I've been trying to capture some birds at our bird feeder for some time. Â The feeder didn't have any visitors for the first couple of weeks but now we have them daily. Â They're still hard to capture because they're pretty quick and any movement frightens them away. I need to get a bird book so …
Cattails
When I was in elementary school in Minnesota, many, many years ago, we used to paint cattails. Â They grew wild just about everywhere. Â Now you're not allowed to cut them, but I still appreciate them. Now that I'm living in Oregon, seeing all of these cattails bring back a little bit of that childhood. Maralee
Water Under the Bridge
We are in the midst of a January thaw and the temperatures have been in the 50F degree range. Â A perfect day for a walk along the river. Yesterday I was walking over a bridge where there was quite an accumulation of ice underneath it. Â I took a path that went under the bridge …
Weekly Challenge . . . Beyond #2
I got up very early this morning to photograph dawn on the horizon. Â We've had very clear, cold mornings and the sun rising has been beautiful. Â I had hoped to have a little more red in the horizon but the sun didn't cooperate. Â However, it was beautiful being out in the quiet of the morning, …
Weekly Challenge . . . Beyond
I took these photos about a year ago on a flight from Bend to Salt Lake City. Â We were on the first flight of the morning and were able to catch the sunrise from the air. Â It seemed like I could see forever from up there. Maralee
