Check out these photos of the High Himalayas by Eric Valli – stunning. And he’s also got Nepal albums on Caravans, Honey Hunters, Tharu and others.
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
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Apr
2012
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Apr
2012
Skunk Cabbage on Whidbey Island, WA during a brief bout of spring.
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Jul
2011
The Road Less Traveled…
…and that was the problem. Not maintained, rutted, overgrown on either side, the mile long drive is the only way by vehicle in and out of this abandoned homestead we now spend half the year on….Read More
29
Jun
2011
Sunset after storm
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Jun
2011
Sweet Spot Up the Hill
After several years, we’re still exploring our acreage in northeastern Oregon. We’ve vaguely named some places through habitual reference: The Rocky Knoll, The Frog Pond. But there are other special places we just call “sweet spots.”Read More
23
Jun
2011
Solstice Sunset
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Jun
2011
View From the Yurt, June 8
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Apr
2011
Arizona Trees
Funny to arrive in Arizona in early April for a much-anticipated break from tree-rich Oregon and take pictures of trees. But how could I resist these?Read More
27
Feb
2011
Gritty Cottonwoods
My love for cottonwoods has grown steadily over the last few years, especially in the spring when they smell so pungent and the fall when they splash yellow along the canyon bottoms. And now, I must confess, a movie — and a Western, at that — has inspired me to explore the beauty and poetry in winter cottonwoods….Read More
31
Jan
2011
Winter Gold
It’s so refreshing to find a bit of color in all the grays and browns of winter. I loved the gold moss on this old cottonwood (at least I’m assuming it’s a cottonwood) in the Sandy River Delta. TweetShareRead More
27
Nov
2010
Mossy Forest
A post-Thanksgiving walk through fog, rain, and slushy snow on the edge of the Opal Creek Recreation Area in the Cascade Foothills: TweetShareRead More
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
29
Oct
2010
Touches of Color
Out West, in the land of conifers, we don’t have the color spectacle that blesses New England this time of year. But our few wild deciduous shrubs and trees do add some lovely accents to our evergreen forests and browning grasslands (…)Read More
28
May
2010
Shower Under the Apple Tree
People often ask me what it’s like to live in a yurt. As I wrote in an essay published in The Smoking Poet last Fall, much of the living goes on around the yurt rather than in it. And that’s as it should be with a shelter traditionally used by nomads. Take the shower. There’s [...]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
21
Apr
2010
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Mar
2010
Rainbow in Joseph Canyon
Snapped this photo last week from the Joseph Canyon overlook in Northeastern Oregon:
18
Nov
2009
Persimmon Joy
I love how persimmons hang on the tree after the leaves have fallen. Read More
