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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge ~

“> Forces of Nature“>

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

“> Motion“> “>

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~ Beagle + Bunnies = Action ~

Wild cottontail rabbits thrive in the hedgerows and blackberry brambles of open fields surrounding our neighborhood. In late winter to early spring they graze my front yard, and twice I have discovered nests in dry, secluded corners of winter gardens. … Continue reading

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Ducklings ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Afloat

This mother Mallard with her brood are like feather bobbers, as they paddle through the marshes. What a joy it was to see them up close in nature. She didn’t think much of me invading her territory, so she gathered … Continue reading

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Fleeting Glimpse ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Ephemeral

River otter feeding after sundown. ~ Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA – USA ~

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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Forty Acres ~ Sunday Stills ~ Agriculture

When I was fourteen, my Dad and Mom bought a farmhouse and all the outbuildings of a once-working, family dairy farm, on forty acres just three miles south of Pullman, Washington. The work, land, people, and history remain part of … Continue reading

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Owl ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Reward

This week’s photo challenge is wide open for personal interpretation. We are to select a photo that portrays reward for effort; whatever that effort might have been. There are many tokens I have received over the years, but so what? … Continue reading

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Hushabye ~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Shhh

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Damselfly ~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Quiet

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