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
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…
Today I'm sharing edits of MoPOP displays I saw in Seattle, Washington. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) was founded…
In SteensShifting shadows,Fleet herds of pronghorn pauseWithin lush concentric remnants,Of spring. Weekend Sky (WS) Bend Branches always appreciates your comments…
The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is to show up to five images you consider to be your 'best ever.'…
I recently had this pizzetta at Bridge 99 Brewery, a small brewery in northeastern Bend, Oregon. This is their Hot…
In this post, I'll focus on the Space part of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, located in McMinnville, Oregon.…
Trilobite mass death fossil at Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday (WW) Weekly Prompt (WP) - Brown Bend Branches…
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…
Have you ever wanted to learn a new language but found it too intimidating? I decided to try learning foreign…
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…
Beneath the waves at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…
This beautiful "Let it Be" mural is at Worthy Brewing in Bend, Oregon. Native columbines growing in the bed under…
On June 29, I traveled to Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon to go on a guided tour in search of…
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…
Today I'm sharing a drawing and photo of a palm tree. I saw this Chinese Windmill Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei, while…
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…
Yesterday, I made a visit to Post, Oregon, one hour east of my house in Bend. Why drive there? Because…
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…
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…
Two white sturgeon at the Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…