It's been a long week and I was exhausted by the end of the day. Â It was raining when I left work, and I didn't have any inspiration. Â I had hoped to get out and get some water drop photos but the wind wouldn't let me. Â By the time the sun came out for a …
Day 172 – Why I love living in Bend, Oregon
One of the things that I love about living where I do, is the nature and wildlife living among us in the city.  We are not a large city - population is about 85,000 - but we continuously have wild visitors right in the city.  At our house, we have regular visits from deer, skunks, raccoon, …
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Day 171 – New from the Garden
We have a few new things blooming in the garden. Â Our rhododendron's are starting to bloom, but the are pretty puny compared to the ones we saw in Portland a few weeks ago. Â I guess it's the fact that we pretty much get no rain and they get a lot. The firecracker sunflower I picked …
Day 170 – My Neighbor’s Yard
I was at my neighbor's house today and they have some very interesting things in their back  yard.  They have numerous bird houses - I just photographed a couple.  I was hoping one would have birds in it, but no such luck. Some of their flowers are just a little past prime, but they were …
Day 169 – Benham Falls and the Big Eddy
We took a drive to a couple different places today to take some photos. Â Our first stop was at Benham Falls. Â There is a lot of water flowing at this time of year and the falls was running strong. Â It was hard to photograph because of the severe contrast in lighting. Â It was a very …
