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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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~ 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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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ JNW’s One Word Photo Challenge – Burn ~

Makeshift fire-pit at entry to the beach from Chautauqua Lodge, Longbeach, WA USA Jello adores being at the beach. After running, rolling and playing it’s time for a good sniff about!

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~ Pigeon Guillemot – Friday Flyers ~

Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba), is a diving shorebird native to the coastlines from California to Alaska. I have seen them often in pairs, skimming above white-capped waters — wingtip to wingtip — at what appears to be supersonic speed! Yesterday, … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Earth 2 ~

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~ American Goldfinch Migration ~ Friday Fliers ~

I spent a couple days with my sister at her home in Corvallis, Oregon, to do more cleanup at Dad’s place this week. Diana is a bird lover too, and her open backyard draws in flocks of American Goldfinch as … Continue reading

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