I found this feather while on my walk this morning, Â It's a small feather and is actually pretty gray. Â But this afternoon I took it out and put it where there was some dappled light hitting it and changed the coloring a bit. Maralee
Day 246 – Soft Light at Dusk
For the most part, the smokey skies we've been having have dissipated and we were left with sunny, blue skies today. Â It doesn't give us the beautiful sunsets we've had recently, but it does give us a beautiful, golden glow at sunset. Â These photos were taken in the open field across from our house. Â I …
Day 245 – Sunset
I've mentioned previously that we have had a number of days with a smokey haze on the horizon. Â It makes for some spectacular sunsets. I took these a couple of miles east of Bend where there are some open fields with a nearly panoramic view of the mountains. Â Some nights the beauty of it takes …
Day 244 – Once in a Blue Moon
The most common definition of a "blue moon" is the second full moon within one month. Â But it originally referred to the fourth full moon in a season - and even that is fairly recent. This is according to an article I read on space.com. This will be the last "blue moon" until 2015 so …
Day 243 – Birds of a Feather
I didn't know what to photograph today until I saw the hummingbirds out by our feeder. Â We had a number of them chasing each other off. Â While I was waiting for them as they would come and go, another bird was hanging around our yard for a while. Â I think he was just waiting for …
