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Small Swallows: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

10 years ago

Bend Whitewater Park

About the Bend Whitewater Park Did you know that you can surf on the Deschutes River? Yes, thanks to the…

10 years ago

Hot Air Extraordinaire over Bend, Oregon

Harnessing hot air into giant works of art makes for some hot air extraordinaire. We went to Balloons Over Bend last weekend…

10 years ago

Balloon Bouquet: WPC-Cherry on the Top

Life can take a lot of twists and turns so it's nice to get a bouquet once in a while. This…

10 years ago

Desert Sky

Painted skies Sky. Where I live in central Oregon, it's big and bold. The sky is rarely shrouded in shades…

10 years ago

Hello Spring!: A Silent Sunday Sunrise

Silent Sunday

10 years ago

Lava Butte – Central Oregon Attractions

View from the top of Lava Butte Lava Butte You can get to top of the Lava Butte cinder cone…

10 years ago

Oregon Winterfest: A feast for the senses

Oregon WinterFest celebrates the winter season here in Central Oregon. This is the 17th year of the event. Here are…

10 years ago

Snowshoeing at Mt Bachelor: A great adventure

Mt. Bachelor Thinking about trying out snowshoeing? Last weekend I went out for the first time to try out snowshoeing…

10 years ago

FIRE! Fire pit competition in Bend

Did that get your attention? I went to the Oregon WinterFest event here in Bend this weekend and took some…

10 years ago

Aloha Owyhee!

Hawaiians in Oregon: A brief history What does the Owhyee River in southeastern Oregon and Kanaka Flat near Jacksonville, Oregon…

10 years ago

Edward S. Curtis Fever in Bend, Oregon

Hupa mother and child by Edward S. Curtis. 1923. Events and exhibits related to photographer Edward S. Curtis were located…

10 years ago

Clouds

Clouds... Obscure what was once clear Release things that burden them Blanket the cold nights Shine brightness on what’s to…

11 years ago

Lava Lands Visitor Center – Stories of Oregon’s volcanoes

Follow the red lava flow The Lava Lands Visitor Center has interpretive exhibits that focus on local volcanology, geology, ecology,…

11 years ago

Forests and Fire: Fire ecology in action

How many big stumps can you see here? Learning about fire ecology I recently went on a Deschutes Land Trust…

11 years ago

A fluttering of wings: Townsend’s solitaire

A fluttering of wings draws my attention. Looking out of my window, I see a Townsend's solitaire beating its wings…

11 years ago

Fall’s Laughter

Fall begins with joyous laughter and warm caresses that Nod and wink as they cloak you with a touch of…

11 years ago

Finding Frémont Exhibit: Early Explorer of Oregon

If you type “John C. Frémont” into a search engine, you will turn up places named after him in over…

11 years ago

Cheerleaders of Fall

I can always tell when fall is on the way here because the rubber rabbitbrush, Ericameria nauseosa, gets out its bright…

11 years ago

The North American river otter: You otter know

North American River Otter The High Desert Museum introduced a new North American river otter, Lontra canadensis,  into the otter display…

11 years ago

Birding Around Bend

A fluttering of wings draws my eyes. An unknown call turns my head. Finding birds and figuring out what they…

11 years ago

Cedar waxwings – Smooth, elegant birds

I moved to the high desert a couple of years ago and thought I left some of my favorite friends…

11 years ago

Bend = Beer

Why, you may be asking, is she writing about beer on a site that is supposed to be related to…

11 years ago

Skeleton Cave – A lava tube cave near Bend

Skeleton Cave – the name immediately brings questions to your mind. The designation refers to the discovery of several animal…

11 years ago