water – The Life of Things

Through me course wide rivers and in me rise tall mountains. And beyond the thickets of my agitation and confusion there stretch the wide plains of my peace and surrender. All landscapes are within me. And there is room for everything. ETTY HILLESUM

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10 Word Review – All Is Lost

Silence. Calm. Storm. Harrowing. Solo. Lonely. Risk. Sailor. Methodical. Yes.

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Car Wash

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Looking Back

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Scappoose Bay

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Jelly

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Thankful Everyday – The Fourteenth

14. I’m thankful for the water around me. Whether it’s clean drinking water, a warm shower, snow, a lake to kayak in, a pool to swim in, ice for my drink, a river to fish in, rain, or an ocean to be amazed at I am so grateful and thankful for all it’s lovely forms.Continue reading “Thankful Everyday – The Fourteenth”

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Thankful Everyday – The Ninth

Day Nine…. 9. I’m thankful for the visual world. I am made breathless every day by something I see. It seems everywhere I look there’s beauty and magnificence. It constantly amazes, enlightens, and nourishes my soul. Leaves blowing from trees, blue sky, rain drops falling just so, structures made by man, light in all it’sContinue reading “Thankful Everyday – The Ninth”

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Empty

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Perched

I took this one at Davis Lake, Oregon. Central Oregon is a fantastic place. There’s an endless variety of places/things to shoot. Not long after this shot was taken a bald eagle flew over head, landed, and started fishing. I wasn’t quick enough to get a great shot. Sometimes it’s better to live in theContinue reading “Perched”

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Splash

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Water Colors

Sometimes shooting a great photograph is a matter of paying attention and getting lucky. I was in Nevada walking the docks at Lake Mead and I happened to notice this amazing reflection in the water of a sign on the side of a building. It looked like a weird painting and I wondered if IContinue reading “Water Colors”

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Parched

Dry… oh, yes… I need water! When a person thinks about moving to the midwest it’s obvious to dread the humidity of the summer and the freezing cold of the winter. What’s not so obvious is how chapped your lips get or how dry your skin becomes. It’s not something you would think about really.Continue reading “Parched”

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Photo Hunt – Wet

Drop, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

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IMG_0702, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

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Scottish Fields, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

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Floatin

Floating Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl I think Weston and Riley’s outside water bowl needs to be emptied and re-filled, don’t you? Though really…. they don’t stay out long enough in the rain to need a drink. They are fair weather pups. No rain shall touch them… if they can help it.

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Under Water

Under Water Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl Inside Steinhart Aquarium in the Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park. Not a huge aquarium, but fairly good considering it’s size.

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Alcatraz

Alcatraz Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl We didn’t venture out to it this time around, but it’s impressive just looking out at it.