summertime, my hideaway is under a bower near … Continue reading →