Tag Archives: pacific northwest

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #210: Picking Favourites ~

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

My opening photo is one taken from the deck of our condominium at the Breakers in Long Beach, Washington. From winter through spring rain floods the meadows forming ponds that attract resident and migratory birds. This shot is a quintessential … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #209: Surreal ~

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

As a student of the visual arts, I always found something alluring about Surrealism; the juxtaposition of absurd images, the venture to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality….” André Breton My … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Stay Cool! ~

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you find refreshment, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #208: Summer Vibes ~

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

I just arrived back home in Vancouver, WA from my annual fishing trip at Odell Lake, with my older sister Diana, and brother-in-law Les. Although the fishing was not as good as usual, the setting in the Deschutes National Forest … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Cee’s FOTD ~ Willamette National Park Wildflowers ~

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

In honor of Mother Earth, please be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #207: Seeing Double ~

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

For my opening shot I’ve selected a muted sundown at Long Beach, with the sun suspended in clouds and reflecting on the water in two areas – a triple sunset! Perusing my archives for this challenge, I found many of … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #206: Treasures ~

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

All week I have been contemplating the subject of our photo challenge – treasure – asking myself, “what do I treasure and why?” As I thought about it while sitting under a bower of vine maple leaves, surrounded by old … Continue reading →

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~ Words of Wisdom ~ Trees ~

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” –Alice Walker. Wherever you are blessed to be with trees, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Wherever you find nature in your journey, please honor our earth, be kind and stay safe.🐾

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203: Local Vistas ~

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Lindy Le Coq

Though I have lived in Vancouver, WA forty-five years, the place I have been exploring with my camera is around the Long Beach Peninsula, WA. We have owned a condominium in Long Beach for five years and spend a good … Continue reading →

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