After a week of taking macro shots, I put my regular Tamron 18-250 lens on my camera and took a drive up to Tumalo Falls. This falls in at the end of a road that is closed in the winter months. You can always walk, snowshoe or ski to the falls but the gate is …
Day 140 – Rose Garden
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 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 116 – Hollingshead Park
I had to go by a local park today for work and took a few minutes to stop and take a few photos. I hadn't been there since last fall and I wanted to see what was growing. They have a community garden area but it's a little too early to be planting vegetables. There …
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