High Desert Voices August 2024 newsletter

2 years ago

Here's the High Desert Voices August 2024 newsletter for your reading pleasure. Lots of nice photos as well! This newsletter…

Chinese windmill palm: Thursday Tree Love

2 years ago

So, when you think of trees on the westside of Oregon you probably think of evergreens, right? However, trees associated…

Banded trumpeters haiku: Birds of the Week

2 years ago

banded trumpetersdabble in High Desert lakesas spring awakens Birds of the Week

Lan Su Chinese Garden: One Word Sunday

2 years ago

Near the shores of the Willamette River in downtown Portland, you'll find a small gem of a garden. Lan Su…

Fringed gentian drawing & photo: FFA & FOTD

2 years ago

Today I'm sharing a fringed gentian drawing I created from a photo. I used colored pencils for this drawing. Originally,…

A pansy rainbow haiku: Macro Monday

2 years ago

a pansy rainbowradiating happinesson a summer day Macro Monday

Abstracts adrift at an aquarium: Sunday Stills

2 years ago

When I looked at the pictures I'd taken at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, I thought several images were like abstracts…

A soggy seat: Pull Up a Seat

2 years ago

A soggy seat at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon. Pull Up a Seat

Sasquatch sculpture: Monochrome Monday

2 years ago

This enormous Sasquatch sculpture is part of the Sensing Sasquatch exhibition currently at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.…

Seeing pairs in art and nature: LAPC

2 years ago

Seeing pairs of bronze bulls bash together in winter blizzards The Battle by Rip Caswell, High Desert Museum, Oregon and…