Today was the annual Polar Plunge here, which is a fundraiser for Special Olympics. I thought it might be kind of fun to go down and watch these people run into the freezing cold Deschutes River, many of them in costumes. The skies were clear but it was just 28 degrees F. with a wind …
Day 48 – Alpenglow
Alpenglow is defined as: "a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains." This morning as I was driving to work, the mountains were clear with just a few clouds hovering around them. I thought it might be a good "alpenglow" morning so I went out to my new favorite spot …
Day 47 – A Blustery Day
Today was one of those cool, blustery days where the wind blows right though you. I took a walk up the butte hoping to get some photos of grasses and other plants but it was blowing so hard everything was moving too much to get very many decent shots. On the backside of the butte, …
Day 46 – Splash of Color
I attempted to photograph these flowers but they certainly didn't turn out the way I wanted them too. I will definitely need to work on these a bit. But, here they are. As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I don't know my plants so maybe someone can enlighten me as to the name …
Day 45 – “I Moose?? Have a Kiss”
Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun, like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now. …
Through My Lens 