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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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~ Window Shade Sunrise ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Grid ~

My husband and I are attending an informal reunion of college friends. We are being hosted by one of those friends at his home in Tahoe City, right on the water. This was the view from my window when I … 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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Quiet Morning ~ Odell Lake ~ Calm

Been fishing with my sister, Diana, and brother-in-law, Les, at Odell Lake, which is right at the summit of Willamette Pass (Hwy. 58) in Oregon, USA. A big lake, when the wind picks up it can get mighty choppy.  Yesterday … Continue reading

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Over the Edge ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Half and Half

The photo challenge this week is to “share an image that has two clear halves, literally or figuratively.” This shot, looking down the hillside into the deep blue waters of Crater Lake, has the added drama of trees growing up … Continue reading

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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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~~~ Monochrome Monday ~~~

Mamma and Papa Swift rest for a minute before resuming their quest for baby bird food! The Breakers, Longbeach, WA.      

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Razzle-Dazzle Yellow ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Colors of the Rainbow

Yellow adds cheer wherever it shows up — from soft creamy pastels to brilliant bolds — something about yellow keeps me smiling from sunrise to sunset! If you wish to view others in this series of rainbow color collages, just … Continue reading

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~ Heading Home ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ On The Way ~

After many romps on the beach, I promised a tired and happy Jello, “we’ll be back soon!” And in two weeks, we’ll be on the way again.  Hope you have enjoyed the posts this week! On the Way“>

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday + WPC ~ On The Way ~~~

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