On this day when love is in the air, remember to... Be the rainbow in someone else's cloud.Maya Angelou On…
Someday in the future I’ll live on a street full of possibilities Someday I’ll live where birds are the color…
Did you know there are secret rooms at McMenamins Old St Francis in Bend? Here are pictures of two of…
Silent Sunday Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Find Something Red
A beautiful October walk along the Mill A Loop Trail in Bend, Oregon. The rising sun's rays highlight gold and…
When I travel, I think about photographing what I see by noticing the lines. Your eye wants to follow where…
A photograph of spruce cones up close that I took in my Bend, Oregon yard. Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)
This pub art at Silver Moon Brewing captures many of the iconic landmarks of Bend, Oregon. Artist Natalie Fletcher included…
Even a little bit of snow turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Here are some patterns in the snow I…
Part of Summer Lake is included in the Diablo Mountain Wilderness Study Area Last week I helped preserve a bit…
Prostrate lupine We stopped at the Kiger Gorge overlook on Steens Mountain in August and saw tiny flowers at our…
Sagebrush mariposa lily Calochortus macrocarpus Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)
I had a rainy view of otters from this log bench shaded by a red-leaved tree. The otters at the…
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)
I often walk through this "Tunnel of Joy" by the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. I call it that because…
A collection of different types of barbed wire on display at Fort Rock, Oregon. Monochrome Monday
Covered in coldnessObscured from viewLayered in lightnessDazzling and new Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Cold
Sunflowers & stagecoaches? You may be wondering how those two things go together. Last August we explored the Steens Mountain…
This teepee made from tules is a re-creation of what Native Americans of Central Oregon once used as a home.…
Autumnis bright bouquetsshining in fading lightwarming our souls through the winterseason All Seasons Photo Challenge
In a black & white world, everything is laid bare for all to see. A lack of colorHighlights drama in…
I saw these blazing star beauties at the top of Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon last August. Pilot Butte is…
The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is Seeing Double. Sometimes two heads are better than one. With two you can…
Covered wagon at High Desert Museum Monochrome Monday