~ Skywatch Friday – Big Weather! ~

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Vancouver, WA – USA

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC: Edge 2 ~

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Odell Lake, Oregon – USA

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 Photo Challenge: Edge

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~ Hearts & Flowers – In A Vase On Monday ~

Tomorrow is our 47th wedding anniversary, so placing this small pink posy in a heart shaped vase seemed just right.

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Hylotelphium Herbstfreude aka Sedum telphium ,’Autumn Joy’, Lobularia maritima – sweet allyssum, Rosa ‘The Mayflower’ aka Austilly ‘The Mayflower’, Ocimum basilicum Lemon Basil ‘Sweet Dani’

For a bit of fun, I played around with saturation to create something of a ‘Victorian’ effect.

For inspiration and ideas to keep your garden blooming, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden .

 

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~ Edgy In San Diego – Weekly Photo Challenge: Edge ~

This week Ben Huberman challenges us to “keep our angles sharp and heart rate fast.” In particular, to focus on sharp angles and edges that provide context for the photograph. Some shots I took a few years ago while visiting my sister in San Diego, pass the test!

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Tram view over San Diego Zoo

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View from inside Point Loma Lighthouse

 

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Botanical Gardens, San Diego, CA – USA

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Mermaid Statue – La Jolla, CA – USA

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Beach at La Jolla, CA

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~ Skywatch Friday + WPC – Mirror 3 ~

A suffused sunset is reflected upon the still bay from cabin 1, Beach Haven Orcas Island, WA – USA

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Waldron and Saturna Islands, San Juan Islands, WA – USA

To enjoy visions of the sky from around the world, visit skywatch

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Mirror 2 ~

 

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Northern Pintail  Anas acuta — “Greyhound of the sky”

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~ Sunset Self-Portrait ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Mirror ~

Sunsets at Beach Haven are spectacular. This one is reflecting on the water and on the window of the cabin with me in silhouette, seems an apt entry to this weeks photo challenge!

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Beach Haven, Orcas Island Washington – USA

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~ Skywatch Friday – Moonrise Under Cloudbank ~

Once in a while nature provides perfect photo opportunities!

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Nearly full moon, July 16 2016 — Ritzville, WA USA

To see sky photography from around the world visit http://skyley.blogspot.com/

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~ Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge – Trees ~

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Priest Lake, ID USA

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Frame 3 ~

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Pend Oreille County Historical Museum, Newport WA USA

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