Category Archives: trees

~ Lens-Artists Challenge # 351: Into the Woods ~

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

As I write this post, I am in a small cabin at the summit of Willamette Pass in central Oregon State (USA) 5,000 ft. above sea level and surrounded by the Deschutes National Forest. Nearby, the cold sparkling water of … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #331: Resilience ~

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne Sandler of Slow Shutter Speed leads the challenge this week asking us to choose photos that represent toughness and an ability to spring back from adversity. After thinking about it all week, I decided to feature seeds. A few … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #327: 5 Elements ~

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Sophia leads this week with the challenge to feature the 5 Elements or Agents of Wuxing, “a fivefold conceptual scheme used in many traditional Chinese fields of study to explain a wide array of phenomena.” The Wuxing Elements are, Fire, … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #313 – Cool Colors ~

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

John of Journeys with Johnbo, invites us to showcase photographs that portray the various shades of the cool tones; purple, blue and green. I’ll begin with the soft-fresh hue of lavender. This sunrise view across President Channel from the west … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #297: Music to My Eyes ~

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Egídio asks us to pair music and photography this week in a unique and exciting challenge. At one time in my life I was the singer in a Jazz Trio, so as I contemplated this post, jazz standards and Bossa … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #247: Backlit ~

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Ann-Christine invites us to feature our “dramatic, stunning and eye-catching” photos that are a result of backlighting. In my first photo I wanted to capture the action of a strong easterly wind when it lifted spray from the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #245: Environments ~

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Every day when the weather has cleared between showers and hail, I have been in my gardens cleaning out the detritus that has collected since autumn: branches, twigs, fir cones and leaves. So far I have removed about 900 lb … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Autumn Color ~

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you enjoy the colors of fall, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Words of Wisdom ~ Trees ~

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” –Alice Walker. Wherever you are blessed to be with trees, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #167: The Colors of Autumn ~

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Ornamental maple trees are turning on their autumn razzle-dazzle all over the Pacific Northwest, as we greet October with a few days of welcome rain. The little bright crab-apples (below) caught my eye and made my mouth water. My grandmother … Continue reading →

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