Today I'm sharing a deer drawing and video. I used black and gray pens to create this drawing of a…
a wandering soultrudges between boulders and bloomson a quest for spring Haiku Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…
Peaceful pastel sunrise over Bend, Oregon Happy Holidays! Wordless Wednesday
High Desert skies can be full of fiery emotions Or calm and blue, framing peaceful works of art (more…)
A night in winter in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Fort Rock in profile at Fort Rock State Park, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
I awaken on the shores of a High Desert playa Dust devils on the distant shoreline dance across the flats…
Last weekend, we drove to Brasada Ranch resort in Powell Butte, Oregon for a BBQ and art show event. They…
The Buena Vista ponds are a great place to spot birds at Malheur NWR in Oregon. In the middle of…
Morning breaking over the High Desert Blackbird singing praises over a playa (more…)
I was driving near my house early one morning when I saw this sight. It was a hawk eating breakfast…
A December surprise sunrise over Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Whatsoever is lovely
Another day, another sunrise over the High Desert Wordless Wednesday
Do you need to weed? It’s not something we want to do, but it's something we have to do. Some…
Visitors from near and far converged in Burns, Oregon for the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival in mid-April. I signed…
The clouds of Harney County form dramatic backdrops to the High Desert landscapes of eastern Oregon. I just returned from…
High Desert oases offer peaceful retreats for wildlife and human visitors. Lake County Oases Summer Lake lies at the base…
There's a winter wonderland in my yard near Bend, Oregon. My favorite western juniper is dressed up for the season…
Morning clouds over Bend, Oregon last Fall in a dramatic High Desert sunrise. Skywatch Friday
In early June, while participating in a Great Basin Natural History workshop, I took photos of the storm over Playa.…
Trying to choose only three of my favorite photos for this challenge was very difficult. I decided to focus on…
These colorful lichens at Lake Abert look like bits of captured sunshine. Colorful lichens at Lake Abert, Oregon Macro Monday
Today I'm sharing a primrose painting, photo, and poem I created. When I was on a field trip in early…
Here's an up close view of prickly pear cactus buds in my garden. Yes, those spikes are sharp and difficult…
High Desert voices can be heard throughout Central Oregon if you just pause and listen. Bold shouts of the many…
Here's a picture of tulips up close growing in my garden. There's something special about these two flowers. They are…
the path meandersup a rocky desert butteembraced by spring clouds Fischer Canyon, Oregon Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #407 -…
Western juniper at Fischer Canyon, Oregon This western juniper looks like it had too much fun on Earth Day. I…
I decided to make a tumbleweed snowman from the giant tumbleweed I recently found in my yard. In my previous…
Good morning November! Sunrise in the High Desert Wordless Wednesday
Here in the High Desert, things tend to last well past their prime. Though this old truck shows signs of…
On a desert wander, clouds fill my head. A scrub jay calls to me in its raucous voice and my…
High desert clouds fill the dawn skyGraceful brushstrokes conceived to flyDrifters over earthInterspersed cloudburstsDusk desert, glowing high Lens-Artists Photo Challenge…
When you travel the backroads in this part of the country, it's not uncommon to see cattle herds movin' down…
Today I'm featuring portraits of pink flowers in my Bend, Oregon yard. All of these plants are drought tolerant, once…