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Talk To Me ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Dialogue

For this week’s challenge, we are to bring two separate, original photographs together into a visual dialogue.  

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Sanctuary ~ Sunday Stills ~ The Whole Garden

This is a collage of various gardens in my yard. It is about a quarter acre lot, and when we built, we asked that as many trees as possible be left standing. Thirty years later, I have landscaped every nook … Continue reading

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Profiles in Form ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Silhouette

Silhouette:  ~ an outline ~  ~  contour, shape, shadow ~ ~ an air of mystery ~ ~ of hidden secrets ~ ~ with undertones of something about to happen ~

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Los Bambinos ~ Sunday Stills ~ Crowd Pleasers

Los Bambinos had the crowd’s rapt attention when they gave a sunset concert at Beach Haven Resort, Orcas Island, WA ~ July, 2012.   Polly G. Vicars – PVNN  Banderas News.com The eldest Bambino, Carlos Salinas Morelos, began his career … Continue reading

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Metamorphosis ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ ZigZag

In the depth of winter, flowing water congeals, crystallizes; transforms into ice. This week’s photo challenge is to show an image that, in its zigs and zags, tells a story.

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Cheers! ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Summer Love

The daughter of dear friends was married Saturday. Everything was lovely — just the way one pictures a summer wedding in a beautiful outdoor setting. Although I snapped more romantic photos than this one, I love how the colors,  light … Continue reading

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Crow Shadow Dance ~ Sunday Stills ~ Lookin’ Through Windows

During the wet days of early summer, a resident Crow came to drink from the rain gutter outside the window where I sit to write and read in the mornings. The off-white color block in the photos, is a solar … Continue reading

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True Blue ~ Sunday Still ~ The Letter “B”

Hydrangea – Hortensia – Hydrangea macrophylla

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Fishing with Dad

Anyone who follows me at all, knows I am fortunate that my Dad is still alive and kicking (sometimes bucking everybody, every which way), and that, as a family, camping, hunting and fishing are part of our DNA. This past … Continue reading

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Gaping Maw ~ Sunday Stills ~ Entrances and Gateways

 Ferry landing at Clinton-Mukilteo, and ferry to Whidbey Island, Washington ~ USA

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