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First Date ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Treasure

In October, 1967, I was a freshman at the University of Washington.  Mutual friends introduced Creighton to me ~ we clicked.  On our first date he took me to the Farrells Ice Cream parlor in Bellevue.  This fragile plastic giraffe … Continue reading

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Mossy Sisal ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Object

Hunting mushrooms on Orcas Island, I came upon this pile of rope returning to earth.

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Peaceful Coexistence ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Justapose

As a student of Visual Arts at the University of Washington in the late 1960’s, I tried to capture the clash between the natural world. which was (and remains) my comfort zone, and the ever encroaching industrial complex.  The only … Continue reading

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I Spy ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Window

Windows, like eyes, see in and out, offer changing views, weather news, a glimpse into and beyond right here and now, always inviting me to linger. What my windows look like from the inside is as important to me as … Continue reading

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Got The Big One!! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Joy

In July 2011, my grandnephew Justin was 7 years old.  He’d spent a whole week with his grandpa and grandma at their fishing campsite near Crescent Lake. This photo was taken just after Justin landed a prize Mackinaw Trout out … Continue reading

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Pinnacles ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Grand

Crater Lake National Park is almost in my back yard; a mere 250 miles South.  Last summer my sister took me around the entire perimeter and then down to the canyon floor to see the pinnacles.  Maybe not Grand, as … Continue reading

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10,000 LUX ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Light

When I first learned about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) pieces of the puzzle I had been trying to solve about myself fell into place.  The theory helped explain why I would become ever more gloomy as winter approached, and conversely, … Continue reading

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Startle ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Unexpected

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Arbutus Skin ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Layers

Arbutus menziesii, often referred to as Madrone or Madrona, is an evergreen tree that grows up and down the Pacific coast from British Columbia to California.  I see them most often when I visit Orcas Island, one of the San … Continue reading

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Fungi ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Eerie

Living in the Pacific Northwest where the weather often is damp and cool, and the ground strewn with evergreen and deciduous tree duff, fungi of all sorts pop up and flourish year round.  The bigger they are, the more otherworldly … Continue reading

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