Where There’s Smoke . . .

We have a couple of wild fires burning both north and south of us, so we have had a layer of smoke surrounding us for several days. These photos were taken from the top of Pilot Butte Monday night while I was there photographing the moon and the sunset. Maralee

Sunset I

One of the sunset photos I took Monday night.  There was a lot of smoke in the air which created some fabulous colors. Maralee

Smokey Moon

Monday night was a full moon, and with a cloudless day, I had high hopes of getting some moon shots. I didn't consider the layer of smoke surrounding us from two nearby wildfires.  While the moon wasn't quite as clear as it would have been without the smoke, it gave it a hazy look and …

Coneflower

I saw these coneflowers when I went to photograph the balloons this weekend.  It's amazing how strong the light is at 6:00 a.m. Maralee