A soggy sage contemplating the rain at Crystal Springs Rhodendron Garden in Portland, Oregon. Water Water Everywhere (WWE)
https://vimeo.com/1102941629?share=copy#t=0 She's surfin' the Deschutes River at the Bend Whitewater Park in Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your…
Roundabout created by Mother Nature in Yosemite National Park, California. Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…
Today I'm featuring photographs of blazingstars near and far. The first picture shows the Sierra blazingstar, or saffron blazing star,…
Delicate symbolsOf peaceVying for spaceEndureSettle Eurasian Collared-Doves and Mourning Dove Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…
You can get creative on blog posts in several ways. Artwork You may want to showcase your own artwork. This…
Today I'm sharing a couple photos of a dwarf purple monkeyflower up close. This tiny flower is blossoming now in…
Porcupine chew toy white-tailed deer antler Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…
Today, I'm sharing a pygmy rabbit drawing I created with pen and ink. These tiny rabbits are the epitome of…
Watching wild things Ruminating on what they've left behind And looking forward to what lies ahead Watching winged wonders Considering…
Favorite moments at an old homestead in the Oregon Outback and with a Great Blue Heron at Crystal Springs Rhododendron…
Plants grow in bunches in dry environments And in dense carpets in moist places Plants grow with sharp defenses in…
When I'm trying to decide if I should use black and white processing on an image, I ask myself one…
Memories of... Relentless rain falling on a wise heron in a serene scene Pronghorn pausing beside boulders layered with lichen…
This week the Central Oregon Writers Guild (COWG) launched their 2024 literary collection. This 304-page anthology includes fiction, non-fiction, and…
High Desert wonders Roam and rest in grassy meadows Pronghorn near Prineville Emerge from burrows, full of curiosity Long-tailed Weasel,…
The visitor center at Fossil Butte National Monument may be small, but it's jam packed with AMAZING fossils, many excavated…
Long shelf life. Shelf fungus on log, Portland, Oregon. Wordless Wednesday
Years ago, I volunteered at an artists' cooperative gallery in Bellingham, Washington. A man named Corky regularly visited the gallery.…
Bison grazing under the beautiful Lamar Valley sky in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Weekend Sky
Pronghorn prancing in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday
Here's the High Desert Voices August 2024 newsletter for your reading pleasure. Lots of nice photos as well! This newsletter…
Seeing pairs of bronze bulls bash together in winter blizzards The Battle by Rip Caswell, High Desert Museum, Oregon and…
I enjoy using cameras small enough to fit in a pocket. I recently got a new flying lens as a…
Here's the High Desert Voices June 2024 newsletter for your reading pleasure. Lots of nice photos as well! This newsletter…
I recently saw this white sturgeon sculpture at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. They are the largest freshwater…
A Jenday conure up close at my house. I sometimes take care of my son's conure when he goes on…
Last weekend, we drove to Brasada Ranch resort in Powell Butte, Oregon for a BBQ and art show event. They…
Morning breaking over the High Desert Blackbird singing praises over a playa (more…)
When I process pictures, I think about how to enhance the beauty of the subject. The natural features at the…
As you may know, I've been volunteering at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon since 2013. I work on…
I was driving near my house early one morning when I saw this sight. It was a hawk eating breakfast…
Finding drama in branches haphazardly woven together Willow fence at headquarters, Malheur NWR, Oregon Or planted in concise rows bearing…
Here are some of my 2023 favorites. Enjoy! 2023 favorites of scenic roads & trails Quiet places to sit and…
Here's a picture of beautiful purple clematis blossoms up close in July of last year. Clematis vines do well in…
Today I'm sharing a pen and ink drawing I did of a painted turtle. I have fond memories of them…
Cave popcorn at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday
When I think about waterlilies, I think about perfection on the water. Delicate blossoms radiate over thick floating leaves. No…
We recently returned from a long road trip through several western states and spotted hundreds of pronghorn along the way.…
I saw this grove of lovely maidenhair fern near South Falls, at Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. The 7.2-mile Trail…