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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC ~ Connected ~

For the love of open windows, lumpy seats, stick shifts with gears grinding…     …and an eight cylinder engine growling and rumbling over gravel roads! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Connected.”  

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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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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

Took these shots (and more to come) at BiZi Farm after shopping for fresh produce. I love old tractors and trucks! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “From Every Angle.”

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~ Pine Tangle ~ Monochrome Monday + WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “From Every Angle.”

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Toadstools ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ From Every Angle ~

Toadstools like these have been few and far between this hot dry summer in the Pacific Northwest. Today the rains have returned in earnest, so I expect to see more of these big beauties popping up soon. This week’s challenge … Continue reading

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~ Tuesday Twos ~ Compare & Contrast ~ Same View, Different Sky ~

I took the blue sky photo earlier last week and decided to snap the same perspective when the air was filled with smokey haze from wildfires burning in central Washington. Fortunately, we are back to clear skies once again!

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