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. 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 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 169 – Benham Falls and the Big Eddy
We took a drive to a couple different places today to take some photos. Our first stop was at Benham Falls. There is a lot of water flowing at this time of year and the falls was running strong. It was hard to photograph because of the severe contrast in lighting. It was a very …
Day 155 – In the Garden
Day three and the wind had finally died down. There was a beautiful garden at the place we were staying and I spent part of the morning taking photos of the flowers. There were many flowers that I had no idea what they were. I guess I need to buy a book to identify flowers. …
Day 154 – Fog Rolling In
On day two of our coastal adventure we woke to heavy, thick fog. It was so foggy that we see the ocean and a heavy mist was soaking everything. Often, when it is foggy on the coast, it lifts as you go inland. So we took a drive up the Rogue River. I'd read about …
