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~ Pine Tangle ~ Monochrome Monday + WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “From Every Angle.”

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Toadstools ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ From Every Angle ~

Toadstools like these have been few and far between this hot dry summer in the Pacific Northwest. Today the rains have returned in earnest, so I expect to see more of these big beauties popping up soon. This week’s challenge … Continue reading

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~ Make it Everyday! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Today Was a Good Day ~

Here’s the kind of ‘everyday’ I prefer! Quiet time in the morning (on the deck when the weather’s mild) with a smoothie and/or coffee, a jumble puzzle and my laptop. Then, brunch with Creighton followed by a walk with Jello. … Continue reading

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~ Sort of ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Today Was a Good Day ~

Smoke from wildfires burning 500 miles north of my home in Vancouver, WA USA, settled into the Willamette Valley Saturday. Seeing the smokey haze from my window then breathing it when I stepped out to retrieve the morning paper, I … Continue reading

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~ Strange Opening ~ Monochrome Monday + WPC 3 ~ Creepy ~

  In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Creepy.”

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~ Eerie ~ Weekly Photo Challenge 2 ~ Creepy ~

When I stumbled upon this abandoned site in a vacant lot near a busy thoroughfare, I felt sad and disturbed. It was eerie to see where homeless people had gathered and slept, and I wondered who had been there, how … Continue reading

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Crawly ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Creepy

Focusing on creepy things is not my usual mode, but I remember the shiver of uneasiness that came over me as I looked in on this tarantula at the San Diego Zoo. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo … Continue reading

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC ~ Beneath Your Feet~~~

  “> Beneath Your Feet“>

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~ Walk ‘n Sniff ~ Weekly Photo Challenge 3 ~ Beneath Your Feet ~

Jello likes the dogpark when there aren’t many other canines present.  Although she’s getting better at “meet and greet” she’s still anxious around bigger dogs. This morning we ambled from one shady part of the park to another, until the … Continue reading

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Scarab ~ Monochrome Monday + WPC ~ Beneath Your Feet ~

Not sure what variety, but I’m pretty sure this beetle is of the scarab family (Scarabaeidae). It greeted me on a landing in a stairway to the condo I stayed at in Longbeach, WA. Beneath Your Feet“> “In ancient Egyptian … Continue reading

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