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~ Winter Apples ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Now ~

On my walk with Jello today, I spied this apple tree. Part of an abandoned orchard of pears and apples, they survive untended on land now owned by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Clearly beyond their prime, the apples look like … Continue reading

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~ Like Water ~ Like Ice ~ WPC – Transition #4 ~

                      <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/transition/”>Transition</a&gt;      

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~ Basil ~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Taste ~

Every year I plant plenty of basil so I can pick it all summer to flavor omelettes, toss into salads and layer over sliced tomatoes. Before the leaves begin to fall, I make pesto sauce to freeze. In the rainy … Continue reading

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~ Farm Equipment ~ Monochrome Monday ~ Harvester ~

I believe this is used to harvest cucumbers and other low to the ground produce. Not positive though!  

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~ Harvest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Connected ~

As a kid, surrounded by fruit orchards in Wenatchee, then living on a farm in Pullman during my high school years, I have always felt connected to the rhythm of rural living. Walking along the dirt roads at BiZi Farms, … Continue reading

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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

Took these shots (and more to come) at BiZi Farm after shopping for fresh produce. I love old tractors and trucks! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “From Every Angle.”

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~~~ Corn Dance ~~~

                     

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~ Reds and Greens of Summer ~ WPC – Vivid 4 ~ Raspberries

In my second post of this series, there was one red raspberry visible among the green leaves and canes.  After four days of sunshine things have changed. And, yes — they taste as good as they look! Vivid“>

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Reds and Greens of Summer ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Vivid 2

Raspberries are just beginning to ripen. By Wednesday, they will be dripping from the vines. Mr. Lincoln, is the most fragrant rose I have ever had the pleasure of putting my nose into! Vivid“>

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Rabbit Nest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Enveloped

One spring morning I discovered this rabbit nest in a dry corner of the garden, protected from rain by the eves of my house. Covered by a blanket of fur, the kits were sheltered in an earthen cocoon dug into … Continue reading

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