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The grebe had made its nest in a very open area in a recently created man-made lake in a local park. The nest comprised not only the usual leaves and twigs but also plastic bags. She was completely un

Azalea at Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island, WA

Dr. Seuss tree in Shenandoah National Park.

Wind and Sea beach is a favorite haunt when I'm in San Diego visiting my daughter. I got a bonus when a kayaker joined the fun.

Memorial found at abandoned amusement park in the Ozark Mountains

'Me and my Honey'. Imaginative costumes are very popular during Wyatt Earp Days in Tombstone Arizona.

looking up at the tower

Sunset on main street

Nanny and Kid

A mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) nanny stands with her newborn kid atop a rocky outcropping.

Summer evening by the Capitol

This picture was taken at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. It was a very cold day but the huge crowd was ecstatic. The mounted police surveyed the throngs of p

Driftwood tree on the beach at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Manual scoreboard at Wrigley Field.

We sleep safe in our beds.............because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

George Orwell

Lots of clouds driving down the mountain from Shaver Lake, California

Lao food vendor pushing cart past Wat Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos.

Break of light, image of woman.....mother earth.

Morning Glorys in the fall. It had rained, the colors were just brilliant. I took this so the red Dogwood be the backdrop for the flowers.

Mike demonstrates the allure of the Drag Queen.

Frog in it's own private world.

Ladybugs on modern architecture in the midwest.

A vine-covered old windmill leans into the sunset on a farm in Wisconsin.

A row of tall ships!!

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Driftwood tree on the beach at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Driftwood tree on the beach at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

TAGS: United States, Washington

Olga, Washington, United States of America

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© Carol Losleben.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

04.2010

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Nov. 30, 2010, 4:16 p.m.

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Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

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7.7mm

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1/250

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f8

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ISO80

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