After a cold spell last week, the leaves are starting to change a little more quickly now. These were taken outside my office and outside the gym where I work out. Maralee
Day 272 – It Takes My Breath Away
There are some days that the beauty that surrounds me literally takes my breath away. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets to that all the time. I'm usually driving to work around sunrise. This morning, I had to stop to photograph the incredible sunrise. The sun wasn't actually up yet, but the color in the clouds was …
Day 261 – Smokey Sunset
As I've written previously, we have a lot of smoke in the air due to the wild-fire burning nearby. The last few nights the sun has been a red ball in the sky. I tried to get out to photograph it before it went behind the smoke bank but I was just able to catch …
Day 260 – In My “Backyard” Part II
The wildfire that has been burning here for the past week tripled in size Friday night and is now 16,000 acres (or 25 square miles). Some areas near the town of Sisters are on pre-evacuation notice. The wind changed direction, blowing the smoke right into Bend. All we had to do to get away from …
Day 259 – In My “Backyard”
Sparks Lake is one of the most photographed lakes in the Central Oregon Cascades. Even though I've been there a number of times, I am always in awe when I get there. Today was no exception. It is only a 30 minute drive from Bend, just past the Mt. Bachelor ski area, along the Cascades …
Through My Lens 