Take Me Home ~ Country Road

A storm is heading in ~

So fleeting are the beauties of autumn

I guess that's why

we cherish them so.

Beachcombing

Oh how I love

the Oregon Coast !

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Quietly Reflecting

I love playing with reflections !

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Still Going

Tired and worn

Still going strong

Happy weekend ~ dear friends !

Freedom

This beauty graced my presence at the wetlands today

I believe it's a red-tailed hawk.

I saw freedom in him

A freedom we all share

thanks to Veterans alive and not 

from many lands

of many wars

throughout all time.

Landing Gears Down

We're usually all soggy and cold by now

Instead our weather has been gorgeous

Pinch me !

A Dreamy Fall Day

To experience

the beauties of nature.

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A Fence Full of Flowers

These cuties are still blooming away

but alas, not for long

Any day now we'll have our first frosty night and

good-bye Nasturtiums ~

See you next Spring !

Heading Home

I love when the ground

is littered with leaves.

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Simplicity

May your Sunday be

  Simply beautiful !

Coldwater Lake ~ Mt St Helens

Late afternoon 

 I was the only one at the lake ~

  it was magical !

This short boardwalk was built by the National Park Service.

Thank you National Park Service . .

I love this place !

Coldwater Lake was born from the eruption of Mt St Helens, in 1980.

March of the Mushrooms

These little guys looked so animated

I couldn't help contributing ~ a wee bit.

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Freshly Fallen Snow

The Crater   

Mt St Helens

with a fresh new blanket of snow.

Blowin' in the Wind

These little curly-cues always intrigue me

especially when their pouffies take flight.

Altered by Autumn

Happy Tibbar-Tibbar Day !

Webbed

Raindrops on spiderweb

Have a Happy Halloween !

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Misty Light

The forest turned magical

  in the misty light

Brightening a Cloudy Day

Have a Happy Weekend !

Renderings of Fall

A little texture play.

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Shine Bright

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Ruggedly Beautiful

 Oregon Coast

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Still Waters

  Quiets the mind

 Nourishes the soul 

Vestiges of Summer

Happy Monday !

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Water Works

Rippling tide pool ~

with a heart !

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Color Me Autumn

Happy Weekend

Dear Friends !

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Wind Swept

The sea winds infinitely

shape the landscape. . .

  beautifully !

The Sublime

I never tire

 of its splendor..

I am always in awe.

By the Old Mill Stream

A quiet afternoon

filled with daydreams.

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As Far As the Eye Can See

The vastness is

overwhelmingly beautiful.

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A Perfectly Perfect Day

...along the Oregon Coast.

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Our 30th Anniversary

Spending our 30th wedding anniversary at the Oregon Coast...

and having a wonderful time!

Otters in the Wetlands.. I think

Walking the wetlands yesterday we spotted these cute little guys playing away.

First thought they were beavers, as there's lots of them around.

I snapped some really quick pics before they wandered off.

Later we realized they weren't beavers at all which, like.. of course not!

So then they must be otters?  Not totally sure, but that's our best guess.

What do you think.. Otters?

Leaves of Golden Brown

Happy Weekend!

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To Pause to Dream and Wonder

...and watch the leaves fall.

Bridge Over Bear Creek

All access to Mt St Helens became buried under mountains of downed trees, mud, and ash after it erupted in 1980.

This is just one of the many bridges built, but by far the most majestic.

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Rain Trees

It was a wonderful

rainy day!

An Abundance of Berries

Our laurel is heavy with berries

making lots of little birdies

very happy!

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Small Falls

Hope you have a lovely Sunday!

The Last Rose

Reflections of Autumn

Have a happy weekend!

Humbled...

...to walk among trees a millennium young.

Stormy Weather

Storm clouds over the mountains..

Our rainy season has arrived.

 I love the rain!

Pod Power

Seed pod overflowing

with very unusual seeds.

I've been playing with texture.. 

having way too much fun!

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The Lake Was Calling

We heard the lake quietly calling to us

on this chilly rainy October day

  We heeded the call

and were ever so grateful

 for the beauty it shared with us

today.

Coldwater Lake, near Mt St Helens

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Tapestry

..Nature made. 

Thistle Poofies

Have a happy weekend, dear friends!

Roses Still Bloom

Visited the rose gardens cared for by the local Master Gardeners

and found gorgeous roses still blooming.

Made my heart sing.

Lake Sacajawea

 Autumn colors are just starting to show

at Lake Sacajawea, a local in-town lake

that is loved by all.