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Fun with photos – Photo Bloopers 5: LAPC

It's time once again for fun with photos. Welcome to Photo Bloopers 5! This is what I do with pictures…

4 years ago

Some of my best photos from 2021: LAPC, SS

It’s time to share special photos from the past year. Please enjoy this selection of nature, history, and art photos…

4 years ago

Beaded buckskin Powwow outfit: Wordless Wednesday

Beaded buckskin Powwow outfit, High Desert Museum, OR Wordless Wednesday

5 years ago

Observatory of the Past: LAPC

This observatory of the past is on McKenzie Pass near Sisters, Oregon. Dee Wright Observatory was built in 1935 by…

5 years ago

An old bench at Sahalie Falls: Pull up a Seat Challenge

This old bench at Sahalie Falls, Oregon stands in stark contrast to the new fences bordering the trail. It's nice…

5 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

Dam It! Beavers and Us: One Word Sunday

I’m always on the lookout for beavers when walking the river trails in the Old Mill District of Bend. I…

5 years ago

Windmill at Fort Rock: 1-to-3 Photo Challenge

I thought this windmill at Fort Rock would make a good candidate for showing three ways to process a photograph.…

5 years ago

Diablo Dam in black & white: Monochrome Monday

At one time, the Diablo Dam in Washington state was the world's tallest dam. This 389-foot tall dam is located…

5 years ago

Kingfisher art – sketches & paintings: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing kingfisher art. I drew the following images several years ago. In studies such as these you attempt…

5 years ago

On a corner in Howe – John Day history: MM

I saw this abandoned building on a corner in Howe, Idaho. Though I could not learn the history of this…

5 years ago

Trapper’s cabin re-creation: Monochrome Monday

I saw this life-sized trapper's cabin re-creation at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. The details…

5 years ago

A home from the past: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

5 years ago

The façade of Newgrange – A short history: LAPC

The stone façade surrounding the 5,000-year-old Newgrange monument in County Meath, Ireland is impressive. However, I learned Newgrange's façade is…

5 years ago

Miller cabin in the morning: Monochrome Monday

I took this photo of the Miller cabin in the morning at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. I…

5 years ago

In the Oregon Outback: Monochrome Monday

Here's a sepia tone view of Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum in the Oregon Outback. Twelve buildings built in the…

5 years ago

Mayors Square Mural in Troutdale: Monday Murals

This photo of the sun-dappled Mayors Square Mural reflects past times in Troutdale, Oregon. Muralists Dwayne Harty and Tammy Callens…

5 years ago

Old wagon in the snow: Monochrome Monday

Monochrome Monday

5 years ago

Halters & bridles of old: Monochrome Monday

Halters & bridles on display at the Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum in Fort Rock, Oregon. Monochrome Monday

5 years ago

Kitchen at Kam Wah Chung: Monochrome Monday

The items of various shapes and sizes in the kitchen of Kam Wah Chung stand out in black and white.…

6 years ago

Your carriage awaits: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

First dusting of snow: Monochrome Monday

The first dusting of snow covered this old shed near Redmond, Oregon. Winter is on its way to the High…

6 years ago

Wooden wheels: Monochrome Monday

These wooden wheels are featured in a display at Baker Heritage Museum in Baker City, Oregon. This museum offers visitors…

6 years ago

Old barn in hay field: Monochrome Monday

Monochrome Monday

6 years ago

Vaqueros – Tools of the trade: Monochrome Monday

Vaqueros, otherwise known as buckaroos, worked the range in eastern Oregon for many years. The spurs and ring bit pictured…

6 years ago

Plateau Indian Beaded Moccasins: LAPC

I'm featuring pictures of Plateau Indian beaded moccasins for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The challenge this week is "A labor…

6 years ago

Millican cabin in B & W: Monochrome Monday

Monochrome Monday

6 years ago

Living in the Past: Monochrome Monday

Living in the past at Fort Rock, Oregon. Monochrome Monday

6 years ago

Wolfe Ranch root cellar: Monochrome Monday

Wolfe Ranch root cellar at Arches National Park, Utah. This ranch was settled in 1888 by John Wolfe and his…

6 years ago

The Choctaw’s simple act of kindness: LAPC

In 1847, the worst year of Ireland's Great Famine, people of the Choctaw Nation of the southeastern United States sent…

6 years ago

Home-Then and Now: Monochrome Monday

Monochrome Monday

6 years ago

Favorite Pictures 2019: LAPC

It's that time of year when you share some of your favorite pictures. As usual, I have a hard time…

6 years ago

Beaded bags: LPM Photo Adventure

These beaded bags are some of my favorite works of art. The bags are part of a display at The…

6 years ago