~ Beach Walk – Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge: It’s All About Nature ~

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Nature’s wonders on a walk from Beach Haven toward Doughty Point.

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Red Deer tracks

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Kelp and downed tree

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Whelk and barnacles

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Jelly – Star Fish

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Gull

 

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Local ~

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Skywatch Friday ~

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Skywatching is one of my favorite activities when I’m here in Cabin 1 at Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA USA. From the time I awaken in the morning, to when I’m done for the day, the sky is always changing.

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10/10/16  6:30PM

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10/13/16 7AM

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10/12/16  5:30 AM

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10/12/16  10:30 AM

The first of two strong storms is predicted to hit here, around midnight tonight, the second will arrive on Saturday. Clouds are gathering!

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10/13/16 2:00 PM

We’re preparing for an evening inside with a nice warm fire!

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ October Sunset ~

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ In A Vase On Monday ~ Island Berries ~

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Today’s vase is an ordinary wine glass — the fanciest piece of glassware in cabin #1 at Beach Haven, Orcas Island!

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Black Hawthorne Crataegus douglaii  and Snowberry/Waxberry Symphoricarpos albus

On my walk this morning I picked some berry branches for my posy and feature it on the picnic table with “Presidents Channel” in the background.img_6776

Thanks to Cathy at  Rambling in the Garden for hosting this meme!

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Nostalgia + Skywatch Friday ~

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

After my father passed in June, my husband and I took a Road Trip Odyssey to favorite places my family had enjoyed in my adolescence, and to visit the cemetery in Wenatchee, Washington, where my maternal grandparents are buried. As we passed this sign, I knew we were almost there.

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Highway 97 driving south toward Wenatchee, Washington – USA

After visiting the cemetery we went to the house my parents had built and where my family lived from 1956-1961. It looks as lovely as I remember it.

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The rest of this summer and into autumn I have been writing about this experience – revisiting places from my childhood and spreading ashes in sacred places. The project has taken much of my time and energy – hence not so many posts here (or responses to your posts). Here are links to some I offered real time when I was at these places – all of which have deep nostalgic value to me.

https://lindylecoq.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/macs-landing-deer-lake-wa/

https://lindylecoq.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/shady-pines-resort-conconully-washington/

https://lindylecoq.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/conconully-by-canoe-wpc-cherry-on-top

/https://lindylecoq.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/wenatchee/

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~ In A Vase On Monday – ‘Tis Autumn ~

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Not a lot blooming these days in my gardens; a few determined roses, and stalwart hydrangeas continuing their chameleon transition. Today I feature the last of the Rudbeckia with a few stems of sage and oregano in a handmade ceramic vase dating back to the 1960’s.

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Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldstrum’, Origanum majoricum, Salvia officinalis.

To my friends and followers on WordPress, please accept my apology for not responding to your posts. I will be back in the swing soon, and look forward to seeing what you’ve been up to!

Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden  for providing the inspiration to brave the rain and find some lingering light and beauty in my garden.

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~Skywatch Friday + WPC Quest 2 ~

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

When I walk beside the Pacific Ocean on a gentle-breeze day like this, I sense all the blessings of life; warm sun above me, sandy shore beneath, the heady scent of salty flotsam in the air and the ever-present roll of tides pushing and pulling.

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Longbeach, Washington – USA

Earlier I posted a Quest photo of Jello walking back from this beach toward the place where we stay when we visit Longbeach.

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Currently, my quest is to own a condo at The Breakers in one of the buildings in the background. I’ve been working diligently to swing a deal, and it looks very promising.

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge: Quest ~

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ In A Vase On Monday – Early Autumn ~

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Coneflowers are fading fast, while Hydrangea blossoms continue their chameleon shading from grey-green to mauve. This week’s vase is a ceramic pot made by a friend. On such a warm summer-like day it seemed fitting to set it on a table by a bench near the pond.

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Hydrangea macrophyla, Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’, Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’

 

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This is the last Magnus with intact petals. Older seed-heads in the gardens show signs of being feasted upon by American Goldfinch, which are migrating through regularly now.

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American Goldfinch

Thanks to Cathy at  Rambling in the Garden for hosting this meme!

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