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Pileated Woodpeckers Arrive

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Tue, 07/12/2011 - 11:00am in nature, photography | 3 comments

They're the largest of the North American Woodpeckers (since the Ivory billed has not been seen in North America in awhile.) They're about the size of a crow and they're gorgeous with their brilliant red head feathers and white strikings against the black! We had a flock of 4 land on our cedar in the backyard and we were fortunate to see them.

Gardens by the Sea at My Studio Window

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 2:00pm in blog hop, my studio, nature | 5 comments

Above is the view from my studio window. I'm one very fortunate woman. Inspiration abounds, but there's always something that catches my eye and sets me off daydreaming. On a windy day like today I watch the waves go by tipped by white caps.

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 2:55pm in British Columbia, nature, travel, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

Favorite Flowers come in Periwinkle

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sun, 06/19/2011 - 10:01pm in color, garden, nature, photography, Washington | 7 comments

One of the delights of our home on the Olympic Peninsula were the number of flowering plants the previous owners planted that were in my favorite color. I now know that no matter where we live I'll

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 11:00am in nature, photography, Wordless Wednesday | 5 comments

Curious?

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sat, 06/04/2011 - 12:13am in Italy, Mediterranean Cruise, nature, travel | 4 comments

It's been awhile since I posted a scrapbook page of our Istanbul to Barcelona cruise. Next port stop: Civitavecchia.

You're going to have to wait....In case you couldn't tell by her sexy demeanor, she's a capra, not a goat.

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 11:00am in nature, photography, Wordless Wednesday | 5 comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 11:00am in British Columbia, nature, travel, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 11:00am in family, nature, Wordless Wednesday | 10 comments

Finally! It's Spring on the Olympic Peninsula!

Posted by Janet Bocciardi on Sun, 05/01/2011 - 5:11pm in nature, Washington | 3 comments

We are just about mid-way between the start of Spring and the Summer Solstice on the calendar, but you wouldn't know it if you've been hanging in our part of the country. If you want to see some amazing photography and what the weather has been like in the Olympic Mountains, high above us, check out this post in mid-April of his visit to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park by photographer Lee Rentz.I've been worried about our Maple trees that looked pretty dea