I thought we were done with fire season for the year. Â The temperatures have gotten cooler, there haven't been any lightning storms . . . but I guess I was wrong. Â This fire developed very quickly today. Â At 11:00 this morning, there was no sign of a fire anywhere. Â 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. 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 228 – Silhouettes
We have several wildfires burning both south and north of us. Â They are far enough away to be out of danger for us, but close enough to give us smokey, hazy skies. Â The smoke makes for some beautiful sunrise and sunset shots. Â 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. Â 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. Â So I headed up to Pilot Butte where we have a 360 degree view of the area. Â I wasn't disappointed. As with most sunsets, after the sun goes behind the horizon, most people leave. …
