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~ Wordless Wednesday & WPC ~ Monochromatic 5 ~

  in response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Monochromatic.” no enhancement

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~ Tuesday Two by Two ~ WPC ~ Monochromatic 4 ~

Field grasses silhouetted against a cloudy sky. Taken with my iPhone 6, slightly cropped, not enhanced or otherwise edited. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Monochromatic.”

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~ Quiet Sundown ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monochromatic ~

Lingering light reflected to create this hypnotizing pastel monotone. No wind. Slack tide waves whooshed over the beach pebbles — then the river otter…. View from Cabin 1, Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA USA ~ October, 2013 ~ Panasonic … 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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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Farm Equipment ~ Monochrome Monday ~ Harvester ~

I believe this is used to harvest cucumbers and other low to the ground produce. Not positive though!  

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~ Harvest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Connected ~

As a kid, surrounded by fruit orchards in Wenatchee, then living on a farm in Pullman during my high school years, I have always felt connected to the rhythm of rural living. Walking along the dirt roads at BiZi Farms, … Continue reading

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~~~ Last Fledge ~ 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. Bird parents are bringing their final batch of 2015 fledglings to my feeders so they can … Continue reading

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~ Cow Parsnip ~ WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

Though some may consider it a weed, cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), is an herb native to North America and was used by indigenous tribes as a food, medicine and mosquito repellent.* Also known as Indian celery and Indian rhubarb, cow … Continue reading

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