“Confused”
Bulb sprouting in my yard thanks to crazy warm winter weather.
“Slimy”
Not every mushroom is super photogenic.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 9: Baking 📷
I was a little slow in getting a photo of our Christmas stollen.
“Brrrr”
Creek crossing on Goodman Creek Trail. Normally this is a dry rock-hopping crossing. Not today - I was up to mid-thigh wading it. Good thing I was wearing a wool base layer.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 8: Grinch 📷
We went with a Grinch tree this year at our house. Don’t ask me why; all decor decisions belong to my wife.
“The Clump”
Just some tiny mushrooms along the Ridgeline Trail.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 7: Solstice 📷
This is the sighting pedestal atop Mount Pisgah. It has slots to line up with solstice sunrise. Sadly it is socked in cloudy and raining this year, so here’s a picture from a sunny day a couple months ago.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 6: Sparkle 📷
Still photography of “Sparkle” is kind of hard, but perhaps this time-lapse ornament touches on the idea.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 5: Beard 📷
I didn’t have to travel any further than my desk for this macro shot.
“The View”
Looking out from the top of Mount Pisgah on a sunny winter’s day.
“Sentinel”
There have been birds in this particular tree on my hikes so many times that I’ve started mounting a zoom lens when I’m getting close to it.
“Tuft”
Playing with in-camera focus stacking at Mount Pisgah.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 4: Evergreen 📷
We have no shortage of evergreens in Oregon. These are from a hike to the top of Patterson Mountain in January this year.
“To the Top”
Trail leading up Mount Pisgah. It looks like a nice spring day, but in fact it’s still mid-December.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 3: Firelight 📷
Previous owners had converted the original fireplace to natural gas. That’s a non-starter for us, so we had it ripped out. But chimney repair was outside our remodeling budget. So, it’s only electric firelight for us these days.
“Feast Before the Flood”
Mural on the side of the Eugene area Chamber of Commerce building. More details
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 2: Cozy 📷
This is where I post from, and where I spend 90% of my time when home. Most of my stuff now fits in this one room. Some might call it cluttered, but for me, it’s cozy.
“The Clouds Parted”
I came out of the trees and the scene ahead was so dramatically lit that I had to stop for photos.
“Puddle”
It was gray and drizzly this morning in Eugene, making me thankful that I now have a weather-sealed camera body to play with. Also grateful to have found beauty in the mud.
12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge - Day 1: Frost 📷
Heavy fog had condensed into these extravagant ice crystals at the side of the road as I hiked between trailheads.
