Tag Archives: pacific northwest

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #47: Elements ~

  This photo expresses the immense power man has to create tools from metal that transform the world around us.  Three iconic photos of wood in the Pacific Northwest; a wooden foot-bridge, a stack of cut logs from a harvested … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #46: Delicate ~ Butterflies ~

All week I’ve contemplated what to post for this challenge. Seeing a Gray Whale that had washed up on the beach because it was starving, had me thinking about the delicate balance of life in our ecosystem. But, those images … Continue reading

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~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathers ~

For Cee’s challenge I’m featuring some previously posted shots, plus two photographs taken this week at Long Beach, WA.     Thank you Cee for all you do to keep us taking and looking at photographs!

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #45: Street Art ~

As the centennial anniversary of Washington State approached, the industries that had supported the Long Beach peninsula – timber and fishing – were declining. In 1985 Ilwaco Port Director, Bob Peterson spearheaded an effort to “paint larger-than-life murals on the … Continue reading

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #44: Harmony ~

“The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.”  Ruth Bernhard   https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2019/05/04/lens-artists-challenge-44-harmony/         … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Landscape Gardening à la Jello!

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge # 43: Less is More ~

Often when I’m out exploring and taking photos, a view will grab my attention even though there isn’t a primary focus, as in the picture below. After I’ve downloaded photos to my computer, I crop to enhance the original image, … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #42: Creativity ~

In spring my creative efforts move from writing to gardening. One of my favorite events is the annual Idea Fair and Plant Sale that our local PUD sponsors. There I am able to find new additions to my shade and … Continue reading

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