Spring Sightings

A bit of sunshine

on these cold rainy days

~

 

Tilt

This poor old barn

is falling down

sideways

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

Beachcombing

along the Lower Columbia River

~

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Fly

and be free

~

 

Sharing with Our World

Intangible Beauty

Nature  made

~

Bliss

It doesn't take much

to keep me happy

My hubby

my camera

and the great outdoors

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Alien Invasion

What can I say?

~

Goin' Round the Bend

Making a big wake

in a little pond

~

 

Sharing with Rurality

Beautifully Weary

Still standing strong

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

 

Blowing Bubbles

and watching them

fly away

~

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Water Dance

Kalama River

shimmering in the sunlight

~

It's Pussy Willow Time

So wonderful to spy

against a clear blue sky

Have a beautiful weekend

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

 

A Hint of Spring

It's on its way

~

 

Sharing with Weekend Flowers

Up Up and Away

In dreams I can fly high

 as high as

the deep blue sky

~

 

Quiet Afternoon

at Lake Sacajawea

~

Old Barn New Roof

 

 

This old barn is falling apart

here and there

but it sports a new roof

even a bit of lawn

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

and Rurality

Magic Makers

Flowering

Pixie Dust

~

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Where My Soul Soars Free

Where

if only for a moment

time stands still

The Oregon Coast

~

Stillness

The lake was so still

it's reflection

near perfectly mirroring

 the trees and the sky

~ 

 

Sharing with Top Shot

The Merry Month of March

Brings the hope

of Spring

~

 

Sharing with Weekend Flowers

Winter Sun

A rare sunny afternoon

made the trees glow red

and our smiles shine bright

~

 

Mountain Drive

 

I always love seeing

the ever changing vistas

at Coldwater Lake

 ~

Still Standing Proud

Though its hay days

live in the past

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

and Rurality

Watchful Eyes

High atop the highest tree

he sat

patiently

~

It Tolls For Thee

Have a beautiful Sunday

~

Run Barefoot

I just had another birthday

I'm grateful for another year

which slip by faster and faster

Live every moment

of every day

of every year

Run barefoot

in the rain

~

 

 

Fire in the Sky

A most unusual sunset

~

 

Sharing with Orange Friday

Softly Swaying

A fresh new Lily Pad

 in the wetland waters

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Framework

Beauty is

a tree

slumbering through the winter months

~

 

Wannabe Barn

I love little outbuildings

  They often let us sneak a peek

of life

in days gone by

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

and Rurality

 

In the Mist

of early morning

~

Trailblazing

Note to self ...

Always carry a compass !

~

A Most Serene Scene

Mr and Mrs Mallard

out for an early evening paddle

~

Shrouded Sound

I love the sounds of snow

Ethereal

Like an echo hushed 

~

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Oh Sweet Valentine

Would you

be

mine

~

Shine On

 and then

the sun came out

~

Six Degrees of Rust

Rust is a

barn charmer!

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

and Rurality

Stillness

Absolute

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Low Fog Forming

Fog rolls in

over the wetlands

~

I Squint a Glimpse of Spring

and dream

of all the beauty

it will bring

~

 

Softly Glowing

in the afternoon light

~

 

Sharing with Orange Friday

A Lake Was Born

Coldwater Lake

born from the eruption

of Mt St Helens

in 1980

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

 

Along the Columbia River

the river is long and wide

it can be ravenously wild

or as serene as a baby's bath

~

 

Sharing with Watery Wednesday

and Rurality

Daydreaming...

Through the Misty Light

Mt St Helens

peeking through

~

 

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Mirror Image

Water so calm

it blended into

  the sky

~

Between Raindrops

Everyday is a good day

for a stroll through the woods

~

Misty Blue

As far as the eye could see

which was just a wee bit past

the end of my nose

~