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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ Heirloom Photograph ~

On the back of the original frame was a note written by my Grandfather, George Sutherland Low (1884-1957): In Glen Tilt ~ Perthshire Scotland, by Charles Reid ~ Gold Medal ~  London Exposition of Photography I’ve always loved this photograph, … Continue reading

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~ Ocean Sand Curves – WPC 2 ~

Yes, it is late – I seem to be a day behind on just about everything – but this too shall pass. Like the sand imprints, life will wash me over and create a clean slate. Here’s to nature’s healing … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

   

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~ In My Garden on Sunday + WPC – Curves + The Essence of Summer ~

It’s been a fantastic spring for Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla).  All my shrubs are in glorious flower — from light carnation pink and lavender, to creamy blooms tinted chartreuse and cornflower… …to full mops of cerulean intensity. Wishing everyone joy upon … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Weekly Photo Challenge – Pure ~

Jen H. asks us to find “beauty in the mundane, and purity in the midst of our chaotic, over-connected world.” Immediately I thought of the cool refreshing waters of Crescent Creek. Pure

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~ In A Vase ~ In My Heart ~

“Memories, you see, last longer than anything else.”  Margaret Sangster Harvey Littlejohn Low February 28,1922 – Spokane Washington ~ June 3, 2016 – Corvallis, Oregon My younger sister, Lori and I collaborated to write a quality obituary of our father. … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

       

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~In Memory of My Father ~

Harvey Littlejohn Low (February 28, 1922 – June 3, 2016) On the day my father died I planted flowers in my sister’s garden — Lemon and marmalade marigolds Sapphire lobelia circling Garnet geraniums. This is a poem I wrote when … Continue reading

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Spare ~

‘SPARE GRASS’ “Asparagus has been used as a vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour, diuretic properties, and more. It is pictured as an offering on an Egyptian frieze dating to 3000 BC. In ancient times, it was also … Continue reading

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