High Desert

Deer drawing and video: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a deer drawing and video. I used black and gray pens to create this drawing of a…

4 months ago

A wandering soul haiku

a wandering soultrudges between boulders and bloomson a quest for spring Haiku Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…

4 months ago

Peaceful pastel sunrise: Wordless Wednesday

Peaceful pastel sunrise over Bend, Oregon Happy Holidays! Wordless Wednesday

1 year ago

High Desert Skies: LAPC & Weekend Sky

High Desert skies can be full of fiery emotions Or calm and blue, framing peaceful works of art (more…)

2 years ago

A night in winter: Wordless Wednesday

A night in winter in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

2 years ago

Fort Rock in profile: Wordless Wednesday

Fort Rock in profile at Fort Rock State Park, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

2 years ago

A High Desert playa: LAPC & SSPC

I awaken on the shores of a High Desert playa Dust devils on the distant shoreline dance across the flats…

2 years ago

Brasada Ranch view: Pull Up a Seat

Last weekend, we drove to Brasada Ranch resort in Powell Butte, Oregon for a BBQ and art show event. They…

2 years ago

Buena Vista ponds: WWE

The Buena Vista ponds are a great place to spot birds at Malheur NWR in Oregon. In the middle of…

2 years ago

Morning breaking over the High Desert: LAPC

Morning breaking over the High Desert Blackbird singing praises over a playa (more…)

2 years ago

Hawk eating breakfast: Bird of the Week

I was driving near my house early one morning when I saw this sight. It was a hawk eating breakfast…

2 years ago

A December surprise: WW & Whatsoever is lovely

A December surprise sunrise over Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Whatsoever is lovely

2 years ago

Another day, another sunrise: Wordless Wednesday

Another day, another sunrise over the High Desert Wordless Wednesday

3 years ago

Need to weed? Tools & tips: FF

Do you need to weed? It’s not something we want to do, but it's something we have to do. Some…

3 years ago

Bird Festival Highlights: Bird(s) of the week

Visitors from near and far converged in Burns, Oregon for the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival in mid-April. I signed…

3 years ago

Clouds of Harney County: LAPC & WS

The clouds of Harney County form dramatic backdrops to the High Desert landscapes of eastern Oregon. I just returned from…

3 years ago

High Desert Oases in Oregon: LAPC

High Desert oases offer peaceful retreats for wildlife and human visitors. Lake County Oases Summer Lake lies at the base…

3 years ago

A winter wonderland: Thursday Tree Love

There's a winter wonderland in my yard near Bend, Oregon. My favorite western juniper is dressed up for the season…

3 years ago

Morning clouds over Bend: Skywatch Friday

Morning clouds over Bend, Oregon last Fall in a dramatic High Desert sunrise. Skywatch Friday

4 years ago

Storm over Playa : 1-to-3 Photo Challenge

In early June, while participating in a Great Basin Natural History workshop, I took photos of the storm over Playa.…

4 years ago

Memorable moments from home: LAPC

Trying to choose only three of my favorite photos for this challenge was very difficult. I decided to focus on…

4 years ago

Captured sunshine: Macro Monday

These colorful lichens at Lake Abert look like bits of captured sunshine. Colorful lichens at Lake Abert, Oregon Macro Monday

4 years ago

Primrose painting, photo, & Poem: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a primrose painting, photo, and poem I created. When I was on a field trip in early…

4 years ago

Cactus buds in my garden: Macro Monday

Here's an up close view of prickly pear cactus buds in my garden. Yes, those spikes are sharp and difficult…

4 years ago

High Desert voices of the many and the few: LAPC

High Desert voices can be heard throughout Central Oregon if you just pause and listen. Bold shouts of the many…

4 years ago

Tulips up close: Macro Monday

Here's a picture of tulips up close growing in my garden. There's something special about these two flowers. They are…

4 years ago

The path meanders haiku: Haiku poetry challenge

the path meandersup a rocky desert butteembraced by spring clouds Fischer Canyon, Oregon Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #407 -…

4 years ago

Had too much fun on Earth Day

Western juniper at Fischer Canyon, Oregon This western juniper looks like it had too much fun on Earth Day. I…

4 years ago

April showers?: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

4 years ago

A tumbleweed snowman: Sunday Stills

I decided to make a tumbleweed snowman from the giant tumbleweed I recently found in my yard. In my previous…

4 years ago

Good morning November!: Wordless Wednesday

Good morning November! Sunrise in the High Desert Wordless Wednesday

4 years ago

Past their prime: LAPC

Here in the High Desert, things tend to last well past their prime. Though this old truck shows signs of…

5 years ago

A desert wander discovery: WPW

On a desert wander, clouds fill my head. A scrub jay calls to me in its raucous voice and my…

5 years ago

High Desert Clouds-Clogyrnach Poem: LAPC

High desert clouds fill the dawn skyGraceful brushstrokes conceived to flyDrifters over earthInterspersed cloudburstsDusk desert, glowing high Lens-Artists Photo Challenge…

5 years ago

The bucks stopped here: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

5 years ago

Movin’ down the road in Harney County, Oregon: LAPC

When you travel the backroads in this part of the country, it's not uncommon to see cattle herds movin' down…

5 years ago

Pink flowers in my yard: Sunday Stills

Today I'm featuring portraits of pink flowers in my Bend, Oregon yard. All of these plants are drought tolerant, once…

5 years ago

A home from the past: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

5 years ago