Magnificent mountain goat at the Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…
Giant jaws of Megalodon shark at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. Monochrome Monday Bend Branches always appreciates your…
Peaceful Prineville paddle on Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…
The dramatic cloud formations caught my attention in this Soda Springs scene. Soda Springs is a small city in Idaho…
Morning breaking over the High Desert Blackbird singing praises over a playa (more…)
Twin Falls ranch with collapsed shed and old barn Wordless Wednesday
This Mt View Orchards mural is located in Parkdale, Oregon. The plants growing around the mural make it blend into…
Seeing the softness of nature Walking behind a wall of water of a woodland waterfall Regarding a heron ruminating over…
Skink among the stones near Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) - Rock Your World
The rocks I remember may rest on the slopes of extinct volcanoes Volcanic rocks on Pilot Butte, Bend, Oregon And…
These photographs show a winter tree near Bend, Oregon shown from 3 perspectives . Western juniper trees are great to…
Winterish Spring on Santiam Pass in Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Hook & Plow is a farm-to-table restaurant that recently opened in Bend, Oregon. The seafood, meats, and produce served here…
When I process pictures, I think about how to enhance the beauty of the subject. The natural features at the…
A coyote howling drawing Today I'm sharing a coyote print & photo. I drew the coyote in pen and ink…
Columbia Gorge reflections near Rowena, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
While visiting Lincoln City, Oregon last week, I saw this photo op Robert's Bookshop sight. A small mural of a…
A rough Painted Hills trail meanders aheadCurving towards colorful hills of mysteryCutting through foliage, shriveled and deadThrough an ancient landscape…
Bison Center, Custer State Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday
A glowing winter walk in the Old Mill District of Bend, Oregon. Monochrome Monday
The view from a Badlands bench in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Why are they called the Badlands? The Lakota…
In the moments before dawn,Light from a single starAwakens the spiritHidden withinSlumbering winter trees Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Spirit…
Today I'm sharing an apple drawing I did using the stipple technique with pen-and-ink. I used hundreds of tiny dots…
Today I'm sharing a particularly challenging photo edit I worked on recently. Sometimes putting extra time into something can really…
Today I'll be featuring a photo of a 1935 Chevrolet fire truck on display at the High Desert Museum in…
Winter wonderland at night in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
A colorful daylily trail in the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. These perennials have showy, long-lasting flowers that attract butterflies…
Sounds of wild creatures, the large and the small,Pulling our attention, leaving us enthralled Small Black-throated Sparrows pause and perch…
We try to support local businesses by dining out at least once week. We recently visited Chomp Chomp in downtown…
This handsome mule deer buck was searching for a sweetheart in my front yard. Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day,…
Paddling beneath the cloudsFloating lacelikeOver lakes of lifegiving water Puffs of pale exhalationsFollow meandering rivers (more…)
The spirit of a sea creature living on, forever guarding its seaside home Fiery red maple leaves, trembling in autumn's…
Signs of the times at the National Neon Sign Museum, The Dalles, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Today I'm featuring quotes related to snow next to snowy pictures taken in my yard. Winter has finally arrived here…
On a recent trip to the Oregon Coast, we made a short stop at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park,…
Finding drama in branches haphazardly woven together Willow fence at headquarters, Malheur NWR, Oregon Or planted in concise rows bearing…
Here are some of my 2023 favorites. Enjoy! 2023 favorites of scenic roads & trails Quiet places to sit and…
We recently visited the new Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings restaurant in Bend, Oregon. The wings were good, but…
Noticing... unique landscapes with rivers rolling on and on and hills full of stories, repeated and remembered Noticing... the brilliant…
A December surprise sunrise over Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Whatsoever is lovely