Oregon

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

Wildflowers in the Desert – Nonet poem: LAPC & SS

Wildflowers in the desert sunshineEmerging in harsh conditionsShining with an inner lightColorful expressionsJewels in the sandEphemeralPresencesFleetingViews Wildflowers in the desert…

5 years ago

Deschutes River mural in Bend: Monday Mural

The Deschutes River mural is by husband and wife artists, Paul Bennett and Carolyn Platt. The artists created this mural…

5 years ago

Water falling acrostic poem: LAPC

Water fallingAndTumblingEntering aRogue riverFindingA courseLyrical andLittoral Latourell Falls Multnomah Falls Horsetail Falls Wahkeena Falls Photographs of water falling were taken…

5 years ago

Crack in the Ground – An amazing sight!: LAPC & FFC

Last week we visited Crack in the Ground in Central Oregon near Christmas Valley. You may be wondering what exactly…

5 years ago

Rainbow Splendor, Troutdale: Sculpture Saturday

Rainbow Splendor is a large statue of trout jumping in downtown Troutdale, Oregon. This work is by local residents and…

5 years ago

The Lost Forest – A short story: LAPC & SWP

When I was a young child, my grandfather often told me the tale of the Lost Forest. Here is how…

5 years ago

Waterfowl reflections on the Deschutes: BWPC

Today I'm featuring photos of waterfowl reflections taken on the Deschutes River. The first picture is of a lone swan…

5 years ago

An amazing collection – Baker City Rocks!: LAPC

When I walked around a corner into a gallery at the Baker Heritage Museum a couple years ago, I didn't…

5 years ago

Fiery red oak tree: Thursday Tree Love

I watched the colors turning last fall on this fiery red oak tree in a local park in Bend, Oregon.…

5 years ago

After the fire near Warm Springs: Monochrome Monday

After the fire, this split-trunk western juniper tree is still standing tall in the grasslands near Warm Springs, Oregon. Monochrome…

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…

6 years ago

A Cooper’s hawk visited me: BWPC & SSPC

A couple weeks ago, a Cooper's hawk visited my yard for two hours. She perched atop a snag for a…

6 years ago

A planter full of color: Friday Flowers

A planter full of color near the flag bridge in Bend, Oregon. Friday Flowers

6 years ago

Favorite songbirds of Central Oregon: Bird Weekly

I have many favorite birds, but today I'm turning my lens towards favorite songbirds that live near me in Central…

6 years ago

An Autumn meadow: Wordless Wednesday

Autumn meadow along the Deschutes River, Oregon Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

Using digital magic to edit photographs: LAPC

I like using digital magic to bring out the best in my photographs before I post them. I use Corel…

6 years ago

Memories of a bison: Sculpture Saturday

This morning I woke up with memories of a bison. This is Wooly Bully by local Central Oregon artist, Greg…

6 years ago

An aspen-bordered meadow: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 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

Black-necked stilt pen-and-ink: First Friday Art

Here's a black-necked stilt drawing I created with pen-and-ink. The rushes surrounding these birds echo their tall slim form. Here's…

6 years ago

Struck by Lightning – Bye 2020!: TTL

Western juniper tree struck by lightning near Brothers, Oregon I'm representing my feelings towards 2020 by showing it being struck…

6 years ago

A new day dawns: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 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

6 years ago

A visitor in the cottonwoods: Thursday Tree Love

I saw this visitor in the cottonwoods in Fields, Oregon. Great horned owls like to hang out in this particular…

6 years ago

High Desert reindeer: Wordless Wednesday

Pronghorn near Antelope, OR Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

Oregon grape up close: Macro Monday

Oregon grape up close in my yard dressed in seasonal colors. The prickly leaves on this semi-evergreen shrub get burgundy…

6 years ago

A three deer peer: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

Western larch – A beauty in gold: Thursday Tree Love

One of my favorite local trees is the western larch, Larix occidentalis. This conifer tree is unique because it drops…

6 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

Aspen trees far away & up close: LAPC

Aspen trees in the fall are beautiful from far away and up close. I'm featuring autumn portraits of aspens in…

6 years ago

Another lovely lichen on the forest floor: Friday Fun

I saw another lovely lichen begging for me to photograph it. This fluorescent green lichen was on the forest floor…

6 years ago

Your carriage awaits: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago

Igneous rocks up close: Macro Monday & SS

The following images of igneous rocks up close were taken in my yard near Bend, Oregon. What's an igneous rock?…

6 years ago