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Los Bambinos ~ Sunday Stills ~ Crowd Pleasers

Los Bambinos had the crowd’s rapt attention when they gave a sunset concert at Beach Haven Resort, Orcas Island, WA ~ July, 2012.   Polly G. Vicars – PVNN  Banderas News.com The eldest Bambino, Carlos Salinas Morelos, began his career … Continue reading

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Gaping Maw ~ Sunday Stills ~ Entrances and Gateways

 Ferry landing at Clinton-Mukilteo, and ferry to Whidbey Island, Washington ~ USA

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Dark and Light ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Contrast

Dark would be blank without light; light would be empty but for the contrast of dark.  

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Two Suns ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Extra-Extra

After a storm, an illusion of two suns slide behind Waldron and Saturna Islands. Photo taken from Beach Haven ~ Orcas Island, WA ~ USA.

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The Less Beaten Path ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Street Life

  cinnamon cedar scent mixes with cool salt sea mist together we welcome our shared solitude

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Mossy Sisal ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Object

Hunting mushrooms on Orcas Island, I came upon this pile of rope returning to earth.

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Arbutus Skin ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Layers

Arbutus menziesii, often referred to as Madrone or Madrona, is an evergreen tree that grows up and down the Pacific coast from British Columbia to California.  I see them most often when I visit Orcas Island, one of the San … Continue reading

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Same Horizon ~ many years and seasons ~ Weekly Photo Chalenge

The view from Cabin 1 Beach Haven, Orcas Island, WA towards Waldron Island (foreground) and Saturna Island (behind Waldron).

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Warmth ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Good Morning

Mornings are cold now and a fire in the wood stove takes the nip and dampness out of the air.  Coffee fuels me as I finish a drawing that will be one of the illustrations in my short story Studebaker.

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Where Rocks Are Born ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Sea)

at the edge ocean motion slaps and tugs earth mother heaves slabs births boulders

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