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Dark and Light ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Contrast

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Dark would be blank without light; light would be empty but for the contrast of dark.  

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High Cascades ~ Wide Open Spaces in Black and White ~ Sunday Stills

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

In the mid to late 1960’s my father, mother, brother, and family friends took our horses to the high Cascade Mountains in Washington, to hunt deer. Someone in the party snapped this photograph, looking down across a valley. The horses … Continue reading →

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Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

After a storm, an illusion of two suns slide behind Waldron and Saturna Islands. Photo taken from Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA ~ USA.

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OHSU Tram ~ Sunday Stills ~ Medical Things

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

If it heals, treats or transports its fair game. As many as 20,000 people a day visit Oregon Health & Science University’s main campus on Marquam Hill. OHSU is  Portland’s largest employer, medical destination, and home of several medical schools. … Continue reading →

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Room In The View ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Room

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

I have always loved being outside, especially when spring warms into summer. Over the thirty years I have worked to landscape my grounds, making special places for conversation and gathering has been a priority. These photos, taken at my retirement … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills: Up in the Air ~ A Murder of Crows

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Walking back from the beach to my room at The Breakers, I heard the boisterous clamor of crows harassing a predator. Crow Facts: “Crows are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. Loud, rambunctious, … Continue reading →

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Chestnut Backed Chickadee ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Split-Second Story

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

Once again it is June, and we have a family of Chestnut Backed Chickadees on the feeders.  There are two fledges who cling to any surface they land on, while their parents snag  beak-fulls of suet and rush to feed … Continue reading →

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Vining ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Twist Again

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

How plants climb and entwine to gain a spot in the sun is fascinating. Here are a few from my gardens, twisting their way skyward.

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Bridge ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ On The Move

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

On a recent trip home from Long Beach, WA, the weather cleared enough for me to take a series of shots of the Astoria-Megler Bridge.  Located fourteen miles (23 K) from the mouth of the Columbia River, it is the … Continue reading →

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Baby Ducks ~ Spring ~ Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Lindy Le Coq

When I was a kid in Wenatchee, Washington, as soon as the weather permitted, Mom and Dad would break out the fishing gear.  With the boat secured on top, we’d all scramble into the pickup and head to the nearest … Continue reading →

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