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~ A Bushel of Bushtit ~ Friday Flyers ~

Be it bird, bug, butterfly, leaf, seed or cloud – if it is something from nature that’s in the air, it’s a Friday Flyer! Perhaps because they are so small, Psaltriparus minimus always arrive in a crowd  of family and … Continue reading

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~ Dove Soft ~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge ~ The Sense of Touch ~

I love everything about Mourning Doves; the cooing call from which they derive their name, their monogamous mating, curiosity and carefulness. Watching this dove fluff and preen delights my sense of the softness of feathers.  

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Tuesday Two by Two + WPC ~ Connected ~

For the love of open windows, lumpy seats, stick shifts with gears grinding…     …and an eight cylinder engine growling and rumbling over gravel roads! In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Connected.”  

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~ Farm Equipment ~ Monochrome Monday ~ Harvester ~

I believe this is used to harvest cucumbers and other low to the ground produce. Not positive though!  

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~ Weed Eater ~ Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge ~

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~ Harvest ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Connected ~

As a kid, surrounded by fruit orchards in Wenatchee, then living on a farm in Pullman during my high school years, I have always felt connected to the rhythm of rural living. Walking along the dirt roads at BiZi Farms, … Continue reading

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~~~ Last Fledge ~ Friday Flyers ~~~

Be it bird, bug, butterfly, leaf, seed or cloud – if it is something from nature that’s in the air, it’s a Friday Flyer. Bird parents are bringing their final batch of 2015 fledglings to my feeders so they can … Continue reading

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~ Cow Parsnip ~ WPC ~ From Every Angle ~

Though some may consider it a weed, cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), is an herb native to North America and was used by indigenous tribes as a food, medicine and mosquito repellent.* Also known as Indian celery and Indian rhubarb, cow … Continue reading

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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