I love to travel but flying is not one of my favorite things to do. The word gravity comes to mind. The physics of getting a plane the size of a football field (at least it seems that big) into the air and keeping it there for several hours boggles my mind. I had an …
Day 246 – Soft Light at Dusk
For the most part, the smokey skies we've been having have dissipated and we were left with sunny, blue skies today. It doesn't give us the beautiful sunsets we've had recently, but it does give us a beautiful, golden glow at sunset. These photos were taken in the open field across from our house. I …
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 244 – Once in a Blue Moon
The most common definition of a "blue moon" is the second full moon within one month. But it originally referred to the fourth full moon in a season - and even that is fairly recent. This is according to an article I read on space.com. This will be the last "blue moon" until 2015 so …
Day 239 and 240 – Portland
I've been away from my post for a couple of days due to an overnight trip to Portland on Sunday. I thought I would have ample opportunity to take photos both days we were there, but that wasn't the case. But I did take my daily photo each day. I'm cheating a little bit and …
Through My Lens 