Tag Archives: nature

~ Friday Flyers ~

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

As I walked the trail above Deadman’s Cove at Cape Disappointment, a mature male Bald Eagle soared over the ocean and headland below.        The sight took my breath away! If it’s from nature and in the air — or can … Continue reading →

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~100% Humidity ~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge – Weather ~

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Deadman’s Cove – Cape Disappointment State Park – Ilwaco, WA No enhancements or filters – just what it looked like through my eyes and captured on the ‘normal scenery’ setting of my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47.  

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~ Winter Wade Worthwhile ~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Historic Lighthouse ~ Tuesday Two by Two ~

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

“The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was constructed in 1856 to warn seamen of the treacherous river bar known by then as “the graveyard of the Pacific.” This is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast.” “After missing the entrance to … Continue reading →

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Life Imitates Art ~

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

 “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” When I change the word imitate to its first synonym, emulate which means to match or surpass, I find Oscar Wilde is spot on; Life matches or surpasses art more than … Continue reading →

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art ~

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

If I lived anywhere near Prouts Neck, Maine I would go to Cannon Rock and wait, camera in hand, for this wave to show up! But, I live three thousand miles (4800 km) away — on the other side of … Continue reading →

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Plover ~

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

I’m quite sure these are either American Golden-Plovers or Pacific Golden-Plovers. Their flocking, feeding and flight pattern fascinated me, and Jello thought they were fun to chase! Though they stirred into flight when disturbed, the group moved only a few … Continue reading →

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~ Coastal Marsh Sunset ~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Time 5 ~

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Usually I let the picture be the story on Wordless Wednesday… …however, this time I want you to imagine an immense frog choir over the continuous roar of surf on sand in the background — exquisite and timeless! Longbeach, WA … Continue reading →

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~ A Brief History of Gold ~ Color My World: Gold + WPC – Time 4~

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

Homer, mentions gold in the “Iliad” and “Odyssey” as the glory of the immortals and a sign of wealth among ordinary humans. As early as 3100 B.C, in the code of Menes, the founder of the first Egyptian dynasty, there … Continue reading →

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~ Monochrome Monday + WPC – Time 3 ~

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Lindy Le Coq

A rock along the shoreline at the Anacortes ferry landing. I’m not enough of a geology student to know how it was formed, but it certainly is showing the effects of time and tide. <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/time/”>Time</a>

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