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~ Renewal ~ WPC: Growth ~

This week’s photo challenge is to share an image that evokes the spirit of change and newness. Since I have committed myself to finish some long-delayed projects this year, I decided to share this photo of drawings, one done and … Continue reading →

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~ Some Favorite Cocky Birds ~ WPC: Cheeky ~

Cheeky? Brash? Brazen? Saucy? Cocky?   All of the above! Cheeky

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~ Last Morning At The Beach + WPC: Serene ~

At 8:30 Friday morning, Jello and I took our final walk to the beach for this visit.  It was overcast and cool with a steady northerly wind, but no rain. The pounding surf has stirred layers of sand into fascinating … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach + WPC: Serene ~

Our morning didn’t start out serene — quite the opposite! Around 4:30 a wild call from outside aroused both Jello and me. “Loon?” — I wondered — “not at this time of day!”  Then the yips started — little barks … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach – Tuesday + WPC: Transformation ~

Lucky for me, Jello forces me up around 7:00 to get her breakfast and take her out.  Though the wind was strong and there was a light rain, we made it to the beach and back without getting soaked! However, … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach + WPC: Transformation ~

Sunshine had crested the eastern horizon as Jello and I walked the quarter mile of Discovery Trail to the point where Clark’s Tree sculpture is installed. As we departed the macadam trail, a crow cawed into the coming day. We … Continue reading →

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~ A Week At Long Beach – Sunday + WPC: Transformation ~

We arrived Sunday afternoon to pelting rain, but that didn’t keep Jello and me from our ‘arrival’ walk to the beach — her reward for being a patient traveler and then waiting for her people to get our gear out … Continue reading →

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~ In The Kitchen with Cee ~ B&W Challenge + WPC: Experimental ~

Tools and basic seasonings by the stove top. Cee’s challenge to take photos of “things in the kitchen” prompted me to snap these candid shots this morning.   Stemware in a glass cabinet. The experimental connection comes from using my … Continue reading →

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~ I’m Outa Here! ~ WPC: Temporary ~

One day at the beach Jello came upon a rather deep hole some enterprising young people had dug.  She sniffed around the edges, then slipped down the side. Clearly unhappy there, she instantly bounded out just as I snapped this photo! Temporary

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~ Light in Fog ~ WPC: Peek ~

    North Head Lighthouse — Cape Disappointment State Park — Ilwaco, WA – USA Peek

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