Look beneath your feetAnd notice Notice the texturesNotice the colors blendingAnd bold Bold and brilliant huesBold and distinct edgesAnd patterns…
Earth and water photographed at Spring Creek near Camp Sherman, OR Daily Post Photo Challenge - Opposites
A gust of wind Can take them away Embrace them and guide them With gentle breezes
White-headed woodpecker, Picoides albolarvatus Last weekend I was out looking for some of the 11+ species of woodpeckers that can…
Glass Buttes obsidian Desert wildflower Rounded river rocks WordsSharp and cuttingSmooth and soothingColored by what surrounds them Snags at Crater…
Painted skies Sky. Where I live in central Oregon, it's big and bold. The sky is rarely shrouded in shades…
Is this Mendel's garden? I think the Gene Jeannie has been at work in my backyard. I planted one purple…
Then: The road to Steens Mountain, Oregon The road to Steens Mountain in Oregon may appear Spare , but there is…
Carnation, Dianthus sp. Some put everything they have into making the world a better place.
Purple sage and paintbrush A desert can be desolateArid and barren Spring showersSplash colors Of brilliant huesAmidst the sand Painting…
Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia Who times two is a portrait of two burrowing owls, Athene cunicularia. Observed at the High…
Steens Mountain, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Sod House Ranch, Malheur NWR, Oregon Looks like an old homestead, right? Look closer. Go on...zoom in. If we learn…
Mt Hood, Oregon If I have to travel to the west side of the state, at least I get to…
Pacific treefrog, Pseudacris regilla, serenade from our small backyard pond. First with a couple backup singers, then the solo artist, and finally,…
Sand lily, Leucocrinum montanum Tucked beneath the sageReflections of stars aboveShine forth from the sand
Quills of North American porcupine Have you been pining away wishing you knew more about porcupines? Well today is your…
Maybe Newberry National Volcanic Monument can light its own candles for its 25th birthday celebration. It's young as a monument…
In the sagebrush sea Where bunchgrass waves in the wind Alone he grazes Nose twitching, large eyes gazing Cottontail punctuating
Winter... Mutes colors Softens edges Highlights textures Blankets the sleeping
This peace tree was seen in my backyard. Please share this image and the words I wrote to go along…
View from the top of Lava Butte Lava Butte You can get to top of the Lava Butte cinder cone…
Look beneath your feetAnd notice Notice the texturesNotice the colors blendingAnd bold Bold and brilliant huesBold and distinct edgesAnd patterns…
Western Meadowlark Clock It's meadowlark time! I couldn't find a clock I really liked so I made one with some…
Smith Rock Smith Rock & the Crooked River Sunset over the Sisters and Broken Top Last week I took a…
Western grebes doing their mating dance, Malheur NWR, OR The birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were so joyful, some…
Winter Sunrise Cool snowy blanketsBoldly contrasting branchesFrame an immense skyBlinking awake in deep blueBlushing in flashes of fire
His twittering voice kept leading me on through the wilderness. It seemed like every time I raised my binoculars to…
What's outside? When you go outside into parts of the 135-acre property, you will be able to visit various exhibits.…
Tucked away in the pines south of Bend, you will find a magical place. The High Desert Museum may not…
Black-tailed Deer. Olympic National Park, WA As the new year approachesYou can choose to look down and backOr up and…
Game of Thrones fans may know what dragonglass is but the rest of you may be going, "Huh?" The rock…
Pronghorn near Antelope, Oregon I had to go north to Seattle for a couple days but it's great to be…
It's ironic that a bird that almost disappeared from the face of the earth has their name associated with the…
It is easy to see why the Painted Hills are designated as one of Oregon’s Seven Wonders. The Painted Hills…
Blue Jay Jays have insisted on being a part of my life since I was a young child. They are…
If you drive just a couple of hours east of Bend, Oregon you'll find strikingly painted hills and a center…