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The Less Beaten Path ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Street Life

  cinnamon cedar scent mixes with cool salt sea mist together we welcome our shared solitude

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Here to There ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Perspective

I took this photo with my camera resting on top of the old weathered timber that extended across Crescent Creek.  This angle extends the length, making it look a long way to the other side.  Since I took this shot … Continue reading

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Josie + Snow = Fun ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Threes

Yesterday a few flakes whirled through the air.  TV and radio weather newscasts warned us to prepare for several days of heavy snow ~ soon. By the time Creighton returned from gathering supplies, all the school districts in the greater … Continue reading

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Mossy Sisal ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Object

Hunting mushrooms on Orcas Island, I came upon this pile of rope returning to earth.

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Peaceful Coexistence ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Justapose

As a student of Visual Arts at the University of Washington in the late 1960’s, I tried to capture the clash between the natural world. which was (and remains) my comfort zone, and the ever encroaching industrial complex.  The only … Continue reading

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I Spy ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Window

Windows, like eyes, see in and out, offer changing views, weather news, a glimpse into and beyond right here and now, always inviting me to linger. What my windows look like from the inside is as important to me as … Continue reading

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Got The Big One!! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Joy

In July 2011, my grandnephew Justin was 7 years old.  He’d spent a whole week with his grandpa and grandma at their fishing campsite near Crescent Lake. This photo was taken just after Justin landed a prize Mackinaw Trout out … Continue reading

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Pinnacles ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Grand

Crater Lake National Park is almost in my back yard; a mere 250 miles South.  Last summer my sister took me around the entire perimeter and then down to the canyon floor to see the pinnacles.  Maybe not Grand, as … Continue reading

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Ice – My Pond Freezeth Over

As the world experiences severe weather, we in the Pacific Northwest have had a dose of record setting cold temperatures.  Yesterday it was -9 degrees C, and this morning it was -10 C.  The days are bright and sunny, though … Continue reading

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Startle ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Unexpected

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