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Seating at Hawkeye & Huckleberry: Pull Up a Seat

This seating at Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge in Bend, Oregon has a modern cowboy kind of vibe. There's a lot…

10 months ago

2025 Favorite Photos: LAPC

Today, I'm sharing some of my 2025 favorite photos I posted on my blog. I've divided them into four categories:…

10 months ago

Yokocho Izakaya restaurant: Foodie Friday

Yokocho Izakaya restaurant serves what it calls "Japanese & Asian comfort food." It opened earlier this year in northeast Bend,…

10 months ago

A stunning sunset: Skywatch Friday & Weekend Sky

A stunning sunset near Bend, Oregon. I took this photo with my drone from the backyard. You can see several…

11 months ago

Salmon mural: Monday Murals

This Salmon mural is at the Seattle Aquarium in Washington State. This piece is called Ocean Travelers. The salmon mural…

11 months ago

Moments of mystery: LAPC

Moments of mystery may loom large in front of you Sasquatch sculpture at Sensing Sasquatch exhibition, High Desert Museum (2024)…

11 months ago

Alvord Desert from above: WW & LAPC

Alvord Desert from above in southeastern Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Looking back at LAPC #31 - Landscapes…

11 months ago

Driving through… : LAPC & SS

Driving through... Big rock mountains, sculpted and fired by the sun And ranges, arising from basins washed by summer storms…

11 months ago

Café Yumm!: Foodie Friday

Café Yumm! is one of those restaurants where I always order the same thing. I LOVE their Original Yumm! Bowl.…

11 months ago

The majesty of mountains: LAPC

The majesty of mountains with distinct fringes of red Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah and coming into focus over…

12 months ago

Elephant seal drawing & photo: First Friday Art

I did this elephant seal drawing as part of the Inktober challenge. On October 9th, the prompt was "heavy." I…

12 months ago

Old Mill Sunrise: Wordless Wednesday

Old Mill sunrise in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…

12 months ago

East of Steens: Weekend Sky

A view from above east of Steens Mountain, Oregon. I took this photo with my drone on a cool October…

12 months ago

Fall seating: Pull up a Seat

Fall seating near the Flag Bridge in the Old Mill District of Bend, Oregon Pull up a Seat Bend Branches…

12 months ago

Strawberry Mountain in the fall: Wordless Wednesday

Strawberry Mountain in the fall, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not appear…

12 months ago

Quirky sculptures: Sculpture Saturday

These quirky sculptures are at Lassen RV Park Campground in McArthur, California. Their website describes the artwork as follows: More…

12 months ago

Calcite Springs: Wordless Wednesday

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

1 year ago

Stagecoach stop from above: LAPC & FOWC

When you drive by this old stagecoach stop on the east side of Steens Mountain in Oregon, it just looks…

1 year ago

Around the Round Barn: RDP

The Pete French Round Barn in eastern Oregon is a beautiful structure. On a recent trip, I took pictures and…

1 year ago

Before Edmonds Part 2: Monday Mural

I am calling this post "Before Edmonds Part 2." I previously posted about another mural located in this same alleyway…

1 year ago

Juniper Cookhouse: Foodie Friday

The Juniper Cookhouse, in Burns, Oregon, is well-known for its barbecued food. The first picture shows a Large Plate with…

1 year ago

A rockin bridge: Wordless Wednesday

A rockin bridge at Petersen Rock Garden and Museum Wordless Wednesday

1 year ago

Steens in the fall: LAPC, RDP, & WS

The valleys on Steens in the fallAre filled with green, yellow, and orange leaves,Framed by mountain mahogany Clouds skitter across…

1 year ago

A Steens Mountain Tour: LAPC

Up with the birds for a Steens Mountain tour On April 6, I was up bright and early for a…

1 year ago

Oblivion Pour House: Foodie Friday

Last week, we visited Oblivion Pour House in Bend, Oregon. I ordered the Smoked Baby Back Ribs. It included a…

1 year ago

Water falls: SS, WWE, LAPC

Water falls in cascades over moss-covered cliffs Burney Falls, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California and between dolphins, dancing and…

1 year ago

Above the playa: Skywatch & Friday Flowers

Above the playa, lupines bloom amongst the boulders. Summer Lake area in Oregon Skywatch Friday Friday Flowers

1 year ago

Yearning to… : LAPC

Yearning to visit places that warmed the body and soul Crane Hot Springs, Burns, Oregon Wishing to smell the scent…

1 year ago

Marble Mountain View: Wordless Wednesday

Marble Mountain View in Sequoia National Forest, California Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…

1 year ago

In a quiet space haiku: LAPC

in a quiet spacedark shadows dance and light singson a summer morn Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light exhibition at…

1 year ago

Cooperative foraging: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this group of White Pelicans involved in cooperative foraging near Island Park, Idaho. All About Birds…

1 year ago

Delicious tuna fish sandwich: FF & TTC

I recently had this delicious tuna fish sandwich from the Bread and Bunny food truck in Bend, Oregon. This food…

1 year ago

Burney Falls in action: Wordless Wednesday

Burney Falls in action at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California https://vimeo.com/1113601003?share=copy#t=0 Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments…

1 year ago

Seattle waterfront mural: MM & WWE

Here are two photos of a Seattle waterfront mural that I took last May. The mural Three Animals was painted…

1 year ago

Trails wind and descend haiku: WWC

trails wind and descendelements of earth ariseon the cusp of fall Which Way Challenge (WWC) Bend Branches always appreciates your…

1 year ago

Portal into another realm: Wordless Wednesday

Portal into another realm at William Randolf Hearst Memorial Beach, California Wordless Wednesday

1 year ago

Sunflowers at Tunnel of Joy: WW & FOTD

Sunflowers at Tunnel of Joy in Bend, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW) Flower of the Day (FOTD) Bend Branches always appreciates…

1 year ago

Gulls, terns, and cormorants: Birds of the Week

At Summer Lake Wildlife Area, in southeastern Oregon, you can get some great views of gulls, terns, and cormorants. At…

1 year ago

WinterFest 2025 fire pits: LAPC & RDP

I was really looking forward to seeing the WinterFest 2025 fire pits at Bend's winter festival event in Bend's Old…

1 year ago

Comfortable seating at Lava Hot Springs: PUAS

You can find comfortable seating inside the water and out at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. You also get some great…

1 year ago