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Talk To Me ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Dialogue

For this week’s challenge, we are to bring two separate, original photographs together into a visual dialogue.  

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Profiles in Form ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Silhouette

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

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Albino Wooly Worm ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Texture

Arthropods have always fascinated me. Somehow I grew up knowing to be cautious, but also that it was OK to be curious about what it was I was seeing. Instead of having an instant fear response, I still stop to … Continue reading

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Metamorphosis ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ ZigZag

In the depth of winter, flowing water congeals, crystallizes; transforms into ice. This week’s photo challenge is to show an image that, in its zigs and zags, tells a story.

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Cheers! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Summer Love

The daughter of dear friends was married Saturday. Everything was lovely — just the way one pictures a summer wedding in a beautiful outdoor setting. Although I snapped more romantic photos than this one, I love how the colors,  light … Continue reading

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Avacado Mixmaster ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Relic

Mom gave me this Sunbeam Mixmaster, top of the line in 1969, as a wedding gift. Avacado was the color rage then, along with Tangerine and Lemon. Every time I pull it out, I think of Mom; what a good … Continue reading

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Dark and Light ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Contrast

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

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Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

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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Room In The View ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Room

I have always loved being outside, especially when spring warms into summer. Over the thirty years I have worked to landscape my grounds, making special places for conversation and gathering has been a priority. These photos, taken at my retirement … Continue reading

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Chestnut Backed Chickadee ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Split-Second Story

Once again it is June, and we have a family of Chestnut Backed Chickadees on the feeders.  There are two fledges who cling to any surface they land on, while their parents snag  beak-fulls of suet and rush to feed … Continue reading

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