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The Less Beaten Path ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Street Life

  cinnamon cedar scent mixes with cool salt sea mist together we welcome our shared solitude

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First Date ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Treasure

In October, 1967, I was a freshman at the University of Washington.  Mutual friends introduced Creighton to me ~ we clicked.  On our first date he took me to the Farrells Ice Cream parlor in Bellevue.  This fragile plastic giraffe … Continue reading

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10,000 LUX ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Light

When I first learned about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) pieces of the puzzle I had been trying to solve about myself fell into place.  The theory helped explain why I would become ever more gloomy as winter approached, and conversely, … Continue reading

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Startle ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Unexpected

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From Dreams to Dull – Post A Day – Dull=Yawn

I was having this incredible dream where I was off my leash in a big ol’  field when I scared out a rabbit.  It was running like heck in the mown grass, heading for the Blackberry brambles and I was … Continue reading

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Birds Abound – Feeders Chockablock With Fledglings

Sitting on my deck, camera at hand, surrounded by birds.  More birds in my yard than ever before:  Towhees, Juncos, Robins and Mourning Doves scurry over the gravel paths and under the shrubs, Black-capped and Chestnut-back Chickadees vie for space … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Companionable

He still asks me why I waited for him that first date when he was twenty minutes late.  I sat in the lobby of the all-female dorm, sure he would show.  At eighteen, I’d never been stood up in my … Continue reading

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Striking Gold with Finches

The American Goldfinch is the state bird of Washington, and a lovely addition to any landscape.  In late spring – early summer (breeding time) the adult male is a brilliant yellow with sharp lines of white and black feathers. The … Continue reading

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Fledglings

Fledglings have been appearing at my feeders for some time now.  Their parents coax them into the Holly tree, then bring a morsel of seed or suet.  There’s always a kerfluffle in the Holly branches as the fledges vie for … Continue reading

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Goldfinch dominate bird feeder – Chickadees fight back – daily post (ripped into the headlines)

In a fight for survival the late arriving American Goldfinch have taken control of the Pagoda bird station.  Chickadees and Nuthatches who wintered over in the area filed a complaint with the owners sighting their ‘squatter’s rights.’ “We’ve been here … Continue reading

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