This past year was one of many ups and downs. We learned to ‘pivot’ and ‘pirouette’ as the winds of change and chance tossed us one challenge after another. This week, Tina invites us to select favorite photos we’ve taken in 2021. Whether these are my best or not, they represent the scope of my photography this last year, and the hope I have for this coming year.
Sunset on the edge of a continent. Visual moments like this inspire me to believe in the future.
“A float, a drift, a flight, a wing A hank, a quail, the promise of spring And the river bank talks of the waters of March It’s the promise of life, it’s the joy in your heart.” A.C. Jobim
“Waterfall Nothing can harm me at all My worries seem so very small With my waterfall” J. Hendrix
“Don’t ever change your ways Fall with me for a million days Oh, my waterfall”
“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen.” ― Ernest Hemingway
The Golden Hour
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
As we voyage into a new year, please continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾
Our wonderful beagle, Jello, was born on the Winter Solstice eleven years ago. She came to live with us when she was four. The young man who gave her to us had her papers from Maryland, so we know her birthday and that originally she was named Blue, likely due to her blue-tick coloring.
In our seven years together, Jello has been my constant companion on walks and adventures. She is as sweet and smart in equal portions as any dog I’ve known. Often in my blog posts, I’ve featured a photo of her, and today I’m choosing to give her the spotlight – center stage!
Among her favorite activities are running free and sniffing – always that nose is busy!
When riding in the truck, instead of settling in for a nap, Jello likes to watch the world go by out the window. She knows when we’re going to the beach, and savors big whiffs of the salty ocean air, as we pass through Astoria!
Taking me for a walk every day is her one job, and Jello is very conscientious about this duty!
Although fishing is “not her thing,” being with me wherever I go is a must.
After all the activity (and sometimes right in the middle of it!) another of Jello’s favorite things is snoozing – or as we call it – snooze cruising. 🙂
I’ll close with one of my favorite photos, Jello silhouetted against the golden dune grasses at sunrise.
Thanks to Tina and all the Lens-Artists hosts for giving us creative purpose and focus.
🐾 As we enter the holiday season, please continue to be kind and stay safe.🐾
Being a word-nerd, I couldn’t help but look up the synonyms for celebrate. Oh, my! What a wonderful mix of options celebrate offers. Here are a few with photos from my archives.
To have fun and raise a glass of cheer most certainly fits the theme. The photo above was taken by Jocelyn when Creighton and I visited her at Priest Lake, Idaho. We were basking in the beautiful scenery at Elkins Resort, near her cabin and making plans for future get-togethers.
In the summer of 2017, Creighton and I attended my 50th high school reunion in Pullman,Washington. We connected with old friends, and made new ones during this celebration that commemorates life when we were young, remembers our history together and honors those no longer with us.
When my father passed away in 2016, I took it upon myself to locate my long-lost cousin, Duncan (center left). He and I were the same age and had been close when we were in grade school. Thanks to linked-in we reconnected. What a delight it was for my sister Diana (center right) and I to meet up with him at Crescent Creek, Oregon. Must say we did a fair amount of toasting to celebrate this reunion!
When my dear sweet friend Joellene married her beau John, they threw quite a party. I felt honored to be there to celebrate them, and to rejoice in the wonder of their union.
Friends since we met in 1982, John, Greg, Ruth and I are compadres. Now all retired and well into our elder years, we make a point of having lunch together once a year to enjoy being together, catch up and celebrate a lifetime of friendship.
“At this festive season of the year,” please remember to be kind and stay safe.🐾
“Charadrius ~ Late Latin: ‘a yellowish bird’ vociferus ~ vocal, strident, vehement…”
Evasion dance in full-furtive flare a plaintive call sounds across mown fields and meadow;
“follow me over here away from my fledglings see – I’m injured easy prey.”
What dynamic is taking place among these three Bald Eagles?
Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The two are a mature pair mated for life this is their territory.
Who is this immature interloper? A prodigal son returning? Friend, foe or rival?
Ours to conjecture!
Thanks to Anne Christine (Leya) for this adventure into story-telling! And thank you to all who joined me last week for the Lens-Artists Challenge #175 – Follow Your Bliss. I very much enjoyed seeing and reading your thoughtful responses.
Walking With Eagles is a collection of original poems and photographs by Lindy Low Le Coq. A lifelong naturalist, amateur photographer and bird enthusiast, Lindy’s verse, composition and photographs open a window into the essence of her subjects. Her poems and photography reflect the rich natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest.
Bald Eagles mature over the course of five years. Walking With Eagles invites the reader to take a poetic and visual tour of this odyssey.
view ~ Walking With Eagles ~ in top menu bar for a preview, though the folio is much nicer!
Lindy Low LeCoq 