Lindy Low LeCoq

~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sights Along the Beach Trail ~

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150 ~ Let’s Get Wild! ~

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Those who regularly visit my blog know I’m a child of the wild. Though in my youth I may have been a wild child – these days I’m a happy old lady who feels blessed to live at the edge of wild places.

Mature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and Mature Turkey Vulture (Cathartis aura); part of a crowd of feathered gleaners feasting on the beached carcass of a young Pacific Dolphin (not endangered species).

Cape Disappointment State Park, Ilwaco WA

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)

Brown Pelican Flock (Pelicanus occidentalis) ~ Long Beach, WA

Young Black-tailed Mule Deer

Crescent Lake, Oregon High Cascades

Wishing everyone safe travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.🐾

Thank you to the Rambling Ranger for this opportunity to revisit favorite sites!

Let’s Get Wild! Lens-Artists Photography Challenge #150

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Beach Birds ~

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149 – Cool Colors – Blue and Green ~

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wrap yourself in the stillness of blue ~

settle into its soft calm ~

drift along with its infinite possibilities ~

to that place of peace within.

Step lightly into the freshness of green ~

feel the gentle touch of graceful grasses ~

rest your eyes on lush abundance ~

breathe-in the spicy fragrance of majestic trees.

Thanks to Tina for this challenge!

Lens-Artists Challenge #149 – Cool Colors – Blue and Green

Wishing everyone safe travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #148: Spots and Dots ~

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

What a fun challenge Leya has presented for us this week! I am currently in Long Beach, WA – one of my favorite “spots” to enjoy nature.

Watching this beautiful mature Black-bellied Plover stride across the sands was a thrill to behold!

Breeding Black-bellied Plover – *Pluvialis squatarola*

At the grassy dune edge of the beach, all manner of life leaves signs of existence. Spots of bird and mouse footprints, dots of sand being tunneled up and falling in on itself. So many patterns of unseen life.

In four plus years walking this beach, I’ve encountered only two stranded starfish. Notice the sweet daisy flower pattern in the middle. Spots and dots abound in our natural world.

Little daisy flowers flourish in the wet grasses here. Sometimes pure white, and often shades of pink to lilac, they are a cheerful spot of light on overcast days.

I will close with spots and dots of light dappling on the surface of Crescent Lake, Oregon.

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate onward. Please mask-up and stay safe.🐾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Heavenly Light ~

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens ~

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Amy invites us to walk through gardens this week. Though I have enjoyed other public gardens, the one I love most is the one I have created over the thirty plus years I’ve lived at my home in Vancouver, WA. Here are a few highlights.

Mexican Orange – *Choisya ternata* framing Lilac

Above, spring blooming shrubs along the front gardens by the street, below a foundation planting of large Rhododendron bloom in the front yard. After the Rhododendrons fade, a glory of mop-head Hydrangea provide interest all summer into fall.

The pond and water stream are a major feature in the back yard. Comfy outdoor furniture is available to lounge in the shade.

Below, three shots of the view north from the pond sitting area.

Native Bleeding Heart *Dicentra formosa*

But wait! There’s more! However, I am out of time, so if you are interested in seeing more of my gardens, browse through my blog and enjoy.

Setting sun light filtered through water sprinkling into pond. Natural air conditioning

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate onward. Please get vaccinated and until then, mask-up and stay safe.🐾

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Missy Jello ~

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146: Focusing on the Details ~

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Flowers are blooming, shrubs are alive with fragrance and color, and spring is in full swing. Last Wednesday, I posted landscape shots of the front yard, and today I offer details of some of those lovely bloomers.

Rhododendron thrive in the Pacific Northwest. Their broad evergreen leaves provide an understory cover for birds, and their brilliant blossoms, while short-lived, are a vibrant addition to spring gardens.

This particular Lilac is so fragrant folks walk across the street to breathe in it’s essence.

I was pleasantly surprised to find this pot of Sweet Alyssum and Chrysanthemum wintered over and is quite exuberant in it’s place on the entryway to our home.

Self-seeding and a sun-lover, Columbine is a welcome wildflower.

A transplant from my sister’s garden, Calla Lily is a graceful, sensuous addition to my spring gardens. Thanks to Patti for this challenge. With an overcast sky, and no wind, I was able to use the macro feature on my camera to take these photos today. What a treat!

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate onward. Please mask-up and stay safe.🐾