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Daily Landscapes
Scenes I see on my way to work, and in my travels.
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Local pix and trips to the hinterlands, starting near home, April '07.
The Blue Mountains
 Photo: November flowers A bouquet of wildflowers picked from Seamus's grave in November. Photo: Seamus's grave Shade blooming wildflowers begin to bloom on Seamus's grave. Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Photo: Cheeks? Cheeky? Deano? Streaker? A boxer named Chico.
 Photo: Untitled Photo: Sign found in Wallowa county OR As we traveled around Lake Wallowa, here's a sign that stopped us short. Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Photo: Wallowa Lake OR June 08 Wallowa Lake OR June 08.
 Photo: Untitled Wallowa mountains, Mt Howard?. Photo: Untitled View from the porch of Wallowa Lodge. Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Just more mountains surrounding Wallowa Lake. Photo: Tree Peony May 2008 My white tree peony is in bloom!
 Photo: festooned for Pentecost Nave of St. Paul's, decorated for Pentecost by Asst. Rector Paula Whitmore, liturgical artist. . Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Photo: Seamus April '08 Seamus in his granny duds after a haircut left him shivering.
 Photo: Untitled Photo: Sir Joseph HMS Pinafore starring Bill as Sir Joseph, the Admiral of the King's Navy.i}Photo: Fantasia trees Don't these trees look like they're ready to sing and dance?. Photo: Pioneer Park band stand Mammoth, long armed sycamores have not yet leafed out in April 2008. Photo: Pioneer Park duck pond Delicate green leaves are just coming out, April 10, 2008.
 Photo: Eastern Oregon orchards in bloom April 10,2008. Four days later it snowed again. Photo: Cherry blossoms, April 2008 Cherry blossoms, April 2008 in Eastern Oregon. Photo: Mt. Adams in the clouds No description included. Photo: Mt Hood with whipped clouds Dish that up with fudge sauce and a cherry on top! Photo: Girls in the Plane Katie and Lucy want to go fly.
 Photo: On the slope of Mt Hood April '07 Photo: A bend in the Columbia Looking south, a misty afternoon in April '07 Photo: In the clouds I've seen the clouds from both sides now.... Photo: Mount Hood, April '07 I took this picture on the way home from Newberg last weekend. Photo: Goldfinches Once I saw twelve of them fighting for their turns at the feeders.
 Photo: Strange Visitors Can anyone identify these birds? Tor says they're immature red-winged blackbirds.Photo: Sportsman Airstrip grounds, Newberg, OR April '07 outside FBO. Photo: Hummer perched on feeder A thoughtful moment. Photo: Hummer Time Out Taking a rest while he tries to remember the tune. Photo: Organic Hummer No description included.
 Photo: Hovering hummer No, I don't know what tune it is he's humming. Do you? Photo: Rufus hummingbird No description included. Photo: Intrepid hummer Starring Bill's thumb. He's also taking the picture. How's that for dexterous? Photo: Prius at sunset Our talking hybrid.. Photo: Red headed hummer and friend This is the only picture we got of this bright red headed guy.
 Photo: hummerville homestead Mr. Lamb's family homestead and hummingbird circus. Photo: Back Yard May '07 A beautiful spring day in May. Photo: Flying the approach to Astoria Almost at the mouth of the Columbia River, the bridge in the right corner of the picture joins Oregon and Washington. I took this just as we were coming down to land. Photo: Fort Clatsop from the water The wintering place for Lewis and Clark, 1805. Photo: "Ocian in view! O! The Joy!" Pacific Ocean just south of Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia.
 Photo: Pacific Sunset Beach just south of Astoria, OR. Photo: Seamus Seamus is a 14-yr-old Bouvier with a summer clip. He is lounging on the new rug, which he immediately took a liking to. The new flooring is too slippery for him. Photo: Farmland designs This farmland borders rock, and only part of it is tillable. The light patches are where the dry land wheat has been harvested. Photo: Where Icebergs Once Roamed This is typical of a large area south of Spokane, very crusty looking. Photo: Zachary Graham Howard, his first day home Held by Auntie Elizabeth, Zach unwinds from a hard day of moving-- from hospital to home. Looks pretty relaxed, doesn't he? Did the picture make you yawn too?
 Photo: Blue-eyed cat Sure enough, this cat really has blue eyes, not these red ones. I call her Blue-Eyes. The humane society called her Brook, and Bill likes that but forgets and calls her Blair instead. That's his ... [Click For More] Photo: One heavy load Loaded a little heavy, do you think? Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Photo: Untitled Cattle grazing on the other side of the Walla Walla river.
 Photo: March '08 Oregon Blue Mountains get more snow. March '08 Oregon Blue Mountains get more snow. Photo: angel writing in the book of life angel statuary from Framingham, Massachusetts cemetery. Photo: Buffalo coming down the road Looks just like he modeled for the old nickel, doesn't he? Photo: Yellowstone Lake You can just see the mountains through the trees. There's some snow on them, but it's 60 degrees where we were, and in the middle of October! Photo: Tiny Island A small island in Yellowstone Lake, with maybe the beginning of the Tetons in the background.
 Photo: Madison River Lots of cutthroat were being caught that day, and we tried out our fancy new fly rods without catching anything-- well, maybe a little foliage. Photo: One mammoth elk Lots of elk came foraging through the campground and along the river as we fished, but this was the only big daddy we saw up close. Can't say we wanted to get any closer! Photo: Wild and Crazy Bill Bill dancing at 2007 conventionPhoto: Puget Sound at high tide The picture from our motel balcony when we arrived. Photo: Soundless The view next morning from our window, when the sound had quietly slipped away.
 Photo: Puget Sound Blue Heron Heron out patrolling in the shallow water as the tide returns . Photo: Summer river south of Newberg, OR I love the reflections of trees in the water. Photo: California, here we come! It's a beautiful day to head toward Southern California. See the little lake hidden in the bottom left, up high in the mountains. We're not far south of Ashland for this one. Photo: Near Trinity, CA Beautiful blue water, evidently very low by the looks of the deep banks. Photo: Field patterns over N. California Wouldn't this make a great quilted picture? Either pieced together with fabric or painted.
 Photo: Birds on the rocks in Moro Bay I took this with a long lens and a shaky hand. I think I'd like to try painting it. I love that wave behind. Photo: 'Color Spots' growing in March One of several greenhouses growing pots in time for Mother's Day. The family who owns them began this as a fund raiser for their church's youth group. It was a big success! Photo: The road I take North. This is the road through the Palouse as seen from the air. Photo: New growth under burnt trees This hillside was burned in the summer of '06. It's directly above a hospital with a small river between. Photo: Swirls of road, clouds and new wheat On the way to Waitsburg.
 Photo: Mid-April wheat The fields are much greener than ten days ago. Photo: New snow on the mountains, April '07 View from the main road, two blocks from my house. Photo: Cherry trees beginning to bloom. In this light, the pink of the blossoms shows better. Photo: Milton Hill in April Cherry trees are in bloom. Photo: Heading into the Palouse in April Not much color in many wheatfields yet., just miles and miles of rolling hills.
 Photo: wheatfields in the Palouse Spring wheat just coming up in some fields. Others are still stubble. Photo: Willows in old river bed Before they leaf out, the limbs themselves are golden. Photo: a wary Pheasant No description included. Photo: Great Blue Herons nesting No description included. Photo: April in the Palouse Not much color yet: the yellow of the willow branche on the left, new wheat's green just showing beneath stubble on the hills.
 Photo: Cows grazing on velvety hills The brown cow's legs are shorter on the right side than the left, otherwise how could she stand up on that steep hill? . Photo: Cliff along old river bed Layers of time. Photo: Coming into Starbuck No relation, unfortunately, to the coffee company. The local market will pour you a cup of it though. Photo: . Wheaties, the Benji dog. Photo: Bathroom window I'm happy that this potted plant didn't crash, and can't imagine how it was saved.
 Photo: Living room window #1 One of three living room windows, all in tatters.. Photo: Trashed You can't tell it, but this kitchen was super neat that day. Photo: Chico's fear Here's my kitchen window after Chico tried to get out.. Photo: Chico looking handsome This was about an hour before all hell broke loose. Photo: New snow, March 08 Beautiful day in March with new snow on the mountains.

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