We had a layer of smoke hovering over Bend all evening. Even though the closest wildfire to us now is about 60 miles away, when the wind is in the right direction, it blows the smoke right into town. But again, it made for a beautiful, orange sunset. Maralee
Day 231 – Miscellaneous
The immediate threat of wildfire has passed although conditions are ripe for one to pop up at any time. The thunderstorms that were predicted didn't happen - at least not right here. We had a few drops of rain this morning, but it wasn't even enough to make the sidewalks wet. But clear skies reappeared …
Day 230 – Too Close to Home
As I have been posting lately, it has been very hot and dry here the past few weeks. We have a threat of thunderstorms for the next couple of days and the Governor has declared a State of Emergency for the state of Oregon because of the wildfire threat. When we went out for our …
Day 228 – Silhouettes
We have several wildfires burning both south and north of us. They are far enough away to be out of danger for us, but close enough to give us smokey, hazy skies. The smoke makes for some beautiful sunrise and sunset shots. On our walk this evening I decided to try take some silhouette shots …
Day 214 – Full Sturgeon Moon
I almost missed the full moon tonight. The two moon charts I refer to said the moon would rise at 8:28 or 8:30. So as I'm driving up Pilot Butte at 8:20, I see the moon has already risen and is above the horizon. I drove as quickly as I could on the narrow, busy …
Through My Lens 