Nature

Seeing things differently with photo edits: LAPC

Photo editing is all about seeing things differently. I had fun with my Corel PaintShop Pro editing program in this…

5 years ago

Wonderful colors inspired by a song: LAPC

This week I’m featuring pictures of green, red, blue, and white. These are colors in What a Wonderful World, a…

5 years ago

Special photos from 2020: LAPC & SS

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

6 years ago

Feather on the forest floor: Monochrome Monday

I found a feather on the forest floor in the Metolius Preserve, near Sisters, Oregon. This 1,240-acre Preserve, managed by…

6 years ago

Autumn kaleidoscope colors: LAPC

Rotate the autumn kaleidoscope lens to see summer's verdant green fade And mix with blades of rich gold. Rotate the…

6 years ago

Paper birch up close: SMM

Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM) Monochrome Monday

7 years ago

Someday in the future: LAPC

Someday in the future I’ll live on a street full of possibilities Someday I’ll live where birds are the color…

7 years ago

Noticing the lines in a scene: LAPC

When I travel, I think about photographing what I see by noticing the lines. Your eye wants to follow where…

7 years ago

With two you can… : LAPC

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is Seeing Double. Sometimes two heads are better than one. With two you can…

7 years ago

Rainbow Flag Bridge: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

Wild Oregon-Steens to the Sea: LAPC

There are many wild Oregon places and this post highlights just a few of them. The ever changing skies can…

7 years ago

Showing less can reveal more: LAPC

When focusing on only parts of a scene, showing less can reveal more. This fox didn't pause to smile for…

7 years ago

Viewpoints of Oregon: Photo Challenge

The challenge on Travel with Intent today is Viewpoint. Here a few viewpoints of Oregon from places I've visited. Some…

8 years ago

Fun photos: Photo Bloopers 3

Fun photos It's time for some fun photos to go along with the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge theme of Just for…

8 years ago

Visiting Sunriver Nature Center

Learn about the natural world by visiting Sunriver Nature Center Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory is a great place to…

8 years ago

The Toad Queen: FOWC

Emerging from the earth The Spadefoot Toad Queen The ground trembled beneath a stunted sagebrush shrub. The Toad Queen emerged…

8 years ago

Patterns in water: Lens-Artists Challenge

Hard and soft patterns in water To me, this image of patterns in water looks like the chiseled profile of…

8 years ago

Scooby Doo & Calypso Too: TWI – Dwarf mini

A dwarf mini with big attitude We used to have two miniature horses. One, Scooby Doo pictured on the left,…

8 years ago

New About page on Bend Branches

About page story Yes, that pronghorn is kind of bossy, but I hope you'll take a minute to look at…

8 years ago

Canutts Gems and Rockshop – Lotsa rocks!

Cool rocks - inside and out Do you ever drive by a place a million times and think to yourself,…

9 years ago

Otter Bench hike near Crooked River Ranch, Oregon

The Otter Bench Trail gives you some breathtaking views of the Crooked River. The trail head is near the town…

9 years ago

Bridge of Art Update

I previously posted a picture of the artist at work on this bridge here but thought you might want an…

9 years ago

Flower Smorgasbord

Here are some of the flowers I walk by when I'm out walking my dog. Pretty aren't they? Friday Flowers

9 years ago

Bridge of Art

Last summer I was out for an early morning walk and happened to see an artist at work painting a…

9 years ago

Water wise gardening: Growing more with less

Xeriscaping Have you ever seen a plant out in nature and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish I could have…

9 years ago

Fleeting moments with a friend

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson Remembering a wonderful trip with my friend…

9 years ago

A happy horse family

Silent Sunday

9 years ago

Hummer time

It's hummer time! Here's a view of a hummingbird working the flowers of spring last year.  The flowers fade away…

9 years ago

Wear in the world?

Can you guess where (or wear) I was earlier this month? Yes! I was on a 2,754-mile road trip to…

9 years ago

A pronghorn’s pregnant pause

Silent Sunday

9 years ago

Tumalo Dam Hike

A brief history It’s hard to imagine that the big flat area pictured above was once filled with water that…

9 years ago

Fall morning at Sunriver

Reflecting back on a cool October morning at Sunriver, Oregon Weekly Photo Challenge - Reflecting

9 years ago

Q-tip factory in Bend: Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday

9 years ago

Dangerous Beauties

The Three Sisters volcanoes in Oregon are beautiful but one of the three is dangerous. The photo above shows Middle…

9 years ago

The wonder of Sahalie Falls

"The key to a wonderful life is to never stop wandering into wonder." Suzy Kassem Weekly Photo Challenge - Wanderlust

9 years ago