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~ Step Lightly ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Careful 2 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Careful.”

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge — Careful ~ Postlude to WPC – Change 10/1/15 ~

Jello’s ongoing care required daily maintenance and continual physical closeness, as the original stitches did their work to keep her body patched together. by 10/7/15, it was clear another surgery would be necessary. Dr. Polly Martin, Salmon Creek Vet Clinic, … Continue reading

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~ Friday Flyers ~ Cormorant vs. Mew Gulls ~ WPC – (Extra)ordinary ~

Last Tuesday I posted shots of two Double-crested Cormorants — one perched on a buoy, and the other floating by on a piece of driftwood. Today I offer the prelude to that sequence. A small colony of Mew Gulls floated … Continue reading

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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC – Extraordinary ~

Two Double-crested Cormorant — one stationary — the other adrift on the tide, passing with postures, and silhouettes. In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

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~ Bye Bye Beach Haven ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – (Extra)ordinary ~

As I closed the truck door and Creighton drove us to the Orcas ferry landing early this morning, I said good-bye to Beach Haven for another year. I feel extraordinarily refreshed and renewed, which is all I ask from a … Continue reading

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~ Sunday Sailors ~ Birds in the Bay ~

This pair of Harlequin Ducks worked the shoreline right in front of the deck at cabin 1. After sundown, a pair of Pacific Loons appeared with an escort — a Herring Gull. The gull floated on the surface, unfazed and … Continue reading

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~ Olga ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – (Extra)ordinary ~

Olga is one of those tiny towns with a post office, a general store (closed) and a few homes where a community of people appear content in their lovely, quiet nook. Extraordinary in the bright autumn light, the sun sparkling … Continue reading

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~ Friday Flyers in my Happy Place ~ WPC – 5 ~

If it’s in the air (or can get there on its own!) and it’s from nature, it’s a Friday Flyer! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

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~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Happy Place ~

  My Happy Place starts the moment I arrive at the Anacortes Ferry landing. The weather was nice and I had time to explore and take some photos. Once I am on the deck of Cabin 1, Beach Haven, Orcas … Continue reading

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC – Happy Place 3 ~

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”

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