Dreary Days and Vacation Wishes
on Nov 20, 2009 in boat sky animal coast clouds The weather out is dreary. It makes me want to get away. Even going to the beach would be wet and dark, but there is something amazing about a coastal storm. The energy is uplifting and rejuvinating. Best wishes for an uplifting and rejuvinating week...

Photo Theme Thursday - Music
on Nov 19, 2009 in people object A few years ago I was at a childs birthday party, and his parents bought him is first guitar. His grandfather immediatly took him aside and started to teach him the proper way to hold the guitar and the finger placement on the strings. A very touchin...

Birds getting ready for winter
on Nov 18, 2009 in animal water The sun peeked out a few times yesterday and this morning. I think this duck was stretching out to enjoy the rare warmth. Lately, it is getting more frequent to hear the geese overhead, flying south for winter. I hope to get a good picture of them th...

Snow Berries
on Nov 17, 2009 in colors berry autumn These inedible Snow Berries can be found all over, in clumps around damp, swampy areas (which are plentiful around her this time of year!). They usually bear the fruit in the late summer, and the berries hang around long after the leaves have left th...

Late Blooming Rose
on Nov 16, 2009 in flower colors This weekend I clipped down the rose bushes in my back yard in preperation for winter. But not before taking this one last picture of this late blooming rose. If only I could pass the fragrance of this beautiful rose along with the image ... ;)...

Wishing for more of these clear skies
on Nov 13, 2009 in sky tree It seems like forever since we have seen blue skies like this, although this was only taken a few days ago. It was a short break in the cloudy, rainy weather.

Rainbow Trout Pond
on Nov 11, 2009 in animal water At the Bonneville Dam, there are many fish ponds, but this one is particularly packed!

Leaf covered road
on Nov 10, 2009 in road leaf autumn You can barely make out the road beneath the thick layer of leaves on the ground.

Multnomah Falls in Autumn
on Nov 9, 2009 in waterfall bridge tourism autumn Multnomah Falls is a very popular tourist attraction, even on a wet, soggy autumn day like this.

Full Moon Week
on Nov 6, 2009 in sky moon This past Monday night was a full moon, but I was not able to get out with my camera until Wednesday night. Good thing I did, because it has since clouded over and there is no chance of seeing the autumn moon.