Over the last couple of months, sunrise found me enough in the woods to capture a couple decent views … clicking opens full resolution pic.

Within the Central Cascades, dead trees from disease and fire are almost EVERYWHERE. This last backpacking trip was no exception, and these mostly solitary or small group trees stand like the lost mother souls around the world … waiting for … Read More

All pics taken during the heat-wave this past week as I was out and about walking around with the camera.

Reminder: Clicking on pic will open 90% resolution – much better than these thumbnails. In middle June, wildflowers the last 5 years were way popping … but this year with the later snow, just starting This last ramble spent most … Read More

The first week of summer after a month of heavy rains in OR – totally opposite of the recent years’ early fires. I looked up history June rainfall for our end of Willamette Valley (Averages and June 22 month to … Read More

Walking around the mill race and Ducks’ football stadium today camera in hand … First those slow children and watchful parents taking up too much of the bike path One of the osprey parents took a break to clean up, … Read More

Walking yesterday (Earth Day) along the Willamette River, raptors filled the sky, flowers opened their colors and the first baby geese left their nests. Reminder: click on pictures to open better resolution Why an idiot? As i was walking around … Read More

On earth day yet — around Willamette today a 1x life time view of earth’s magic, … and I froze camera around neck … no picture. After heart rate near normal, the same.

An April week in Indiana in 2022 surprised all of us there watching the incredibly unstable, changing weather. A full moon, sunrises, cold temperatures with snow, and birds living through it all … spectacular! Mornings Moonset Snow Birds Yes, that’s … Read More