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Shadow Play – Photo Wednesday

Just like that. A close up of a wildflower stem, and its shadow on the foliage. With a bit of filter play.

Salal is an evergreen plant that carpets the forest floor in areas where there is an opening in the canopy, and near roads and paths.

It is green, most of the time. Except in the fall, where some of the leaves start to decay and acquire a bit of individuality.

The decay patterns are interesting.

Very individual.

And lacy.

And some go very red, as a final big show…

I live on an island. Water is all around us. I am fascinated by the way the light reflects on its constantly-moving surface.

Wave action on the shoreline, or ripples below a fountain, the scale varies.

And in close-up shots, these moving surfaces become beautifully abstract.

…de l’eau qui danse…

Around the island, lots of water creatures swim about.

Sometimes, they hang around in groups, like the river otter clan in the header, above.

And they also live quiet single lives.

“You talking to me?”

Here is another shot of the East Point otter clan:

And during the fall and winter, sea lions also hang out – with bald eagles – on Boiling Reef, at the tip of East Point, Saturna Island.

Here they are, with Bellingham, WA, in the background.

A tug is pulling a log boom (a raft of floating logs, recently cut). Up and down the sound it goes, very slowly, killing time.

This is one of those “just because” photos, showing the traffic in front of my house.