I think I can train at Columbia Gorge Museum, Stevenson, Washington Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and…
Every year at harvest time,trees wait patiently,standing in line Leaves fluttering in the breezereveal ripening fruit,dark in color and intensely…
Picture Rock Pass petroglyphs, Oregon, processed with Rock Art Enhancer app Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and…
I saw this young Kiger mustang on Steens Mountain in south central Oregon. I took a guided tour to find…
Ballard Locks fish ladder, Seattle, Washington Sculpture Saturday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…
Wonder in the skies Swooping up Zooming down Spiraling In corkscrews Twisting and turning Blending with the clouds Moving in…
I took this picture of a Chinook Pass view in September. Chinook Pass is east of Mount Rainier on Highway…
Steps lead you from one level to another. In MoPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington, every stairway…
This year, we had a bumper crop of prickly pear fruit on the cactus growing in our yard. We had…
Clouds over Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon Weekend Sky Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
A Painted Hills morning in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Bend Branches always appreciates your…
This beautiful collection of Kwakwaka'wakw art is at the Seattle Art Museum in Washington state. The display includes masks, a…
Today, I'm sharing a marmot drawing, painting, and photos. I took several photos of this Yellow-bellied Marmot, Marmota flaviventris, I…
I saw this unique red bench at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. I don't know the history of…
a chill approacheskaleidoscopes of colorthe grandeur of fallenlightened in the darknessby a brilliant harvest moon Tanka Tuesday (TT) - Celebrating…
I recently took a picture of a recreated old classroom at the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend, Oregon. I used…
Norris Geyser Basin panorama in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…
Provide passage over barrierson elevated paths and roads.Built of metal, wood, and stoneon sturdy foundations.Create connectionswith intention,endurance,beauty,hope All of these…
In June 2025, we had an excellent meal at the Brickhouse in downtown Bend, Oregon. I started with the Beet…
A pleasant paddle at Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
When we visited Cape Meares on the northern Oregon coast, we didn't get much of a view. It was clear…
Be Kind sign on bridge in the Old Mill district of Bend, Oregon Weekend Sky
Today I'm sharing a picture of a tiger lily painting I recently created with acrylics. I love seeing these showy…
Yellowstone Lake storms, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
Can you guess what I've shown in my pictures this week? The answers are at the end of the post.…
I visited Pink Bee Thai Food restaurant on a recent trip to Seattle, Washington. We began our meal with Fresh…
A twisted love between two carrots Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…
Today I'm sharing edits of MoPOP displays I saw in Seattle, Washington. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) was founded…
Tropical pitcher plants are well-named plants. They're also not quite what they appear to be. You may think the pitcher…
The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is to show up to five images you consider to be your 'best ever.'…
This 2020 sculpture, Seal Vision: Shared Spirit, is a collaborative work created by Terresa White, Yup'ik and American, born 1968;…
bittern in bushesstand motionless in plain sightunswayed by spring's breeze American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, at Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of…
Today I'm sharing a few pen and ink drawings I did of barn owls. There is a Barn Owl character…
Summer Lake scene in Oregon Water water everywhere (WWE) Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
We visited Chico Hot Springs in southwestern Montana in early June 2024. The Chico Hot Springs Resort is located near…
river birch beautycovered in curls of pale barkreaches for summer August Poetry Challenge - A garden surprise Bend Branches always…
In the summer months, we often see mule deer fawns in our neighborhood. This year, these twin fawns have been…
If you want to eat the best fish & chips in the Central Oregon area, be sure to visit a…
An apple in flight at Balloons Over Bend in 2025 Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…
A few weeks ago, we drove about an hour east of our home in Bend to collect Glass Buttes obsidian…