In 2010, we literally raced a thunderstorm across Iowa. Taken from a moving car. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/change-2015/
Category: Nature
Up close and personal with the birdies
Just captured this this afternoon. Black-capped Chickadees, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and Dark-eyed Juncos. From about two feet away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjwVJLLsfQ
A Trip To Reno-Lake Tahoe
The week after Labor Day, Hubby and I flew to Reno for a meetup with our friends from Ricochet. Getting there and back wasn't half the fun, but it was interesting. Since we waited until the figurative "last minute" to book our flights from Seattle, we had to change planes both ways. For three legs …
Weekly Photo Challenge-Monochromatic
These are small pieces of the columnar basalt cliffs along the Columbia River in Eastern Washington State. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/monochromatic/
Weekly Photo Challenge-Connected
This is a rather unusual connection. The tree being "embraced" by a cactus. Seen at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/connected/
NOT This Week’s Photo Challenge…Clouds
For some reason, I've been paying attention to clouds lately, and noticing the many different form that water vapor in our atmosphere can take. From fluffy white, to menacing dark gray, to wispy mares' tails, clouds are just beautiful to gaze upon. I've taken some new photos, and brought together some from my photo library. …
Reading the Outlander Series-And Learning! Updated-See Italics Below
For the past few months, I have been reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series of novels, about a nurse after World War II, who falls through standing stones in Scotland, and lands 200 years in the past. Her adventures are totally engrossing, and I have been literally losing sleep, as I hate to close the book, …
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Photo Challenge: Close Up
Anywhere there can be Life, there IS Life: Even on a seemingly inhospitable surface as a granite rock, lichen and mosses grow. Nature's God fills every niche, and some niches support life, upon life, upon life. This is especially so in the Pacific Northwest, where ample rainfall encourages growth year-round. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/close-up/
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It's time for Summer. I call this one "Cactus Attacking Tree". I took it at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Here's the full picture:
I just had to show this off!
Yesterday, hubby and I went to a local park, and I "caught" this little Marsh Wren. Isn't he cute?
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