Category Archives: Writing

~ Fleeting Moments ~ WPC: Evanescence + Bird Haiku ~

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Yesterday, as I walked the trail through the marshy dunes from the beach to our condominium (Long Beach, WA), I spotted birds I’d never seen before. Fortunately, I had my Panasonic with telephoto so I was able to get good enough … Continue reading →

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~ Caligula Haiku ~ 5/11/17 ~ Take Two ~

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Lindy Le Coq

Guess I was a bit upset this morning (also in a hurry) when I posted my caLLigula haiku! Sorry about that, but somehow striking the L twice made me feel more powerful — more in control — an illusion. grandstand … Continue reading →

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~ Mac’s Landing ~ Deer Lake, WA ~

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Last night we stayed in Newport, Washington where my family lived from 1950-55. Since I was very young, my recollections of Newport are few and far between. Our focus yesterday, Sunday was to visit Deer Lake Resort for a picnic … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Blur

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

sundown behind me fir before me ascending resin seeps pitch gleams

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Spring Roses ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Fresh

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

tender red-green leaves emerge trembling in springbreeze branches reach stretch taut issuing thorny barbs suckled by warm sun buds anticipate pure joy

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Forty Acres ~ Sunday Stills ~ Agriculture

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Lindy Le Coq

When I was fourteen, my Dad and Mom bought a farmhouse and all the outbuildings of a once-working, family dairy farm, on forty acres just three miles south of Pullman, Washington. The work, land, people, and history remain part of … Continue reading →

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1970 Vietnam War Protest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Accomplishment

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

As this week of highlighting “accomplishment” comes to a close, I feel compelled to talk about my participation in student protests against the war in Vietnam. It was a time of passion on college campuses, and a defining moment for … Continue reading →

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Josie + Snow = Fun ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Threes

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Yesterday a few flakes whirled through the air. TV and radio weather newscasts warned us to prepare for several days of heavy snow ~ soon. By the time Creighton returned from gathering supplies, all the school districts in the greater … Continue reading →

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Repurposed Poems ~ Hope Wish Belief Want

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Hope forever flutters like a baby bird featherless – naked will it fly on fledgling wings or fall, a soft sack of tiny broken bones – bereft. Wish is hope suspended a floating feather drifting ever closer then sailing away … Continue reading →

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Striking Gold with Finches

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

The American Goldfinch is the state bird of Washington, and a lovely addition to any landscape. In late spring – early summer (breeding time) the adult male is a brilliant yellow with sharp lines of white and black feathers. The … Continue reading →