Today I woke to pouring rain. Â But as is typical for this part of Oregon, it can be raining one minute and the sun will be shining the next. Â Today was no exception. By mid afternoon the sun was shining and the big, black storm clouds were receding into the distance. Â I went down to …
Day 172 – Why I love living in Bend, Oregon
One of the things that I love about living where I do, is the nature and wildlife living among us in the city.  We are not a large city - population is about 85,000 - but we continuously have wild visitors right in the city.  At our house, we have regular visits from deer, skunks, raccoon, …
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Day 169 – Benham Falls and the Big Eddy
We took a drive to a couple different places today to take some photos. Â Our first stop was at Benham Falls. Â There is a lot of water flowing at this time of year and the falls was running strong. Â It was hard to photograph because of the severe contrast in lighting. Â It was a very …
Day 154 – Fog Rolling In
On day two of our coastal adventure we woke to heavy, thick fog. Â It was so foggy that we see the ocean and a heavy mist was soaking everything. Â Often, when it is foggy on the coast, it lifts as you go inland. Â So we took a drive up the Rogue River. I'd read about …
Day 153 – Oregon Coast Bound
I'm finally getting around to editing my photos from our four-day trip to the Oregon Coast.  I think it will take me a few days to get caught up on my posts. I'd been looking forward to that  short trip for a while.  I've lived by large bodies of water most of my life and …
