A brief history It’s hard to imagine that the big flat area pictured above was once filled with water that…
Reflecting back on a cool October morning at Sunriver, Oregon Weekly Photo Challenge - Reflecting
The Three Sisters volcanoes in Oregon are beautiful but one of the three is dangerous. The photo above shows Middle…
"The key to a wonderful life is to never stop wandering into wonder." Suzy Kassem Weekly Photo Challenge - Wanderlust
The soil in central Oregon likes to remind you of its origins by shouting it out to you in deep…
While out hiking last June near Camp Sherman, Oregon, we were surprised to find a hidden fawn in a grassy…
You might drive right past the Peter Skene Ogden Viewpoint but stop and check it out. Driving along U.S. Route…
Hiding in plain sight, safe and secure in its nest, this great horned owlet looks content while an adult keeps…
Dense clouds in the sky can be seen as an excuse to feel sorrowful and gloomy or an opportunity to…
Apparently some hawks think our backyard water feature is their personal smorgasbord. I often see a swoosh of wings go…
A sky streaked with clouds frames Fort Rock, rising from the sagebrush sea in central Oregon. This is the view…
Bark Protects hidden hearts With tough layers of texture Clinging and peeling And revealing small glimpses Of tenderness deep within
Ready to celebrate a new month by looking at some impressive art? If so, you might want to go to…
Warped and twisted in its quest for water, this lone tree keeps watch over the Lava Cast Forest. The sentinel…
Sometimes you can be trudging along with a little dark cloud hovering over your head and you almost walk by…
Rivers make their own way Flowing In a steady direction Turning When they find obstacles Rising And descending towards Finding…
Robins feasted on juniper berries while waiting out the storm. Weekly Photo Challenge - Ambience
Snowfall makes Mountain ranges on branches Snowfall makes Stars burst forth below Snowfall makes Logs into letters Snowfall makes The…
I have a scraggly old western juniper tree in my yard that is one of my favorite photography subjects. It's…
As you make your way along the path of your life, you may make sudden and abrupt turns. Stay steady…
My yard is blanketed with fresh snow and temperatures are in the teens but I'm glad I can think back…
In the shadow of Black Butte, water flows out of a hole in the ground and turns into a fast-moving…
On a warm night at the Sunriver Nature Center last summer, visitors packed the room and stood outside the door…
The eyes of fall are watching you... Weekly Photo Challenge - It's Not This Time of Year Without...
Stress and chaos can take parts of you away; creating art helps to bring it back. I decided I needed…
What is chaos to some is orderliness to another. Weekly Photo Challenge - Chaos
The day we hiked at Paulina Lake, 25 miles east of Bend, the weather forecast was a bit iffy. In…
Have they been “playing God” at Whychus Creek near Sisters, Oregon? I have witnessed the destruction of habitat before but…
Even dark and dank places can shine their own light. Weekly Photo Challenge - Shine.