Bend

Summer’s bounty on display: LAPC

Snowy quilts now cover the gardens, but I remember summer's bounty Glossy purple eggplants, leafy green artichoke buds, and garlic…

7 years ago

Rainy view of otters: Pull up a seat challenge

I had a rainy view of otters from this log bench shaded by a red-leaved tree. The otters at the…

7 years ago

An accidental abstract: LAPC

I took an accidental abstract when I was crossing a wooden bridge. I must have pushed the shutter button by…

7 years ago

Tunnel of Joy in Bend: LAPC

I often walk through this "Tunnel of Joy" by the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. I call it that because…

7 years ago

Watching & waiting for clouds: LAPC

Watching & waiting for clouds Turning the sky into a color collecting kaleidoscope Expressing their thoughts with fiery punctuation (more…)

7 years ago

Blazing star beauties: Friday flowers

I saw these blazing star beauties at the top of Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon last August. Pilot Butte is…

7 years ago

A covered wagon at rest: Monochrome Monday

Covered wagon at High Desert Museum Monochrome Monday

7 years ago

Clouds over my commute: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

Friday Flowers with a Friend

I'm treasuring Friday flowers with a friend before the weather changes. It was warm and sunny here yesterday but snow…

7 years ago

A dawn bouquet: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Tiny Tin Pan Theater

You can find the Tin Pan Theater tucked away in an alley in downtown Bend, Oregon. If you didn't know…

7 years ago

Surrounded by color & texture

Color & texture surround you as you sit on this comfortable bench in Bend, Oregon. Pull up a seat challenge

7 years ago

The Ents are Watching: Monochrome Monday

The Ents are watching you so be kind to our forests. Monochrome Monday

7 years ago

Rainbow Flag Bridge: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

Springtime Cosmos: A Photo a Week Challenge

It's always a thrill to see these lacy-leaved springtime cosmos in the morning sun. A Photo a Week Challenge -…

7 years ago

Stairway of Art: LAPC

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must…

7 years ago

Let there be peace: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

Words into Art-Temperance Creek: LAPC

Words into Art Imnaha River - Jackie Smith My friend asked me to go hear author Pamela Royes talk about…

7 years ago

Dog Art+ in Bend, Oregon

This mural is by husband and wife artists Paul Alan Bennett and Carolyn Platt. Can you see why I titled…

7 years ago

Where could my dog be?: Monochrome Monday

Oh where, oh where could my little dog be? Monochrome Monday

7 years ago

Roses-Summer Blooms & Fall Fruit: Friday Flowers

I enjoy watching these roses growing along the Mill A Loop trail along the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. They…

7 years ago

A 24″ snowy cake: Monochrome Monday

Care to join me for a piece of snowy cake? Monochrome Monday

7 years ago

Winter Walks in Bend: LAPC

Winter is a special time of the year here in Bend. Winter walks around the neighborhood are highlighted with landscapes…

8 years ago

High Desert Voices Newsletter – March 2019

I'm sharing the March issue of the High Desert Voices newsletter. It's a newsletter for volunteers and staff at the…

8 years ago

Lilies in the Rain: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

8 years ago

Unusual Clouds Above Bend : LAPC

The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun…

8 years ago

Badgers & Magpies & Leopards, Oh my!

Badgers at Yellowstone National Park In The Story Who Came to Visit, I mentioned I would be doing an Open…

8 years ago

Bald Eagle: Don’t Fence Me In

Bald eagle out for breakfast I saw this bald eagle standing in the middle of a field this morning and…

8 years ago

Tin Pan Alley Art in Bend

Seven artists featured in Tin Pan Alley The Tin Pan Alley Art "gallery" is located in a short alleyway in…

8 years ago

Nature’s Icing on Christmas

Just enough of Nature's icing on our wreath to brighten up the holidays. "He who marvels at the beauty of…

8 years ago

Holiday Lights Winter Paddle Parade in Bend

Last night we had a front row seat to watch the paddle parade go by on the Deschutes River in…

8 years ago

Reaching for the Sky: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

8 years ago