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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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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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Going in Circles (Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns)

If you read my blogs you know I am a naturalist and plant devotee.  In thinking about the weekly photo challenge – patterns – my first impulse was to put together a mosaic of various forms I notice in the … Continue reading

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green + light (weekly photo challenge: color)

White has no hue; it is the color we see when we look at light which contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum, at full brightness and without absorption.  Substances appear white because their surfaces reflect back most of … Continue reading

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on being

my hands pull out the dead shrub I pour water into a hole in the earth plant a life form birds twitter above clouds swirl the universe opens in a heartbeat stories around night fires over centuries and generations seek … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

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Living in the Pacific Northwest provides year-round pleasure in the beauty of moss.  It is a fascinating plant form which, when photographed up close, has an other-worldly appearance.  I hope you enjoy this small study of moss growing on the … Continue reading

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Porcelain Berry Vine

Everything in nature is perfect, even though it may not appear so to the human eye.  What I want to do with my drawings is transform a flat surface, using color and texture, so that my subject appears three dimensional.  … Continue reading

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