As I was driving up my driveway this evening, this quail in a tree caught my eye. I don't usually see them up in the trees - they're usually running across the yard. She stayed still long enough for me to grab my camera and take some shots. We have a ground cover that is …
Day 97 – Full Pink Moon
I was hoping to get out to photograph the full moon tonight but I wasn't sure it was going to happen. There were some pretty heavy clouds late in the afternoon that I thought would block it. But I stood in the cold by the river hoping the clouds would disperse, and they did. The …
Day 68 – Sunset on a “Moonscape”
In 2003, a forest fire located on China Hat Road, about 3.5 miles southeast of Bend, burned approximately 3800 acres of the Deschutes National Forest. The area had once been covered in lodgepole pine, but the fire changed all of that. The area is slowly reforesting, but burned out trees still cover the area. Tonight …
Day 67 – The Worm Moon
I learned something new today. The full moon in March is called the "Worm Moon." I looked it up and this was the description: The 'Full Worm Moon' is the moon that occurs in March when the sunlight is getting stronger and the frozen ground begins to thaw. You can tell the worms have begun …
Day 43 – Mountains, Part II
Another gorgeous day!!! A friend at work told me about a place where the mountain range was in full view without any obstructions, so I went to check it out. It was gorgeous. The mountains were literally "in your face" close. I couldn't get the entire mountain range in one photo, so I had to …
Through My Lens 