Wednesday night the skies were clear and I thought it would be the perfect night to photograph the full moonrise. The previous nights the eastern sky had been a beautiful palette of pastel purples and pinks at around sunset and I hoped it would be the same for the moonrise. It was. It was a …
Fire Danger
Summer in central Oregon is generally very warm and very dry. We haven't had any precipitation in several weeks, and as you can see, we don't anticipate any precipitation for the next two weeks. This makes the fire danger very high. We've been very fortunate so far this summer and haven't had very much fire …
Barn Swallow
I believe this bird is a barn swallow. I saw it at the river where I normally see a lot of tree swallows. But the forked tail and orange breast are more indicative of a barn swallow. Maybe someone can verify it for me. Maralee
Take Off
One of the great things about living on the high desert is that even when the summer days can be unbearably hot, once the sun goes down it cools down very quickly. Our days have been very hot recently so I have to do my daily walks early in the morning. It is so pleasant …
Hummingbird
This is one of the hummingbirds that hangs out at my feeder outside my window at work. It's getting less skittish and will stay there while I photograph it. But the feeder is in a shaded area of the building and it's hard to get a clear photograph without setting my ISO to a high …
Through My Lens 