Bachelor buttons up close in our garden. I never knew they had so many colors. This flower has such an…
After waiting yearsfor bright blossoms to appear,luminous at last Golden sword yucca Friday Flowers
When I first saw this praying mantis on hop plants in our garden of plenty, I thought it must be…
The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is to pick images that go with five possible words. I chose to use…
Last year we started to create a new garden space in our backyard. After a lot of work, it's looking…
A deserted stageEmptiness filled with blossomsSilent symphony Friday Flowers
Wordless Wednesday Mid-Week Monochrome (MWM)
Here's a photo of ice plants up close from my garden near Bend, Oregon. I always look forward to seeing…
To weed or not to weed. Sometimes weeding is a big job, so how can you tell which plant is…
Blue flax flowers up close in my garden. These delicate flowers are difficult to photograph because they have a habit…
Delicate flowersSuspended from slender stemsChime in pastel tones Friday Flowers
Mid-Week Monochrome #40 (MWM) Wordless Wednesday
When I walk my dog in the Old Mill district, I always smile when I see the art at the…
A single flowerWith petals radiatingCaptures warm sunlightTo share on overcast daysIlluminating us all Prickly pear cactus Salsify Cinquefoil Oregon sunshine…
You may have heard of this plant referred to in the classic western, Riders of the Purple Sage by…
There are many shades of obsidian in nature. The Weekend Challenge from GC and SueW, and their monthly color challenge…
Here's a view of a chive blossom up close in my garden. We have a bumper crop this year! Macro…
Right now I have a rainbow of soft colors in my garden. Many plants are blooming in the high desert.…
The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is Pastimes so I immediately thought of rocks. I have always collected them. Here's…
This pretty plant is the first to bloom in my garden in the spring. The tiny flower of cypress spurge…
This sharp-shinned hawk was either cooling its jets because it was overheated or it was pretending to be a piece…
Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM) Monochrome Monday
These wild buckwheat blossoms were photographed in the High Desert near Bend, Oregon. I believe this is a variety of…
https://vimeo.com/405505924 Wordless Wednesday
Silent Sunday Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Find Something Red
A photograph of spruce cones up close that I took in my Bend, Oregon yard. Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)
Snowy quilts now cover the gardens, but I remember summer's bounty Glossy purple eggplants, leafy green artichoke buds, and garlic…
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)
I saw these blazing star beauties at the top of Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon last August. Pilot Butte is…
These coneflowers' colors are fading as summer turns to fall. Their form is still beautiful and I look forward to…
When the flower blossoms, the bee will come.Srikumar Rao Sunshine's Macro Monday
Day lilies with the Sisters mountains in the background The challenge for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this weekend is Something…