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Going in Circles (Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns)

If you read my blogs you know I am a naturalist and plant devotee.  In thinking about the weekly photo challenge – patterns – my first impulse was to put together a mosaic of various forms I notice in the … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above – Whirling Vortex

It was our first day in San Diego.  My older sister, Diana, and I were visiting our younger sister, Lori.  We arrived in the early morning.  Knowing we would be tired but eager to see the sights, Lori suggested we … Continue reading

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green on blue (weekly photo challenge: up)

Earth Day dawned cold after a cloudless night.  As the sun warmed the air and earth, I ventured out for a walk in my neighborhood with my husband Creighton, and beagle Josie.  There was one dab of a white cloud … Continue reading

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earth + sun (weekly photo challenge ~ change)

These photos were taken on the northwest shore of Orcas Island, Washington, USA.  Camera:  Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47  No enhancements, no filters, just cropped and sized.

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green + light (weekly photo challenge: color)

White has no hue; it is the color we see when we look at light which contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum, at full brightness and without absorption.  Substances appear white because their surfaces reflect back most of … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

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Living in the Pacific Northwest provides year-round pleasure in the beauty of moss.  It is a fascinating plant form which, when photographed up close, has an other-worldly appearance.  I hope you enjoy this small study of moss growing on the … Continue reading

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Approaching Zebra

I took this photo inside the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, from the top of the stairs looking up at the searchlight in its glass paneled ceiling.  I titled the photo Zebra 2, knowing Creighton would understand the reference. There was … Continue reading

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Feather finished

I love before and after photos of projects like remodeling a bathroom, or bringing a shed or garage back into service.   This is the first time I have taken pics of a drawing while in process, and it really … Continue reading

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