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Kwakwaka’wakw art, Seattle Art Museum: Sculpture Saturday

This beautiful collection of Kwakwaka'wakw art is at the Seattle Art Museum in Washington state. The display includes masks, a…

12 hours ago

Red bench at Pike Place Market: Pull Up a Seat

I saw this unique red bench at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. I don't know the history of…

3 days ago

Base Camp food truck pod: Foodie Friday

Base Camp is the newest food truck pod in Bend, Oregon. There is no shortage of food trucks in and…

1 week ago

Winter branches: Wordless Wednesday

Winter branches at Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

2 weeks ago

Norris Geyser Basin panorama: Wordless Wednesday

Norris Geyser Basin panorama in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

3 weeks ago

Provide Passage nonet poem: LAPC

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…

3 weeks ago

Brickhouse restaurant: Foodie Friday & OWS

In June 2025, we had an excellent meal at the Brickhouse in downtown Bend, Oregon. I started with the Beet…

3 weeks ago

A pleasant paddle: Wordless Wednesday

A pleasant paddle at Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…

4 weeks ago

Cape Meares, Oregon: LAPC

When we visited Cape Meares on the northern Oregon coast, we didn't get much of a view. It was clear…

4 weeks ago

Be Kind sign: Weekend Sky

Be Kind sign on bridge in the Old Mill district of Bend, Oregon Weekend Sky

4 weeks ago

Yellowstone Lake storms: Wordless Wednesday

Yellowstone Lake storms, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…

1 month ago

Can you guess?: LAPC

Can you guess what I've shown in my pictures this week? The answers are at the end of the post.…

1 month ago

Pink Bee Thai Food: Foodie Friday

I visited Pink Bee Thai Food restaurant on a recent trip to Seattle, Washington. We began our meal with Fresh…

1 month ago

Edits of MoPOP displays: LAPC

Today I'm sharing edits of MoPOP displays I saw in Seattle, Washington. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) was founded…

1 month ago

In Steens shifting shadows – Cinquain poem: WS

In SteensShifting shadows,Fleet herds of pronghorn pauseWithin lush concentric remnants,Of spring. Weekend Sky (WS) Bend Branches always appreciates your comments…

1 month ago

Some of my best: LAPC

The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week is to show up to five images you consider to be your 'best ever.'…

2 months ago

Bridge 99 Brewery: Foodie Friday

I recently had this pizzetta at Bridge 99 Brewery, a small brewery in northeastern Bend, Oregon. This is their Hot…

2 months ago

Space (& Aviation) Museum: LAPC

In this post, I'll focus on the Space part of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, located in McMinnville, Oregon.…

2 months ago

Trilobite mass death fossil: WW & WP

Trilobite mass death fossil at Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Thermopolis, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday (WW) Weekly Prompt (WP) - Brown Bend Branches…

2 months ago

Summer Lake scene: Water water everywhere

Summer Lake scene in Oregon Water water everywhere (WWE) Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…

2 months ago

Chico Hot Springs: FOWC

We visited Chico Hot Springs in southwestern Montana in early June 2024. The Chico Hot Springs Resort is located near…

2 months ago

Duolingo — Foreign language learning app: TTC

Have you ever wanted to learn a new language but found it too intimidating? I decided to try learning foreign…

2 months ago

Best fish & chips: Foodie Friday

If you want to eat the best fish & chips in the Central Oregon area, be sure to visit a…

2 months ago

An apple in flight: Wordless Wednesday

An apple in flight at Balloons Over Bend in 2025 Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…

2 months ago

Glass Buttes obsidian again: LAPC

A few weeks ago, we drove about an hour east of our home in Bend to collect Glass Buttes obsidian…

3 months ago

Beneath the waves: Wordless Wednesday

Beneath the waves at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…

3 months ago

Let it Be mural: MM & TFH

This beautiful "Let it Be" mural is at Worthy Brewing in Bend, Oregon. Native columbines growing in the bed under…

3 months ago

Kiger Mustang Experience: FOWC

On June 29, I traveled to Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon to go on a guided tour in search of…

3 months ago

A tale of two breakfasts: Foodie Friday

If you're looking for an early morning breakfast restaurant in Central Oregon, your choices are limited. Do you want a…

4 months ago

More signs from former times: Wordless Wednesday

More signs from former times at the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always…

4 months ago

Road to Frenchglen: Monochrome Monday

Here is an infrared photograph of the road to Frenchglen, Oregon. This road travels around the south end of Steens…

4 months ago

PDX—An architectural wonder: LAPC & WPWC

At Portland International Airport, PDX, there have been some big changes. The years-long main terminal redevelopment is currently in its…

4 months ago

Hampton Station: Foodie Friday

If you're traveling east of Bend in Oregon along Highway 20, there aren't many places to stop to get a…

4 months ago

Where buffalo roam: Wordless Wednesday

Where buffalo roam, Custer State Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…

4 months ago

Drawing and photo of a palm: First Friday Art

Today I'm sharing a drawing and photo of a palm tree. I saw this Chinese Windmill Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei, while…

4 months ago

Tipi at HDM: Wordless Wednesday

Tipi at High Desert Museum (HDM) in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments…

4 months ago

waterfalls: Water Water Everywhere

waterfalls may be heavily veiled or as light as lace they may end in a rainbow or split in indecision…

4 months ago

A visit to Post – The center of Oregon: LAPC

Yesterday, I made a visit to Post, Oregon, one hour east of my house in Bend. Why drive there? Because…

4 months ago

Galley Bend: Foodie Friday

Galley Bend is an Asian fusion restaurant that opened recently in Bend, Oregon. Two former flight attendants, Krid Sathirawongwan (Kris)…

5 months ago

Old Hay Cart: Monochrome Monday

This old hay cart is inside the P Ranch Long Barn at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. It's over…

5 months ago