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~ Tuesday Two by Two + Color Your World – Cerise ~

Cerise – the French word for Cherry. This week’s color challenge is to explore the range of tones of pink to magenta. What a lovely topic on a dreary grey PNW day! Color Your World – Cerise |  

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~ Seeing Red ~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Red Flowers ~

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~ Monochrome Monday + WPC Transitions ~

Hydrangea thrives in my gardens. I love their abundant blue blossoms which cheer me whenever I look at them. Over the course of a hot summer, the plants that get direct sunlight turn almost a rust color. These two shots … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Treat 4 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Treat.”    

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~ Seasonal Change ~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC – Treat 3 ~

One of my favorite treats is being in, and observing nature. From the beauty of seeing a special place, to the rewards of nurturing the grounds around me, nature provides endless opportunity for joy. In this two by two, I … Continue reading

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~ Friday Flyers – Goldfinch on the Wing ~ WPC – Change 7 ~

American Goldfinch are migrating through our region now.  They gather in trees and shrubs, calling out to brothers and sisters still on the wing. In raucous harmony they announce; “plenty of room here, and good eats too!” As the lovely … Continue reading

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~ A Bushel of Bushtit ~ Friday Flyers ~

Be it bird, bug, butterfly, leaf, seed or cloud – if it is something from nature that’s in the air, it’s a Friday Flyer! Perhaps because they are so small, Psaltriparus minimus always arrive in a crowd  of family and … Continue reading

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~ Dove Soft ~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge ~ The Sense of Touch ~

I love everything about Mourning Doves; the cooing call from which they derive their name, their monogamous mating, curiosity and carefulness. Watching this dove fluff and preen delights my sense of the softness of feathers.  

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~ Weed Eater ~ Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge ~

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Gray Hairstreak ~

  Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) also “common hairstreak” wingspan ~1″

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