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Mushroom Moments

📷: @sjscoyote , 2024

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The photography enthusiast side of me is still kicking myself for not staying up later & going further out of town to get aurora photos on May 10th.

The responsible parent side of me keeps reminding that iner photography enthusiast that staying home to take care of my 7-month old & trying to get some sleep the night before a full-day visit from out-of-state in-laws was my smartest choice.

But oh the FOMO...

These are the two wolves inside me.

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17 White Roses

📷: @sjscoyote , 2024

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Snoqualmie Falls

📷: @sjscoyote , 2020

📍: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, USA

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December energy

📷: @sjscoyote , 2023

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Mossy Icicles

📷: @sjscoyote , 2010

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The polished stone rested in the shade of a nearby oak tree. Engraved in the monument was an old-fashioned name and two years. The second date echoed in the young girl’s mind. 'Five years before I was born,' the girl thought sadly as she followed her mother to the grave. She said nothing, just set her bundle of silk flowers beside the cold stone. It seemed that even her dog understood the solemnity of the occasion, for the miniature beagle quietly stayed beside its young owner rather than follow the trail of a long-forgotten rabbit. Tears flowed freely from two pairs of human eyes. The mother silently relived old memories while the daughter wished she had memories of the man buried six feet beneath the engraved stone. . . .

. . . A mother sat on the curb, horrified. The medics pulled a small, lifeless body from the wrecked car. A whimpering beagle was clutched in the corpse’s arms. The small animal would later die before its time from internal injuries, though the mother would always attribute it to a broken heart. My daughter, the silent cry ran through her head once again. . . .

. . . Far away from the land of the living, an old man and a young girl sat beneath an oak tree. A young beagle howled as it scented a rabbit and followed the freshly-made trail. The man began telling his granddaughter a story. The girl listened intently . . . and the two of them began making memories.

🖊: @sjscoyote , 2009

Dedicated to RF, always present but never here. One day we'll meet each other.

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Name word art

🖊: @sjscoyote , 2009-2010

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Closure

...the touch

...the sounds

...the rhythms

familiar yet foreign

...the words

...the fire

...the understanding

missing but not gone

...need becomes want

...regret becomes acceptance

...passion becomes contentment

a subtle shift

to closure

🖊: @sjscoyote , 2019

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Ye Olde Barn

📷: @sjscoyote , 2022

📍: Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, Washington, USA

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Goldie

📷: @sjscoyote , 2021

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Harvest Time Vibes

📷: @sjscoyote , 2022

📍: Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, USA

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Photography

I wander the world

Casting my eyes about as I go

Seeing and feeling everything around me

Searching for that perfect subject

It's taken so long

So many almost-perfects left behind

Almost fearing this trip

May have been for nothing

There, I've found it

Off the beaten path

Just out of the normal line of sight

Begging for my attention

I circle my subject

Scrutinizing every detail

Looking for perfection

The angle, the distance, the lighting

I lift the camera

See in the viewfinder

What I have seen in my mind

And capture perfection

🖊: @sjscoyote , 2010

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Tumwater Falls

📷: @sjscoyote , 2022

📍: Tumwater Falls, Brewery Park, Tumwater, Washington, USA

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You...

Calm the chaos in my soul

Be the one I want to hold

See the dreams I keep inside

Heal the pain I try to hide

Lift my spirits to their feet

Show the demon true defeat

Take the drifter by the hand

Lead the dreamer to the land

Dry the tears upon my face

Keep me in a warm embrace

Hold the hand that’s reaching out

Smile and chase away all doubt

Make my day with just a touch

Ask me why I smile so much

Feel us touching fingertips

Trust the smile upon my lips

🖊: @sjscoyote , 2009

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Nature's Textures Pack #3

📷: @sjscoyote , 2010-2019

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Ruby Beach

📷: @sjscoyote , 2022

📍: Ruby Beach, Washington, USA