Sunset after storm
11
Mar
2013
Toward the Sun
A rare day of sunshine and blue sky lured us out of Portland toward Catherine Creek. After a fabulous wood-fired pizza at Solstice in Bingen, we set off along our usual trail down into the ravine. Then we decided to follow the trail as it forks west through old oaks on a bluff high above [...]Read More
29
Jun
2011
23
Jun
2011
Solstice Sunset
08
Jun
2011
View From the Yurt, June 8
23
Nov
2010
Surprised by Light
After a busy day of dealing with car repairs and shopping for Thanksgiving food, I didn’t want to walk the dog in our nearby park. I really didn’t. (…)Read More
23
May
2010
Domestic Challenges, Wild Beauty
I’m ecstatic to be back on our property in Northeastern Oregon. There’s lots to do: organizing inside the yurt to make cooking and storage more convenient, building a spring box and laying pipe to get potable water into the yurt, putting in the garden. And there are many challenges: a muddy road, cars that get [...]Read More
03
Mar
2010
Rainbow in Joseph Canyon
Snapped this photo last week from the Joseph Canyon overlook in Northeastern Oregon:
06
Jan
2010
Mossy Thoughts
Moss growing behind my ears, moss for brains, hiding under moss….Read More
02
Dec
2009
Willow, Sandy River Delta, Oregon
18
Nov
2009
Persimmon Joy
I love how persimmons hang on the tree after the leaves have fallen. Read More
27
Oct
2009
First Snow
A photograph of the first snow of the season in eastern Oregon mountains.Read More
14
Oct
2009
Canyon mist, Northeast Oregon
06
Aug
2009
Hello Rattlesnake
I haven’t seen a rattlesnake all season. Then yesterday, down by our spring, I saw three. I ran back to the yurt…for the camera. I’ve been wanting to get some good rattler photos. I’ll need to keep working on it. This photo doesn’t do justice to the snake’s beauty. Even when I closed in to [...]Read More
04
Aug
2009
Bat Update
Many thanks to Chris Clarke at Coyote Crossing and the folks at Bats Northwest for helping me identify the bat I found. It’s a Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat — a species of concern in Oregon and Washington. I’ll be doing more research on them in the coming weeks and will share it in a future post. [...]Read More
18
Jul
2009
Two Moods of the Upper Deschutes
Upper Deschutes above Benham Falls: Benham Falls: TweetShareRead More
15
Jul
2009
More Chipping Sparrows
Last week, I mentioned a late nest of chipping sparrows in a small tree near our parking area. Now I have some pictures. You can see how tiny the tree is in the photo below. The nest is about two-thirds of the way up the tree. Soft-hearted Jerry put up the fence to protect the [...]Read More
15
Jul
2009
Mystery Eggs Update
I’m in Central Oregon this week with a steady wi-fi connection, so I can begin to catch up on some internet work, including long overdue reports on the latest bird activities around my Northeast Oregon yurt. I’ve finally identified the species that hatched out of the eggs I discovered in a rusty tool box on [...]Read More
19
Jun
2009
Mystery Eggs Hatched
The eggs hidden in the rusty tool box have hatched. Hatchlings hoping the camera will feed them. Haven’t been able to spot the parents yet. If anyone knows what species this is, please leave a comment and let me know. Perhaps they’ll develop some more identifiable features before they fledge. TweetShareRead More
11
Jun
2009
The Frog in the Clods
In a post several months ago, I pondered where Pacific tree frogs go after breeding in watery places. I don’t have a general answer for that question, but I found this one hiding under some clods of dirt in my northeastern Oregon garden. I was trying to loosen up soil to plant some tomatoes and [...]Read More
