souls from the past send
wispy notes in azure skies
smiles of summer sun
Smiles of summer sun haiku: WHPPC
Clouds
Symphony in the skies: Monochrome Monday
We witnessed a symphony in the skies over Shoshone National Forest. Spectacular cloud formations and landforms are common sights near Cody, Wyoming. Dramatic wispy clouds such as these often fill the skies.
Wonderful colors inspired by a song: LAPC
This week I’m featuring pictures of green, red, blue, and white. These are colors in What a Wonderful World, a song that brings back a special memory. Many years ago, I helped a kindergartner class with an art project related to the song. I assigned each student a color and let them paint anything they wanted. It was a “wonderful” experience!
Here’s my take on the colors from the song.
This picture shows the vibrancy of green foliage surrounding a great blue heron in Troutdale.
Here’s a picture featuring the power of red in an up close portrait of a hibiscus.
A magical Monday sunrise: Skywatch Friday
A pretty green scene: Wordless Wednesday
Roth Ranch in Central Oregon: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Softness in the skies haiku: LAPC & SS
softness in the skies
adrift over layered tuff ring,
white veils eclipse sun
Skyscapes from Fort Rock, Oregon.
A new day dawns: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Hope in a sunrise – tanka poem: LAPC
A sliver of hope
glimmers on the horizon
A dark bud opens
delicate petals unfurl
Hope blossoms, filling the sky
A glorious cloudscape: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Desert skies over Hampton Buttes: Sunday Stills
Day breaks and clouds wait: LAPC & Sunday Stills
Love is in the air on Valentine’s Day
On this day when love is in the air, remember to…
Be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud.
Maya Angelou
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge – Cheer Someone Up
Peace in the Pueblo Mountains: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Watching & waiting for clouds: LAPC
Watching & waiting for clouds
Turning the sky into a color collecting kaleidoscope
Expressing their thoughts with fiery punctuation
A brilliant desert morning: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Clouds over my commute: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Magic in the Wind Haiku: LAPC
Magic in the wind
Pushes whirling windmill blades
Creating power
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Magical
Flying Saucer Cloud: Monochrome Monday
I saw this flying saucer cloud hovering near Steens Mountain a few days ago. I see why lenticular clouds, like this one for example, are often called UFO clouds.
Monochrome Monday
Clouds in my sky: LAPC
I can be jubilant one moment and pensive the next, and a cloud could go by and make that happen.
Bob Dylan
Here are few clouds in my sky from the last year’s worth of Lens-Artists Photo Challenges. These pictures were taken in Eastern and Central Oregon, my favorite country. Enjoy their many moods.
22 Degree Halo Around the Sun: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Popcorn Factory: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Owl Nest – Tree of Knowledge: Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Storm over Hart Mountain
Last week when I visited Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, a threatening looking storm was moving in. Dark clouds temporarily blotted out the big blue sky. We didn’t stay long on this primitive dirt road near refuge headquarters. When the roads there get wet, they can turn into a muddy gumbo that makes it hard to drive. We made it out fine, flushing some sage grouse on the way. Spectacular sights!
Weekly Photo Challenge – Temporary
Bright Passes
Storms can be raging around you
Clouding your judgement
Darkening your mood
Look for the passes
On your horizons
Make your way
Across the low spots to the
Brightness beyond the barriers
Weekly Photo Challenge – Elemental
Drama in the sky: Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Spare: Daily Post Photography Challenge
The road to Steens Mountain in Oregon may appear Spare , but there is an abundance of beautiful sights, sounds, and scents in the high desert.