“Quiet”
“Eugene Christmas”
Last year someone decorated a straggly little pine in our local park. This year the Parks department removed that tree as part of a fuel reduction effort, so the mystery decorator hung ornaments on one of the rhododendrons instead.
“Shiny”
People sometimes look at me funny when I’m down in the mud taking photos like this. I don’t really mind. My life is slow enough these days that I can afford to take some time & effort to appreciate the small beautiful things.
“Rhododendron”
Just a pic I liked from this morning’s walk in the rain.
“Winter’s Nap”
The older I get, the less interested I am in end-of-the-year think pieces, summaries, wrap-ups, and “best of” lists. Years pass so quickly at 66 years old that nothing less than a couple of decades seems really significant.
“Self-photobomb”
Fisheye fun atop Mount Pisgah
“Fluffed”
A cold morning for birds.
“Gills”
I was tempted to edit out some of the little imperfections of this mushroom but if I was going to do that I might as well just AI-generate the whole thing, which is an icky thought.
“Ferndrop”
Just playing around with macro lenses and a new flash.
“Fooled You”
It was cold enough this morning that these water drops were actually ice drops.
Dog doesn’t really know what to make of new fisheye lens, but she disapproves of photos in general.
Also, it’s going to be really hard to keep fingers out of this field of view.
“Bad Luck in the Woods”
Never know what you’ll find tossed out at trailside.
“No”
Had planned to go to the top but it would be hard to pretend I missed the sign.
“Horns of the Cow”
Close up of a cow parsnip flower past its prime
“Looking into Forever”
I was out hiking in the Oregon coast range today. It goes on for a ways.
“What the Hellebore”
Green Hellebore flower in my garden that has mistaken December for spring. The focus stacking didn’t really work with this lens at this distance, but I like the impressionistic effect it ended up giving.
“Marching Giants”
Trail at Mount Pisgah along a BPA right of way.
“Morning Hike”
I see a lot of scenes like this when I’m out in the winter. It’s nice that the sun is starting to inch back after the solstice.
“Friends”
Mushrooms at Mount Pisgah. People look at me funny when I’m laying in the mud to take these pictures but I can’t help it.
