The weather has been unseasonably warm for Oregon so the water lilies appeared earlier than usual at the Oregon Gardens in Silverton. Lily pads aren’t pristine so instead of spending…
I’ve been in a rut taking mostly flower images. It is spring so it’s hard not to take flower pictures. Sigh. I went for a drive today – this time to Adelman’s…
About three weeks ago a Robin appeared in our backyard. Nothing unusual about this since it is spring in Oregon. But he (I know it’s a he because of his bright…
Last summer I was fascinated by Oregon’s bounty and the many varieties of fruits and vegetables grown in our beautiful state. I did an entire series of photographic diptychs featuring peaches,…
I walked up the street about two blocks to take pictures of some stunning dogwood blossoms. On the way back I happened to pick a fuzzy dandelion. I took it…
A sure sign of spring in this part of Oregon’s Willamette Valley is when the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival starts in Woodburn. I got lucky and found a warm overcast day with no…
The sun was out in full force last Saturday ..the temperature jumped from the low 50′s to the high 70′s and in Oregon that means everyone hits the streets on their bikes…
One of the cool things about living in Oregon is that almost every town, large or small has some sort of festival during the year. There’s the strawberry festival in…
Over 400 classic cars filled three halls at the Portland Expo Center . Many of them costing upwards of $500,000. A paint job alone can run $50,000 and then all that…
Took a drive around the country (again) the other day to clear my mind. Didn’t work. I started out toward Aurora then veered toward Canby then on toward Silverton but decided to head…
