Tag Archives: butterflies

~ Lens-Artists Challenge #338: Pick-A-Word ~

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

On the last day of February, the weather was mild and welcoming, so I gave myself the joy of grubbing around in my gardens to see what might be coming up. As a consequence, I’ve selected “emergence” for John’s Pick-a-word … Continue reading →

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~Lens-Artists Challenge #330: Best of 2024 ~

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

On my previous post I featured several photographs that are among my favorite shots of 2024, for a variety of reasons. Now it’s time to winnow things down to “the best”. The word best has 33 synonyms, and of those … Continue reading →

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~ Last Chance ~ Some Favorite Photos from 2024 ~

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Lindy Le Coq

Time to ring in the new year with photos that I especially like, taken in 2024. Each photo brings up the memory of where I was and who I was with at the time. The subject is only part of … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #322: There is a Crack in Everything ~

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s challenge, Ritva asks us to dig deeper than the surface beauty of our photography to reveal through them “the interplay between shadow and light, ultimately capturing the essence of optimism that arises from seemingly insignificant openings in … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ The Butterfly House ~

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #321: Intentional Camera Movement ~

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Anne Sandler of Slow Shutter Speed, encourages us to experiment with Intentional Camera Movement. I have never tried this technique before, and if I were at home I would make myself go out with my camera and play … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #303: Connections ~

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna leads us this week to explore images portraying connections. We all are part of and connected to the Earth, so my photos will explore the links between living organisms with their environment. I’ll start with an example of a … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge # 252: What’s Bugging You? ~

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna from Wind Kisses invites us to get up close and cozy with bugs this week. I grew up where Black Widow Spiders hung out in dark corners, and now and then a scorpion would appear on the trail and … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 115 ~ Inspiration ~

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

  Inspiration from within ~ a fire that animates spirit to express sensations  thoughts emotions.  Informed by life  music, poetry, stories paintings, drawings, photography, dance motion color  light trees, flowers, birds snails, butterflies, bears running rivers, tranquil lakes  surging oceans … Continue reading →

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