I saw this beautiful crane sculpture at the Portland Japanese Garden last fall. The colors of autumn cast a warm…
Once again, I'm sharing images of peaceful scenes near my home in Bend, Oregon. Sahalie Falls, about an hour west…
A painted view in the Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon. Rainfall from a passing storm…
I took this picture of Emerald Pool along the Black Sand Basin Trail in Yellowstone National Park. Emerald Pool is…
Turning into fall near Mt Hood, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
This observatory of the past is on McKenzie Pass near Sisters, Oregon. Dee Wright Observatory was built in 1935 by…
I have been patiently waiting for fall at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon. Every day, I visited their Fall…
These streets lined with gold are along the highway east of Mount Hood in Oregon. I was there a week…
After the rain in the Painted Hills of eastern Oregon, the colors stand out in bold contrast. I live an…
Fall walk with friend in Pine Nursery Park, Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
This old bench at Sahalie Falls, Oregon stands in stark contrast to the new fences bordering the trail. It's nice…
Steep knife-edged mountains arose from the plains centuries ago. Over time, torrential rains wore them down into rounded hills. Though…
This brand new Landscape of Dreams mural shows special sights you might see near Bend, Oregon. The mural is located…
These photos show rocky seating at Yellowstone National Park. The Park Service constructed several types of places to sit that…
I’m always on the lookout for beavers when walking the river trails in the Old Mill District of Bend. I…
Today I'm featuring views of Oregon mountains from afar. We're lucky to have wide open views of these landmarks. The…
I saw these lodgepole pines on pilings next to a bridge crossing the Deschutes River. I was hiking the trail…
Wordless Wednesday (WW) Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)- Looking Up/Down Life in Colour (LIC) - Gold
Sometimes you visit places where the landscapes are pretty as a picture. Here are a few places I've visited in…
This gigantic pine is Big Tree, AKA Big Red, the biggest Ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa, ever recorded. It's…
On our recent visit to Yellowstone National Park, we took a side trip to Yellowstone Hot Springs. This attraction is…
creatures of the mistgraze in meadowlands of steamwhisperers of warmth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Black & white
Here are ten pieces of alley art you can view along NW Gasoline Alley in Bend, Oregon. I previously featured…
We witnessed a symphony in the skies over Shoshone National Forest. Spectacular cloud formations and landforms are common sights near…
We just returned from a trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Norris geysers were spectacular, as always. Some of…
The Warner Wetlands of south central Oregon are beautiful throughout the year. I dug into my archives to find photos…
I recently hiked the Trail of Molten Lands at Lava Lands Visitor Center and paused to take in the volcanic…
I've been out and about more recently and photographed several spectacular sights seen in blue and green. I thought the…
The stone façade surrounding the 5,000-year-old Newgrange monument in County Meath, Ireland is impressive. However, I learned Newgrange's façade is…
Here's a sepia tone view of Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum in the Oregon Outback. Twelve buildings built in the…
Water fallingAndTumblingEntering aRogue riverFindingA courseLyrical andLittoral Latourell Falls Multnomah Falls Horsetail Falls Wahkeena Falls Photographs of water falling were taken…
Last week we visited Crack in the Ground in Central Oregon near Christmas Valley. You may be wondering what exactly…
Rainbow Splendor is a large statue of trout jumping in downtown Troutdale, Oregon. This work is by local residents and…
These street scenes in Dublin happened on March 6, 2020, six days before the lockdown. On this St. Patrick's Day…
When I walked around a corner into a gallery at the Baker Heritage Museum a couple years ago, I didn't…
Guinness Storehouse in Dublin Wordless Wednesday