Lindy Low LeCoq

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #122: The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow ~ Silver Linings ~

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

The past few days have been stormy here in Long Beach, Washington USA. Sometimes the cloud formations are stunning, and especially so when the sun peeks through. For this week’s challenge, I offer a series of Silver Linings – signs of hope, as cases of coronavirus continue to rise and we anticipate a leadership change in my country.

“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”

Leonard Cohen

“Once you have been in the dark, you learn to appreciate everything that shines.”

Zachary K. Douglas

“We are the silver lining in any and every dark cloud we could ever find. There is no need to go looking for the light when you bring it with you.”

Tyler Knott Gregson

“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.”

Maurice Setter

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

Thank you Anvica, for this opportunity to feature the beauty of nature all around us!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #122: The Sun will come out Tomorrow

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Report From the Edge of a Continent ~

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #121: Focus on the Subject ~

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s challenge I took an extended look back through my archives. Although one photo is a repeat, my goal was to provide fresh images.

On our drive to Long Beach we cross over the John Day River at a point where there is a small community of boat houses, which became the subject of an afternoon photo adventure.

Patterns and colors draw our eye to the lighthouse

When it’s not shrouded in fog, North Head Lighthouse is visible from the beach where Jello and I walk. The mist was just burning off when I took this shot.

Doorways, arches & windows provide a focal point.

The view out to the Pacific Ocean from inside the North Head Lighthouse is one of my favorites.

This Escargot captured my attention as it glided across a pathway. Both foreground and background are blurred, keeping our attention on the snail with its lovely crown.

You can barely see her, but that little black figure at the top of the path is Jello!

I’ll finish with this striking photo of a mature Bald Eagle letting me know to keep my distance!

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #121: Focus on the Subject

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Maybe Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ~

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Prayer For My Country ~ ©Lindy Low Le Coq ~

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Walking through wind and rain this morning of November 3, 2020, I send prayers of thanksgiving to my fellow citizens;

you who stand in long lines

masked and socially distanced

wending your way to the voting booth.

Thank you for caring,

thank you for your courage, your tenacity

your belief that your vote and voice matter.

Quietly, as I gaze upon a stormy Pacific Ocean, from my heart across our vast country, I send blessings twined with an appeal;

that we accept outcomes rendered

from a full count of our votes,

and be guided toward

a renaissance of healing.

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

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~ Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Patterns in Nature ~

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

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~ Report from the Edge of a Continent ~ Blue Moon at Sunrise ~

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

blue-moon sets at sunrise

all saints lower to skyline

dip under ocean

all souls rise once more

into a brilliant new day

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #120 – What A Treat! ~

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

What a treat:

to awaken to the rumble of the Pacific Ocean in the distance,

to breathe the essence of salt sea air on a crisp Autumn day,

to feel the sun’s warmth on my shoulders, is it breaks through cloudy skies,

to see a Red-shafted Flicker dart above the meadow into tall evergreen trees,

to hear the cricket-croak of tree frogs returning,

to sip warm café-au-lait, while listening to the soft rhythm of Jello’s breathing, as she melts into her pillow.

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

Thank you Tina, for a wide open prompt. It helps to count one’s blessings in times of stress!

Lens-Artists Challenge #120 – What A Treat!

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s Flower Of The Day ~ End of Season Beauties ~

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safe harbor, as we navigate uncharted waters.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 119: My Hideaway ~

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Leya has invited us to show our favorite hideaway this week. As it happens, I have two special places to relax, write, read and think. When we’re home in Vancouver during the summertime, my hideaway is under a bower near the pond/waterfall feature in our back yard. The first photo below, features sunlight filtered through a sprinkler that is refreshing the garden and pond.

When we’re at Long Beach, Jello and I share the big barrel chair in the corner, where I can see out the picture window and sliding glass patio door. With my laptop nearby, and a candle warmer to keep my café au lait warm, I snuggle into the chair, often with Jello tucked in beside me. We are replacing the chair with a new, equally accommodating one soon. Jello can hardly wait!