Wordless Wednesday
X marks the spot: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Desert
Prairie Clover: Friday Flowers
Friday Flowers
Many moods of my muse: WPC
In my backyard, an old western juniper tree serves as my muse. Hope you enjoy these pictures that show the many moods of my muse through the seasons. The moods in the sunsets range from a quiet blush to a loud show of anger.
My cover image shows a rainbow of emotions surrounding the tree.
Weekly Photo Challenge – Rise/Set
Basin & Range: Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
In a state of phlox: Friday Flowers
Friday Flowers
Story in the Sky
Silent Sunday
Steens Mountain: Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Indian Paintbrush: Friday Flowers
Friday Flowers
Summer Lake in the Fall: Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Sagebrush flowers: Friday Flowers
The blooms of sagebrush are not not big, showy, or colorful. Nonetheless, their muted colors and delicate blossoms exude a certain form of grace.
A glowing morning
This morning I saw a colorful and glowing sunrise over the High Desert of Central Oregon. What a wonderful way to start an October day!
Weekly Photo Challenge – Glow
Prickly & pretty cactus
Here’s a photo of some cactus plants blooming in my garden this summer. They make gorgeous flowers but you have to be very careful when weeding around them. 😉
Friday Flowers
Kingbird surveying his realm
This western kingbird distracted us while we were on a field trip looking for Swainson’s hawks and ground squirrels. Their bright color and bold personality forces you to take notice of them.
You can see part of Fort Rock in the background on the left. To learn more about the cave with ancient artifacts near there, see my post here. For information on the great museum at Fort Rock, see my post here.
Weekly Photo Challenge – Ooh, Shiny!
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
Water wise gardening: Growing more with less
Xeriscaping
Have you ever seen a plant out in nature and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish I could have that in my yard!” You can with water wise gardening.
Mountain mahogany in the wild
Gray rabbitbrush (transplant) and mountain mahogany in landscape
Well sometimes you can and if you include certain types of plants, you’ll benefit in several ways including:
- Saving $$$ on your water bill.
- Ensuring that your garden plantings survive and thrive.
- Attracting wildlife.
- Spending less time on maintenance.
California Quail near prickly poppy and green rabbitbrush
Water wise gardening, otherwise known as xeriscaping, incorporates plants that require less water. The plants can be native to the area or from other areas with similar environments. There are hundreds of these types of plants that can be incorporated into your garden.
Blurry songster
Out of focus but in tune
I recently heard a complicated and beautiful birdsong but it took me a minute to locate the singer. Though the photo I took turned out to be one of a blurry songster, the mockingbird’s song was loud and clear. Be sure to visit this site to hear it – Northern Mockingbird’s song. No wonder its Latin name translates to “many-tongued mimic.”
Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Weekly Photo Challenge – Focus
Purple punctuation
Purple wildflowers
Punctuating dry deserts
With cool regal tones
Softness in a hard place
Silent Sunday
G’night Primrose: WPC – Morning
One of my favorite things to do when I get up in the morning is to look out my window at this night-blooming primrose. I love getting a glimpse of its bold yet delicate blossoms before they go to sleep and close up during the day.
Weekly Photo Challenge – Morning
Desert Gold: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
May Showers, High Desert Flowers
Purple sage and paintbrush
A desert can be desolate
Arid and barren
Spring showers
Splash colors
Of brilliant hues
Amidst the sand
Painting with a delicate brush
From a palette of rainbows
Balsamroot 