I thought we were done with fire season for the year. The temperatures have gotten cooler, there haven't been any lightning storms . . . but I guess I was wrong. This fire developed very quickly today. At 11:00 this morning, there was no sign of a fire anywhere. By 1:00, it looked like the …
Day 245 – Sunset
I've mentioned previously that we have had a number of days with a smokey haze on the horizon. 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. Some nights the beauty of it takes …
Day 228 – Silhouettes
We have several wildfires burning both south and north of us. They are far enough away to be out of danger for us, but close enough to give us smokey, hazy skies. The smoke makes for some beautiful sunrise and sunset shots. On our walk this evening I decided to try take some silhouette shots …
Day 197 – In Search of Wildflowers
We had heard about a field of wildflowers that were blooming about an hour out-of-town. We'd been told that there were thousands, if not millions, of wildflowers there. So last night hubby suggested we leave early this morning so we could photograph the flowers in the early morning light. That sounded like a good idea. …
Day 165 – Sunset
The clouds were forming last night (I'm a day behind again) that made me think we might have a nice sunset. So I headed up to Pilot Butte where we have a 360 degree view of the area. I wasn't disappointed. As with most sunsets, after the sun goes behind the horizon, most people leave. …
Through My Lens 