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~ Report from the Edge of a Continent ~ Storm Surge ~
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
Posted in Birding, birds, climate change, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, Report from the Edge of a Continent, travel
Tagged beagles, Birding, Long Beach Peninsula, nature photography, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, Report from the Edge of a Continent, weather
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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #120 – What A Treat! ~
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
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 119: My Hideaway ~
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
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 117: A Photo Walk ~
It was overcast and gray when Jello and I took our morning walk the other day at Long Beach, Washington. Looking back at the berm where we leave the Discovery Trail and enter the beach, a rugged cross marks the … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 116 ~ Symmetry ~
Posted in Birding, birds, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, Report from the Edge of a Continent, travel, trees
Tagged Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Long Beach Peninsula, nature photography, Odell Lake, pacific northwest, starfish, symmetry
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~ Miller Lake ~ A Gem of the Cascades ~
During my fishing vacation, my sister and brother-in-law took me on a day trip to Miller Lake, about an hour from our campground. Along the way we stopped to take pictures of Mt. Thielsen, an extinct shield volcano, elevation 9,183 … Continue reading
Posted in geology, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel
Tagged Diamond Lake Oregon, Mt. Thielsen, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel
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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge#94: At Home in Long Beach, WA ~
When we first took tours through the available units at The Breakers, on first sight I knew this was the one I wanted. Furnishings, wall colors, flooring, window treatments and linens could all be upgraded and changed. The essential attraction … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #92: Going Back ~
For thirty years my husband and I vacationed on Orcas Island, WA – USA. Memories of the peaceful place we stayed would help power me through each year of counseling high school students. When I arrived, my body, mind and … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #89: A River Runs Through It ~
My father taught me at an early age that if ever I was lost in a wilderness area, to remember the words from a song by Bob Nolan ,”…somehow it leads me home if I just follow the stream.” Creeks … Continue reading
~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #80: Leading Lines ~
This week, Tina has challenged us to feature photos with, “leading lines [that] carry our eye through a photograph.” I’d been waiting two years for a reason to post the photo below. These cyclists were on a “Cycle Oregon” tour … Continue reading
