Category Archives: trees

~ Rising Mist ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Morning ~

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Early morning in the Oregon Cascade Mountains breaks fresh and bracing. Mist rises, as the sun crests the eastern ridge and pours its warmth into the marshy margins of Crescent Creek. Sun rays slant through the pines, as Jello sniffs … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq
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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq
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~ Lifting Up ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Look Up ~

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

“We move forward by lifting up — not tearing down.”* “Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.” ~ Norman Vincent … Continue reading →

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~ Towering Trees ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Opposites

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

This week, Ben Huberman challenges us to “show how opposites can tell a story about people, places, or objects.” Whenever I see something man-made juxtaposed to the natural landscape, I feel the tension. In this shot, an electric power tower … Continue reading →

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~ Petal Power – Almost Friday Flyers ~

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

It’s downpour time here in the Pacific Northwest, at the same time my two mature flowering plum trees are in glorious full bloom. Though the light is not the best, I know this is my last chance to get photos … Continue reading →

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~ Crooked & Squiggly Lines-Cee’s B&W PC+WPC-Harmony 4 ~

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

I love vining plants and amazing trees! All part of natures harmony as they live, grow and reach for the sun. Harmony

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~ Swing ~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Harmony 3 ~

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Harmony

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~ Oregon White Oak ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Quercus garryana Native Range: From British Columbia south through northern California, primarily along the temperate corridor that includes Puget Sound and the Willamette Valley.

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~ Nutty Pollen ~ Friday Flyers ~

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

If it’s in the air and it comes from nature, it’s a Friday Flyer! Hazelnut (Corylus) shrubs and trees bloom in the middle of winter. Wind — abundant here this time of year — carries pollen from the male catkins … Continue reading →

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