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Category Archives: forest

January 9, 2018 by drkottaway

soft morning 2

Taken from Port Townsend, zoomed in on Marrowstone Island.

I love the water here, mountains, forests… home.

Posted in forest, outdoors, photography, sky, water
Tagged cloud, forest, home, Marrowstone Island, outdoors, sky, sunrise, water
January 7, 2018 by drkottaway

morning mountain

This is taken driving back from the airport after traveling back from Maryland. From the passenger seat….

Volcanoes grow. For the Weekly Photo Challenge: growth.

Posted in forest, mountain, photography, sky, travel
Tagged cloud, forest, morning, Mount Rainier, mountain, photography, sky, travel
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January 4, 2018 by drkottaway

flock

Out my kitchen window. For weeks I saw this food disappear, but no birds. It is around the corner from the hummingbird feeder. I think the hummingbirds guard the area.

So the other birds show up in a flock…

For the Daily Prompt: viable.

We think these are bushtits.

Posted in Beloved, forest, love, outdoors, photography, rural doctor, sky
Tagged bird, Daily Prompt, feeder, flock, hope, viable
December 30, 2017 by drkottaway

quick

For the Daily Prompt: almost.

I did not quite catch a good portrait of this cardinal….

Posted in forest, outdoors, photography, sky
Tagged almost, bird, color, Daily Prompt, hike, outdoors, Red
3 Comments
December 30, 2017 by drkottaway

local color

Posted in family, forest, hike, outdoors, rural doctor, travel
Tagged family, hike, local, meet, outdoors, travel
3 Comments
December 29, 2017 by drkottaway

In the wings

Spring is waiting in the wings, these buds ready and this bird too.

Posted in Beloved, forest, hike, love, outdoors, rural doctor, sky, transformation
Tagged bird, bud, day, spring, sun, wait, wing, Winter
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December 26, 2017 by drkottaway

A proclivity for tapping

For the Daily Prompt: proclivity.

Breakfast and drumming, at the same time….

Posted in family, forest, hike, joy, outdoors, rural doctor, sky, travel
Tagged bird, breakfast, Daily Prompt, morning, photography, proclivity, tap
5 Comments
December 26, 2017 by drkottaway

whose woods?

Posted in Beloved, family, forest, hike, love, outdoors, rural doctor, travel
Tagged forest, hike, outdoors, park, travel, visit, walk, woods
2 Comments
December 26, 2017 by drkottaway

different woods

We walked yesterday and the day before, in a park that’s new to me.

Posted in Beloved, family, forest, love, outdoors, photography, rural doctor, travel
Tagged forest, leaf, photography, travel, tree
December 20, 2017 by drkottaway

illumination

For Wordless Wednesday.

Posted in forest, grief, mountain, photography, rural doctor, sky, transformation
Tagged enlightenment, illumination, mountain, sky, smoke, sun, sunrise, wordless wednesday
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