~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light ~

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Fog is one of my favorite special effects with photography. Just about any time of year, fog and mist are common along the Long Beach Peninsula. I featured the first photo below for a Wordless Wednesday post last month. It is so quiet, it’s worth repeating! The Brown Pelicans in fog and a branch with dancing grace are also repeats that bear being seen again.

Mallards in the Fog

Clouds are another of my favorite natural light filters. All three of the photos below were taken on different days in various seasons as the sun was lowering into the west on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA. Clouds diffuse the light and add dramatic impact when the sun breaks through as in the lower left photograph.

sunset

A classic, “not a cloud in the sky,” sunset with the end of day sky reflecting on the marshes at the Breakers, Long Beach, WA.

Sunset in a Vase & Hummingbird Sunset

Sunrise also provides lovely filtered light. Though I’m usually not outside with my camera when the sun comes up, every once in a while I experience that magic! Below, Lake Tahoe Basin, Dollar Point, CA.

🐾Whether in low light or bright light, please honor our earth, continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

Lens-Artists Challenge #186 – Low-Light
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~Wordless Wednesday ~ The Beagles have Landed! ~

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq
Max & Daisy
Daisy & Max
Max & Daisy “…it’s Beagle Glitter!”

🐾Wherever your travels take you, please remember to honor our earth, continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #185: Change ~

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

With the loss of our dear beagle Jello, came an emptiness which from experience, we know can only be filled by inviting another beagle into our home and hearts. Jello was the fifth beagle to be part of our family – our fourth rescue.

Finding a specific breed, sex and age of rescue dog takes some research, persistence and luck. When I saw a six year old beagle named Max on the Hay-Dude Critter Rescue site, I asked Creighton, “male or female?” Female, we agreed. The next day I checked the site again, and there was Daisy, a female, and as it turned out Max’s sister. She’d been adopted, but the placement didn’t work out because she chased the cats. (Duh, she’s a beagle!) She was back in foster care, and I jumped right on the chance to adopt her. Then, as we thought about it, we decided since they’d grown up together for six years, keeping them together was the humane thing to do, and we sprang for both of them.

As I write this, Max and Daisy are en-route from San Antonio, Texas to the Pacific Northwest, via TXCR Transport. We are scheduled to rendezvous at noon on Friday, 2/12/22 in Portland, OR. So I guess you could say, we are all in a state of flux – transition – change. Oh, my, this will be fun!

Wherever you are, please honor our earth, continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Skygazing ~

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you do your skygazing, please honor our earth, continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #184: Travel has taught me ~

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Most of my traveling in the past fifteen years has been by automobile and with a dog. So, in response to Amy’s challenge this week, I offer what I have learned to make traveling with a dog comfortable and fun for all involved. Before leaving home, make sure your vehicle is in top running condition, tires are inflated properly, and gas tank is full. Keep 1 leash per dog, in the vehicle at all times, along with a supply of poop bags, small water cups and bottles of fresh water. Dogs should always have their id tags on, whether on a collar or harness. Pack their food, treats and meds in daily portion packets. Bring at least one of their favorite toys, their pillow bed, and two or more of their blankets, so wherever you stay will feel more like home.

Some folks use crates, however we like our beagles to be able to be close to us, sit up and watch the world go by, and have a comfortable, safe nest to snuggle into.

Know in advance when the next rest/comfort stop and change of driver will be: how many miles and approximately how long. Allow enough time when you stop for your dog to stretch and sniff.

Book overnight stays in places that accept canines, and take you dog for a walk around the exterior of the premises before settling in.

As much as possible, keep your dog’s daily routine consistent: breakfast at the usual time, then out (always on a leash) for a potty walk, and at the end of the days drive, dinner at the usual time, and another potty walk before lights out.

As always, wherever your travels take you, please respect our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

Lens-Artists Challenge #184: Travel has taught me
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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset Glow ~

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq
Long Beach, WA – USA

Wherever you greet or bid adieu to the sun, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Cellpick Sunday ~ Low Tide Sunshine ~

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq
Long Beach, Washington – USA

Walking close to the ebbing tide, watching the wave layers wash over one another on this lovely afternoon, with the sun suspended in light clouds and sparkling on the water, lifted my spirits.

Wherever you journey, please continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾

Joining John Steiner’s Cellpic Sunday https://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/2022/01/30/cellpic-sunday-30-january-2022/#like-16464

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #183: Memorable Events ~

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s challenge, I offer a short-short story that I wrote from Jello’s perspective. It tells of a real event from one of our walks that most certainly was memorable to me!

Jello’s Spring Adventure ~ ©Lindy Le Coq

It was early one morning last spring when we were at our forever condo. Mom was making coffee and fixing my breakfast, while I sat patiently looking out the sliding-glass door for deer. Suddenly I saw something move through the undergrowth and amble across the meadow. It was big and round, certainly not a deer, so I started baying like crazy and tried to climb through the glass. Mom came right over, but wouldn’t even open the door to let me out! I could hardly believe it, so I just kept baying and complaining until the thing disappeared into the forest. Then I had breakfast.

Mom always takes too much time getting herself organized for our walks, and this morning she was even slower than usual. When I finally was able to sniff around where I’d seen the thing, the scent was getting cold, so I just stored that smell away and focused my nose on the trail to the beach.

A day or so later, on a walk back from the beach, I smelled it again. My hackles lifted, and I started into a deep throaty growl to get Mom’s attention. Then, there it was crossing the trail just ahead of us. On stiff legs, I trotted forward and started into a full bay. Mom freaked out, and yelled at the top of her lungs the one word she knows I’ll obey, STOP!!!!! I did, and the thing took off like a shot through the underbrush into the forest, while I turned back to sniff its trail.

Mom praised me big time for doing as she had asked. She told me the thing was a young Black Bear, and we don’t want to mess with bears. I didn’t much like its odor anyway. Besides, Mom lets me chase deer through the dunes when we’re out on our walks, and though I never catch up with them, its great fun to try!

Wherever your travels take you, please remember to be kind and stay safe.🐾

Thank you Ann Christine for the opportunity to share this story.

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Jo’s Monday Walk ~ Birds & Fog ~

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq
Mallards – Anus platyrhynchos
Bufflehead Drake – Bucephala albeola
Common Merganser Hen – Mergus merganser

Where ever your walks may take you, please be kind and stay safe. 🐾

Jo’s Monday walk
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~ Weekend Sky #53 ~ Marsh Sunrise ~

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Sunrise washes the western sky and reflects upon the marsh ponds. Photographed from my deck at the Breakers condominiums, Long Beach, WA – USA, with my iPhone 13 Pro.

Joining Hammad Rais in Cellpic Sunday and the joy of looking up!

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