Category Archives: travel

Profiles in Form ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Silhouette

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Silhouette:  ~ an outline ~  ~  contour, shape, shadow ~ ~ an air of mystery ~ ~ of hidden secrets ~ ~ with undertones of something about to happen ~

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Los Bambinos ~ Sunday Stills ~ Crowd Pleasers

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Los Bambinos had the crowd’s rapt attention when they gave a sunset concert at Beach Haven Resort, Orcas Island, WA ~ July, 2012.   Polly G. Vicars – PVNN  Banderas News.com The eldest Bambino, Carlos Salinas Morelos, began his career … Continue reading →

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Fishing with Dad

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Anyone who follows me at all, knows I am fortunate that my Dad is still alive and kicking (sometimes bucking everybody, every which way), and that, as a family, camping, hunting and fishing are part of our DNA. This past … Continue reading →

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Gaping Maw ~ Sunday Stills ~ Entrances and Gateways

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

 Ferry landing at Clinton-Mukilteo, and ferry to Whidbey Island, Washington ~ USA

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Dark and Light ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Contrast

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Dark would be blank without light; light would be empty but for the contrast of dark.  

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High Cascades ~ Wide Open Spaces in Black and White ~ Sunday Stills

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

In the mid to late 1960’s my father, mother, brother, and family friends took our horses to the high Cascade Mountains in Washington, to hunt deer. Someone in the party snapped this photograph, looking down across a valley. The horses … Continue reading →

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Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

After a storm, an illusion of two suns slide behind Waldron and Saturna Islands. Photo taken from Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA ~ USA.

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OHSU Tram ~ Sunday Stills ~ Medical Things

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

If it heals, treats or transports its fair game. As many as 20,000 people a day visit Oregon Health & Science University’s main campus on Marquam Hill. OHSU is  Portland’s largest employer, medical destination, and home of several medical schools. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills: Up in the Air ~ A Murder of Crows

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Walking back from the beach to my room at The Breakers, I heard the boisterous clamor of crows harassing a predator. Crow Facts: “Crows are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. Loud, rambunctious, … Continue reading →

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Bridge ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ On The Move

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

On a recent trip home from Long Beach, WA, the weather cleared enough for me to take a series of shots of the Astoria-Megler Bridge.  Located fourteen miles (23 K) from the mouth of the Columbia River, it is the … Continue reading →

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