Day 245 – Sunset

I've mentioned previously that we have had a number of days with a smokey haze on the horizon.  It makes for some spectacular sunsets. I took these a couple of miles east of Bend where there are some open fields with a nearly panoramic view of the mountains.  Some nights the beauty of it takes …

Day 242 – Flowers

I came across these flowers in someone else's garden and had to photograph them.  The lighting was mid-day so it was quite harsh.  The only way I could get the sunflower was with the lighting in the back. The other's I tried to get close and avoid too much glare and shadow. Maralee