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~ Monochrome Monday + WPC – Time 3 ~

A rock along the shoreline at the Anacortes ferry landing. I’m not enough of a geology student to know how it was formed, but it certainly is showing the effects of time and tide. <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/time/”>Time</a>

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~ The Pinnacles ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Time 2 ~

The pinnacles at Crater Lake National Park were formed 7,700 years ago when Mount Mazama (on the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon) erupted violently emitting layer upon layer of volcanic pumice. As the surface cooled, steam and … Continue reading

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~ Time and Tide ~ Weekly Photo Challenge – Time ~

The origin of the phrase Time and Tide wait for no man, is uncertain, “although it’s clear that the phrase is ancient and that it predates modern English. The earliest known record is from St. Marher, 1225: “And te tide … Continue reading

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~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge – Lines and Angles ~

Looking up through the ceiling of Point Loma Lighthouse ~ San Diego, CA This small museum is in a lovely setting. Some of my favorite photos are from this site. This one is improved using black and white.

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Brick or Stone ~ Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge

To celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, in 1994 Creighton and I traveled to France to visit his kin. We were hosted by his cousin Catherine, and her husband Jean-François, who took us on a three week tour around the country … Continue reading

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~ Far Away and Long Ago ~ Cee’s B & W Photo Challenge ~

Crater Lake in black and white almost looks like a post card from the early 1900’s!

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~ Doe Bay ~ Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge ~

My Thursday thoughts are complex and unsettled.  One of the places on earth that helps me regain balance is in Washington State’s (USA) San Juan Islands.  This view, from Doe Bay, on Orcas Island shows why. Even in black and … Continue reading

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~ Hyak ~ Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge – Indoor Walkways ~

A quiet morning aboard the Hyak, en route to Orcas Island.

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~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC ~ Change 5 ~

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

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~ Morning at Crescent Creek ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Change ~

Misty sunrise over Crescent Creek, Willamette Pass, Oregon — USA “I have accepted fear as a part of life — specifically the fear of change…I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back…”  Erica Jong … Continue reading

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