Tag Archives: outdoors

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #267: Recharge ~

If I cannot be out in nature, I do my best to simulate the effect. to create “an Oasis”. At my home in Vancouver, WA we have 10 tall evergreen trees, two maple, several vine maple and many shrubs that … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Long Beach, WA Beauties ~

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #266: Time ~

This week Donna of Wind Kisses, invites us to capture the essence of time through our photographs. In the Pacific Northwest, once again the season is changing. Spring is now a sweet soft memory… …vibrant summer is rapidly slipping out … Continue reading

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~ Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265: Black and White or Monochrome ~

After the bright primary color photos from last week, Anne Sandler suggests we turn down the volume a bit and focus on monochrome and black/white photos this week. My camera is set on color and auto focus most of the … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #262: Framing Your Photos ~

In 1965, my Pullman High School art teacher Victor Moore, taught me to put my thumb and index finger together to make a frame through which I could look to select discrete compositions. Such a great lesson – an always … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Silver Falls Oregon ~

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #259 ~ Unbound: Escaping Your Confines and Seeing the World ~

Dan of Departing in 5 minutes, is the guest host for this week’s challenge. He invites us to break out of our everyday routine and “have the thrill of a new experience.” It was tempting to simply pull up photos … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #255: Telling a Story ~ Palouse Scenic Byway ~

This week Patti Moed, invites us to tell a story with a maximum of five photos. Recently I had a leisurely road trip from Spokane to Pullman WA, driving the network of old highways now called the Palouse Scenic Byway. … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #254 – Spiritual Sites ~

This week Tina has challenged us to show through our photography, sites that represent spirituality to us. In my life, natural environments have always provided a profound sense of connection with my inner self and the world as a whole. … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #253: Fragments ~

Welcome to Brian of bushboy, this weeks Lens-Artists challenge guest-host. He introduces the subject by noting that there has been “a bit of fragmentation happening around the world, a disconnect.” I agree. Yet, bushboy reminds us that “we always have … Continue reading

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