Portland, Oregon is known as the "City of Roses." Why, you may ask? There are a few possible reasons, and the website "Stumped in Stump Town" gives them. Personally, I think it's just because they grow so well over there. So, before leaving the city, we made a short stop at The International Rose Test Garden. …
Day 139 – Japanese Garden
Friday we had a few hours to spare before our granddaughter's gymnastics competition was to begin. So we spent a few hours at the Japanese Garden in Washington Park in Portland. I'd heard a lot about the gardens and have wanted to see them. I wasn't disappointed. I loved it there. Portland gets a fair …
Day 137 – A Beautiful Evening
As I was driving up my driveway this evening, this quail in a tree caught my eye. I don't usually see them up in the trees - they're usually running across the yard. She stayed still long enough for me to grab my camera and take some shots. We have a ground cover that is …
Day 135 – A Walk Around Bend
I haven't spent much time in downtown Bend recently so today I took a walk through town on my lunch hour. It's a really cool town and had a lot of interesting photo opportunities. I captured just a few in the short time I had to spend. It was very hot and very bright out …
Day 134 – More Blossoms
Today was another gorgeous day. I had so much going on that I didn't get out to do photos until late in the day and I wasn't quite sure what I was going to photograph. As I was looking out our kitchen window, one of the trees in our back yard was in full bloom …
Through My Lens 