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~ Friday Flyers ~

Getting away to sleep, think, dream, listen, talk, write, read, take photos and draw for a week or so. When I do post, it will be live from Cabin #1, Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA – USA

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~ Breakthrough ~ Under the Skin of Life ~ WPC Boundaries – 5 ~

Finding and accepting the crux of the problem was a breakthrough. It was/is my behavior that I must modify. Setting boundaries for myself — and sticking to them — is the solution to this part. Healing my hurt was the … Continue reading

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~ Monochrome Monday + WPC Grid 3 ~

Aboard the Ferry Yakima, en route from Anacortes to Orcas Island, WA In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Grid.”    

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~ Silent Stilt Watcher ~ Friday Flyers ~ Great Blue Heron ~

 — motionless at waters edge — — slender beak cocked and ready — — sharp eyes pierce the surface — — flash splash! — fish in the gullet  — my seventh in response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: … Continue reading

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~ Hearing in Living Color ~ Los Bambinos ~

Four brothers from Puerta Vallarta, Los Bambinos, performed for guests staying at Beach Haven Resort, July 5, 2012. Charming and talented young men, they played a mix of Latin Rock Fusion that included some Beatles and Beach Boy’s classics. Their … Continue reading

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~ Quiet Sundown ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Monochromatic ~

Lingering light reflected to create this hypnotizing pastel monotone. No wind. Slack tide waves whooshed over the beach pebbles — then the river otter…. View from Cabin 1, Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA USA ~ October, 2013 ~ Panasonic … Continue reading

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~ From Land to Ocean ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Beneath Your Feet ~

Since my first introduction to ferry landings and riding on a ferry (1960), I have loved the sensation of leaving the mainland and being transported over the ocean to arrive at a port of call. The ground beneath my feet … Continue reading

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Where Rocks are Born – Reprise ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Up Close

Rocks — birthed of the earth  shucked from their moorings    tossed in the tideland  smoothed by motion of ocean and wind. Doughty Point, Orcas Island, WA USA Close Up“>  

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~ Monochrome Monday ~ Mukilteo Piers ~

The smell of creosote and salt sea air always stirs a sense of adventure in me… …usually it means I’m about to get on a ferry and go somewhere fun!

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Life ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Muse

This past week’s photo challenge asked us to select a place or scene that serves as a muse. The more I thought about it and cast about for ideas, the more I realized that everything around me is my muse; … Continue reading

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