Silence: Sunset "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
American Dipper – Day 17 – A Year of Wildlife
The American Dipper, or water ouzel, is an unusual bird. It's not a large bird - it's about the size of an American robin. You will find it in the western streams standing on rocks in fast-moving water where it will hop into the water to catch its food. This one hopped into the water …
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Merganser Family – Day 16 – A Year of Wildlife
This lovely merganser family was enjoying a cruise down the river on a beautiful day. Maralee
Weekly Challenge – Weathered
Weathered: Old Homestead This is a photo I took a few years ago of an old homestead outside of Madras, Oregon. We would pass by it whenever we were driving to Portland. Sadly, the building is no longer there. It collapsed sometime in the last year.
MyFavoriteHeron Goes Fishing – Day 15 – A Year of Wildlife
Finally!!! MyFavoriteHeron went fishing. Granted, the conditions for photographing it weren't the greatest. Again, it was across the river, standing in the water in a shaded area of tall reeds, and with a dead tree stump in front of it. But you have to work with what you've got and at least you can see …
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