Tag Archives: pacific northwest

~ Color Your World Robin Egg Blue ~

What a fun project for Easter Sunday afternoon — looking into my archives for pictures featuring the color of a Robin’s Egg! Hope you enjoy!          

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Half Light ~

I’m looking through poems, thinking in song lyrics and haven’t yet put together a complete response to this week’s photo challenge. In the meantime, here is one of my favorite photos of dawn from Cabin 1, Beach Haven, Orcas Island. … Continue reading

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~ Sun Dance ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Dance 2 ~

“Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are.” “The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + Color Your World – Razzmatazz ~

          

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~ In A Vase on Monday: Early Spring Mix ~

In an effort to spice up my posts, I’m trying out new challenges. This one, In a Vase on Monday, is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Daffodils though still bright, are looking rag-tag from the wind and rain … Continue reading

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~ Cormorant Deference Dance ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Dance ~

A Double-crested Cormorant riding driftwood in the tide performed a series of submissive moves, as it approached and passed a dominant Double-crested Cormorant. Notice how stark still the dominant bird remains upon its stationary float. This happened quite a distance … Continue reading

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~ Color Your World – Purple Heart + Cee’s Odd Ball PC ~

Someone was having fun! Now that someone is me!! I saw this as Creighton drove us into Ilwaco, Washington on our way to the Long Beach Peninsula.  Later I made a point to go back and snap some shots!    

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ In The Fog ~

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~ Roofing the Roof ~ Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge ~

Roof:  ORIGIN Old English hrōf, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hróf ‘boat shed,’Dutch roef ‘deckhouse.’ English alone has the general sense ‘covering of a house’; other Germanic languages use forms related to thatch. Thatch is not an option … Continue reading

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~ Lovey Doves ~ Weekly Photo Chalenge – One love ~

For the past few years a pair of Mourning Doves have made our backyard part of their spring to fall habitat. They are such sweet birds. All afternoon into this evening, they gleaned in the primrose rock garden, drank at … Continue reading

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