When I drove the highway west of Cody, Wyoming, I saw stories unfolding in rock formations along the road. The…
Driving around the bend, visions of new worlds come into view.Splashes of warm color, framed in cool blue, catch our…
A gray fox blissfully basking in the sunlight on a log. Zooming in a little closer to see the details…
It's time once again for fun with photos. Welcome to Photo Bloopers 5! This is what I do with pictures…
For more than 25 years our family camped in a place we called "The Meadow" in northeastern Washington state. Though…
Today I'm sharing Deschutes River sights to see. Since the river, located in central and northern Oregon, is 252 miles…
Today I'm sharing pictures taken at the Plains Indian Museum section of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. This…
There have been some big changes at the amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. I featured the art in and around this…
I saunter along distant trails, not knowing what wonders nature will share with me. Will falling water sing between rocky…
About a year ago, I watched this Cooper's Hawk taking a bath in my backyard. She is a regular visitor…
This post includes photos of smaller-sized special somethings collected over the years. Special somethings discovered The first photo shows a…
diaphanous strandsa colorful serapemuffles winter’s chill Online Writers Guild (OLWG) - #242 - A colorful serape Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)…
It’s time to share special photos from the past year. Please enjoy this selection of nature, history, and art photos…
Once again, I'm sharing images of peaceful scenes near my home in Bend, Oregon. Sahalie Falls, about an hour west…
These reindeer on my tree are part of my reindeer collection. The great thing about a seasonal collection is that…
Walking towards the burial mounds of Knowth, in County Meath, Ireland, it’s easy to imagine they must have many stories…
Sometimes you experience memorable moments by following fall close to home. I've made a special effort to capture glimpses of…
This observatory of the past is on McKenzie Pass near Sisters, Oregon. Dee Wright Observatory was built in 1935 by…
I have been patiently waiting for fall at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon. Every day, I visited their Fall…
After the rain in the Painted Hills of eastern Oregon, the colors stand out in bold contrast. I live an…
This Born Again Babaylan mural, created by Bekah Badilla, is located on the eastside of Bend, Oregon. Bekah is a…
Here in the High Desert, things tend to last well past their prime. Though this old truck shows signs of…
Splashes of autumnAlong verdant waterwaysBeside winding roadsWithin ancient lava bedsThe glorious frocks of fall Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Colors…
Wordless Wednesday Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Artificial Light
Today I'm featuring views of Oregon mountains from afar. We're lucky to have wide open views of these landmarks. The…
Wordless Wednesday (WW) Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)- Looking Up/Down Life in Colour (LIC) - Gold
Bison sculpture I saw this impressive bison jump sculpture at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.…
Do you wonder when you wanderWhere the path will lead? Up to mountains,Where scattering clouds reveal the peaks of possibility?…
In these portraits of creatures, the lighting is a major part of the scene. In the first picture, a family…
High desert clouds fill the dawn skyGraceful brushstrokes conceived to flyDrifters over earthInterspersed cloudburstsDusk desert, glowing high Lens-Artists Photo Challenge…
Sometimes you visit places where the landscapes are pretty as a picture. Here are a few places I've visited in…
When you travel the backroads in this part of the country, it's not uncommon to see cattle herds movin' down…
On our recent visit to Yellowstone National Park, we took a side trip to Yellowstone Hot Springs. This attraction is…
creatures of the mistgraze in meadowlands of steamwhisperers of warmth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Black & white
We went kayaking in early May at Prineville Reservoir after an unexpected change of plans. The high elevation lake we…
Photo editing is all about seeing things differently. I had fun with my Corel PaintShop Pro editing program in this…
This week I’m featuring pictures of green, red, blue, and white. These are colors in What a Wonderful World, a…
We just returned from a trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Norris geysers were spectacular, as always. Some of…
The Warner Wetlands of south central Oregon are beautiful throughout the year. I dug into my archives to find photos…
I've been out and about more recently and photographed several spectacular sights seen in blue and green. I thought the…