Tag Archives: nature

~ Lens Artists Photo Challenge #157 ~ Getting Away ~

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Always, my favorite places to get away involve wilderness, nature, water, and the sense of tranquility I feel when I am away from cities, traffic and jostling crowds. Wishing everyone safeĀ travels. Please be kind and stay safe.šŸ¾ https://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2021/07/17/lens-artists-photo-challenge-157-getting-away/

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ “Splish Splash!”

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safeĀ travels. Please be kind and stay safe.šŸ¾

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~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge ~ Fields and Landscapes ~

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Some fields and scenes to add to Cee’s challenge. All taken on the Long Beach Peninsula. Thanks to Cee for providing us so many wonderful challenges. I don’t enter as often as I would like too, however, when I want … Continue reading →

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~ TreeSquare ~ Mother Trees ~

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Recently I read a fascinating book: Finding The Mother Tree, by Suzanne Simard. Through years of dedicated research she has influenced the practice of Silviculture in Canada and the USA, by proving that “forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 156: Black and White ~

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Fort Columbia State Park is one of the most intact historic coastal defense sites in the US. Constructed between 1896 and 1903, renovated during WWII and decommissioned in 1947, it is now a day-use park on Chinook Point in Washington … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ More from Salt Creek Falls ~

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safeĀ travels. Please be kind and stay safe.šŸ¾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155: On The Water ~

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

What wonderful serendipity that the challenge from Journeys with Jonbo, fits with the activities I have been involved in this week. Every summer I join my sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les, to fish the lakes at the summit of Willamette … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Crescent Creek Sights ~

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safeĀ travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.šŸ¾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Sand Grabbers ~

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wishing everyone safeĀ travels as we navigate outward once again. Please stay safe.šŸ¾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149 – Cool Colors – Blue and Green ~

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Wrap yourself in the stillness of blue ~ settle into its soft calm ~ drift along with its infinite possibilities ~ to that place of peace within. Step lightly into the freshness of green ~ feel the gentle touch of … Continue reading →

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