I've been trying to capture some birds at our bird feeder for some time. The feeder didn't have any visitors for the first couple of weeks but now we have them daily. They're still hard to capture because they're pretty quick and any movement frightens them away. I need to get a bird book so …
Cattails
When I was in elementary school in Minnesota, many, many years ago, we used to paint cattails. They grew wild just about everywhere. Now you're not allowed to cut them, but I still appreciate them. Now that I'm living in Oregon, seeing all of these cattails bring back a little bit of that childhood. Maralee
Water Under the Bridge
We are in the midst of a January thaw and the temperatures have been in the 50F degree range. A perfect day for a walk along the river. Yesterday I was walking over a bridge where there was quite an accumulation of ice underneath it. I took a path that went under the bridge …
Weekly Challenge . . . Beyond #2
I got up very early this morning to photograph dawn on the horizon. We've had very clear, cold mornings and the sun rising has been beautiful. I had hoped to have a little more red in the horizon but the sun didn't cooperate. However, it was beautiful being out in the quiet of the morning, …
Weekly Challenge . . . Beyond
I took these photos about a year ago on a flight from Bend to Salt Lake City. We were on the first flight of the morning and were able to catch the sunrise from the air. It seemed like I could see forever from up there. Maralee
Through My Lens 