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Where Rocks Are Born ~ Weekly Photo Challenge (Sea)

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

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

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Fledglings

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Fledglings have been appearing at my feeders for some time now.  Their parents coax them into the Holly tree, then bring a morsel of seed or suet.  There’s always a kerfluffle in the Holly branches as the fledges vie for … Continue reading →

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Gossamer Wings – Weekly Photo Challenge (fleeting)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Who doesn’t love watching a beautiful butterfly?  They flit and float, land on flowers to sip, lift and fly away on gossamer wings.  From brightly colored Swallowtails to sheer white Pale Beauty Moths, they are another life form that I … Continue reading →

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Beach + Beagle = Fun!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

How long has it been?  We kept asking one another as we drove over the Lewis and Clark Bridge across the Columbia River from Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon, following Route 30 West to Astoria.  At least fifteen years we … Continue reading →

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Through the Past, Darkly – Self-Portrait Weekly Photo Challenge (Background)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

It was long after those halcyon nights with our Cliff House friends drinking pitcher after pitcher of beer at The Goal Post Tavern, punching quarters into the Juke Box to listen to another round of Honky Tonk Women or Jumpin’ … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Escape

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

The first summer after I started my career in education (1983) I insisted Creighton and Itake a vacation.  We spent three wonderful days in August, on Orcas Island, and bicycled San Juan  and Lopez Islands as well.  The next year … Continue reading →

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on being

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

my hands pull out the dead shrub I pour water into a hole in the earth plant a life form birds twitter above clouds swirl the universe opens in a heartbeat stories around night fires over centuries and generations seek … Continue reading →

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Bruised Apples (an analysis)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

It had been decades since the sensation had hit me this hard, although I recognized it immediately.  I had just come out of the kitchen to join my sisters for morning coffee when, centered deep and low inside, the ache … Continue reading →

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Touching Branches

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Lindy Le Coq

I don’t recall what age I was when my mother gave me the silver medallion.    She knew I was curious about it, and that I would take good care of it, which I was/am and have.  The name on it … Continue reading →

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Ninety Years

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Lindy Le Coq

At the advanced age of ninety, my father is stuck and discouraged.  Whenever I visit him, the litany of grievances about his physical health, medications, and the condition of his home must be rehashed.  He sees them as obstacles that … Continue reading →

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