There is a piece of wood across from where I live that looks like a piece of driftwood. However, since we are 180 miles from the nearest ocean and there isn't a lake within 10 miles of me, I believe it is actually a tree that was struck by lightning at one time. On closer …
Day 70 – Waterfowl and Bird
I wanted to find more signs of spring today so I went down to the river again. There were a few buds popping up, but I didn't have my tripod and the photos were too blurry to print. I did see a swan swimming in the river and a couple of geese sunning themselves on …
Day 69 – Bessie Butte
The last two days, we have gone to an area off of China Hat Road, just a short distance from Bend, to photograph the moon and the sunset. We were photographing at the base of a butte called Bessie Butte and yesterday noticed a sign for a trailhead to hike to the top of the …
Day 68 – Sunset on a “Moonscape”
In 2003, a forest fire located on China Hat Road, about 3.5 miles southeast of Bend, burned approximately 3800 acres of the Deschutes National Forest. The area had once been covered in lodgepole pine, but the fire changed all of that. The area is slowly reforesting, but burned out trees still cover the area. Tonight …
Day 67 – The Worm Moon
I learned something new today. The full moon in March is called the "Worm Moon." I looked it up and this was the description: The 'Full Worm Moon' is the moon that occurs in March when the sunlight is getting stronger and the frozen ground begins to thaw. You can tell the worms have begun …
Through My Lens 