This collection of Plateau flat bags with a heart theme was created by Native Americans of the Columbia River Plateau…
Before the fireseveryone isaloneseparated byimpassable fences Wildfires charge inhomes tornaparttrees aflamebarriers disintegrate In the aftermathhelping handstogethergive hopecommunities reborn Three Things…
If you're looking for an early morning breakfast restaurant in Central Oregon, your choices are limited. Do you want a…
More signs from former times at the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always…
Here is an infrared photograph of the road to Frenchglen, Oregon. This road travels around the south end of Steens…
At Portland International Airport, PDX, there have been some big changes. The years-long main terminal redevelopment is currently in its…
If you're traveling east of Bend in Oregon along Highway 20, there aren't many places to stop to get a…
Where buffalo roam, Custer State Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…
I saw this northern scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus, in my laundry room a couple of days ago. I was barefoot and…
Yesterday, I took an arrowhead representative of a point in time to an Archaeological Roadshow event in Bend, Oregon for…
Tipi at High Desert Museum (HDM) in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…
waterfalls may be heavily veiled or as light as lace they may end in a rainbow or split in indecision…
Today I'm sharing photos of sculptures by artist Bue Kee at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon. When I saw…
Pretty rocks and fossils in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
Yesterday, I made a visit to Post, Oregon, one hour east of my house in Bend. Why drive there? Because…
Basket tray, Klamath, Late 19th Century Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…
green leaves unfold in dawn’s early lightreaching for the warmth of summerheart-shaped, oval, linear,thick, slender, featherybending and swayingcrooning ancientmelodiesuntildusk Lens-Artist…
Earlier this week, I saw this catch a wave cloud over my house. The curving shapes on the upper surface…
Galley Bend is an Asian fusion restaurant that opened recently in Bend, Oregon. Two former flight attendants, Krid Sathirawongwan (Kris)…
This old hay cart is inside the P Ranch Long Barn at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. It's over…
In our journey through life, layers of wisdom accumulate in us over the years and become a thing of beauty.…
On April 26, we participated in the Bend Foodie Crawl 2026. At this event, you walk around to different locations…
Northern Paiute shelter & saying at the Oregon Trail History and Education Center, Glenns Ferry, Idaho "In the beginning, the…
The Star Catcher mural in downtown Portland, Oregon, was painted by Rustam Qbic in 2015. This mural depicts a person…
For this post, I'm showing several pictures with clouds as a major element. The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is…
Today, I'm sharing a Wood Duck painting I created. I used acrylic paints on mixed media paper that is slightly…
Two white sturgeon at the Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…
These salt ponds viewed from above are in San Francisco Bay, California. When I flew into San Francisco, I wondered…
Windsurfing the Columbia River is a popular activity. On one of our visits to Hood River, Oregon, we happened to…
Orchids as Art at the Exquisite Creatures Revealed exhibition at OMSI, Portland, Oregon in 2024 Friday Flowers Bend Branches always…
The P Ranch Long Barn is at the south end of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. This historic…
I saw this taxidermy mount of a bighorn sheep at the Mono Basin Scenic Area Visitor Center in California. It…
Last week we ate Mexican food at Tacos El Machin in Bend, Oregon. We were pleasantly surprised by the flavor…
Northern River Otters at High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon https://vimeo.com/1183443552?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and…
Two Triceratops in black and white at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Monochrome Monday (MM) Bend Branches…
As luck would have it, sometimes I see skies painted with bold strokes of orange Or blue skies full of…
These Origami Wall sculptures are on display at the International District/Chinatown light rail station in Seattle, Washington. The nine 14…
Last spring, I saw this ear-full of waxwings in my yard. A group of Cedar Waxwings, Bombycilla cedrorum, is referred…
A well-designed garden considers hardscapes and softscapesin the foreground, middle ground, and background Hardscape waterfalls and pergolas anchor scenes in…
Here’s the High Desert Voices April 2026 newsletter for your reading pleasure. Lots of nice photos as well! This newsletter is…