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End of the Trail: Silent Sunday

July 1, 2018June 29, 2018 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Clarno Palisades End Of Trail 15May2018Silent Sunday: End of the trail to Clarno Arch

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Thoughts from a wolf: Silent Sunday

June 24, 2018 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Thoughts from a Wolf, Montana 2June2018

Silent Sunday

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Shaniko Hotel: Silent Sunday

June 17, 2018 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Shaniko Hotel 15May2018Silent Sunday

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Painted by the Earth: Silent Sunday

June 10, 2018 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Painted By The Earth Summer Lake, Oregon 30March2018

Silent Sunday

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Tiny hitchhiker: Silent Sunday

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Tiny Hitchhiker - Starling on a draft horse 19May2018

Silent Sunday

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Making a Point: Silent Sunday

May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 / SoyBend / 11 Comments

Making a Point Porcupine 15May2018Silent Sunday

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Dash of Cinnamon at Summer Lake: Silent Sunday

May 13, 2018May 10, 2018 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Dash Of Cinnamon Teal 30March2018

Silent Sunday

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Weathered barnwood: Silent Sunday

May 6, 2018 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

 

Weathered Barnwood at River Ranch Barn Oregon 30March2018

Silent Sunday

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Deer in Flight: Silent Sunday

April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 / SoyBend / 3 Comments

Deer In Flight 9March2018Silent Sunday

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Owl Nest – Tree of Knowledge: Silent Sunday

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Owl nest - Tree of Knowledge 7April2018

Silent Sunday

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All Wrapped Up: Silent Sunday

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

All Wrapped Up at River Ranch Barn, Summer Lake, Oregon 30March2018Silent Sunday

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Ready for Spring: Silent Sunday

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Ready For Spring 18March2018Silent Sunday

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Robin waterfall: Silent Sunday

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 / SoyBend / 11 Comments

Robin waterfall 5January2017Silent Sunday

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Basin & Range: Silent Sunday

March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Basin & Range , Nevada 7May2017Silent Sunday

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Story in the Sky

March 4, 2018January 24, 2019 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Story in the Sky over Bend, Oregon 16July2016Silent Sunday

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Sun kissed bunchgrass: Silent Sunday

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 / SoyBend / 3 Comments

Sun kissed bunchgrass 22February2018Silent Sunday

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Snowy Cairn: Silent Sunday

February 18, 2018February 18, 2018 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Snowy cairn in Bend, Oregon 11February2018

Silent Sunday

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Seeing Light: Silent Sunday

February 11, 2018 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Seeing the light at River Ranch barn, Summer Lake, OR 2November217Silent Sunday

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Ghostly Aspen: Silent Sunday

February 4, 2018January 27, 2018 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Ghostly aspen at Hart Mountain National Antelope Range, Oregon 2November2017Silent Sunday

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Steens Mountain: Silent Sunday

January 28, 2018January 27, 2018 / SoyBend / 6 Comments

Steens Mountain, Oregon viewed from the east 1May2017Silent Sunday

 

 

 

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Mirror Pond View: Silent Sunday

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Mirror Pond View in Bend, Oregon 30December 2017Silent Sunday

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Peace and Harmony: Silent Sunday

December 24, 2017December 26, 2017 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Elk with songbird at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 4June2015Silent Sunday

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December Frost: Silent Sunday

December 10, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment
December Frost 2 8December2017
December frost in the high desert, Bend, Oregon December 2017
December Frost 2 10December2017

Silent Sunday

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Round Barn – Infrared: Silent Sunday

November 26, 2017 / SoyBend / 4 Comments

Pete French Round Barn near Diamond, Oregon 13Sept2017Silent Sunday – Pete French Round Barn

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Summer Lake in the Fall: Silent Sunday

November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Summer Lake, Oregon in the Fall 2017

Silent Sunday

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Finding my direction: Silent Sunday

November 5, 2017November 5, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Sunset behind a pheasant windvane 15Aug2017Silent Sunday

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Fort Rock General Store: Silent Sunday

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Fort Rock General Store, Fort Rock, Oregon 20May2015

Silent Sunday

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Preying mantis paused in prayer: Silent Sunday

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Preying mantis insect, Bend, Oregon 2August2017

Silent Sunday

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Rorschach Reflections

October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Rorschach reflections on Three Creek Lake in Oregon 24Sept2017Silent Sunday

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Perfection: Silent Sunday

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Clouds over Oregon 19Sept2017

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Little Dogies (plus video)

October 1, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Git along little dogie - cattle drive near Diamond, Oregon 13Sept2017

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Where old kayaks go: Silent Sunday

September 24, 2017 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Yakaya sculpture by Troy Pillow in Bend, Oregon 23Sept2017

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Upheaval: Silent Sunday

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Frost heaving in Bend Oregon March2017Silent Sunday

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My Little Chickadee: Silent Sunday

September 10, 2017January 24, 2019 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

MountainChickadee 1August2017.jpg

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Only child Canada goose: Silent Sunday

September 3, 2017January 24, 2019 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Canada goose pair and gosling 3June2017

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Pensive Otter: Silent Sunday

August 13, 2017August 18, 2019 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Pensive Otter at the museum in Bend, Oregon 27September2016

Silent Sunday

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Sky Painting: Silent Sunday

August 6, 2017August 19, 2019 / SoyBend / 2 Comments

Juniper sunset in Bend, Oregon 10March2016

Silent Sunday

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Summertime swallowtail: Silent Sunday

July 23, 2017June 21, 2019 / SoyBend / 8 Comments

Tiger swallowtail butterfly 22July2017Silent Sunday

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Fruit-full: Silent Sunday

July 16, 2017August 18, 2019 / SoyBend / 2 Comments
Fruit-full Oregon grape 1August2017

Silent Sunday

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Visiting our past: Silent Sunday

July 9, 2017August 19, 2019 / SoyBend / Leave a comment

Visiting our past at Fort Rock Valley Historical Homestead Museum, Fort Rock, Oregon 9June2016

Silent Sunday

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