We have had a layer of smoke hanging over the city for several days due to several fires in the state. Each morning this week, the sun rose as a huge, red ball but I didn't time it right to take photos until this morning. This is actually 2 photos combined. I had to take …
Painted Hills
Per Wikepedia, Painted Hills is a part of the John Day Fossil Beds, located in Central Oregon. It is about 75 miles northeast of Bend. They are named after the colorful layers of its hills corresponding to various geological eras, formed when the area was an ancient river floodplain. The black layer is lignite that was vegetative matter …
Weekly Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways . . . Lighthouse
I took these photos of this lighthouse at Cape Blanco on a trip to the Oregon coast last year. I took photos from all different angles and these two were the ones I liked the best. Which is your favorite?Maralee
Scotland – Isle of Skye, Part 2
On our last day on the Isle of Skye, we woke to a heavy fog sitting over the town of Portree. I fully expected our last walk of the trip to be a wet and cold one. But the fog lifted and we were treated to another gorgeous day. Our final walk of the trip …
Scotland – Isle of Skye, Part 1
The ferry ride from Tarbert on the Isle of Harris to Uig on the Isle of Skye takes several hours. Once we arrived in Uig we drove straight to our walk for the day, Quiraing. I have mentioned numerous times how beautiful Scotland is, but walking up the side of this hill mountain, the views were …
Through My Lens 