Tag Archives: postaday

Telling Time – Time Will Tell – Daily Prompt: Back to the Future

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

It was his maternal grandfather’s clock, then his mother’s and now it is his and mine. A spring powered Seth Thomas Calendar Clock, c.1878, it chimes on the hour and in the lower window has a calendar that displays the … Continue reading →

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Silver Cedars – Weekly Photo Challenge (Masterpiece)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Trees are my totem. I love to be with them, in them, around them, under them. Here is a photo taken at Crater Lake National Park of Silver Cedars; majestic survivors, temples in their own right.

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Companionable

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

He still asks me why I waited for him that first date when he was twenty minutes late. I sat in the lobby of the all-female dorm, sure he would show. At eighteen, I’d never been stood up in my … Continue reading →

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Goldfinch dominate bird feeder – Chickadees fight back – daily post (ripped into the headlines)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

In a fight for survival the late arriving American Goldfinch have taken control of the Pagoda bird station. Chickadees and Nuthatches who wintered over in the area filed a complaint with the owners sighting their ‘squatter’s rights.’ “We’ve been here … Continue reading →

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Gossamer Wings – Weekly Photo Challenge (fleeting)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Who doesn’t love watching a beautiful butterfly? They flit and float, land on flowers to sip, lift and fly away on gossamer wings. From brightly colored Swallowtails to sheer white Pale Beauty Moths, they are another life form that I … Continue reading →

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Beach + Beagle = Fun!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

How long has it been? We kept asking one another as we drove over the Lewis and Clark Bridge across the Columbia River from Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon, following Route 30 West to Astoria. At least fifteen years we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beagles, Being, dogs, Feathers, nature, Photographs, Writing | Tagged animals, astoria bridge, being, birds, family, fun, landscape, love, nature, photo, photography, postaday, relationship, sea towns, self awareness, stories, writing | 1 Comment

Weekly Photo Challenge – Escape

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

The first summer after I started my career in education (1983) I insisted Creighton and Itake a vacation. We spent three wonderful days in August, on Orcas Island, and bicycled San Juan and Lopez Islands as well. The next year … Continue reading →

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Going in Circles (Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

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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green on blue (weekly photo challenge: up)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

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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The Imagi Nation (Daily Prompt: Fantasy)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

What a sad place the world would be without fantasy. There is a poignant scene in Miracle on 34th Street when Kris Kringle teaches Suzie how to imagine. It always reminds me how important it is to encourage a child’s … Continue reading →