Category Archives: Photography

Flames of Destruction

Fire . . . it’s one of those great equalizers.  It doesn’t care who you are, what you have, who you know.  It tears through everything, leaving total destruction in its path.  On September 4, through and act of juvinelle … Continue reading

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Wanderlust – The Sandias

Traveling the desert southwest of the United States; for me there is nothing that soothes the wanderlust beast as easily as seeing these magnificent mountains.  And thankfully in just over two weeks I will be gazing upon their beauty once … Continue reading

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Cold Bony Fingers

I don’t know if the snow from last night’s storm is so much clinging to the sides of the trees as much as having been sand blasted on due to the wind.  It was definitely a winter wonderland that we … Continue reading

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

This year I am challenging myself to return again to writing and blogging.  Shoot, just by posting this entry I am already ahead of the game versus last year.  Last year was a real mixed bag of events for Poncho … Continue reading

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No Lions and Tigers, but we have Bears

So, yesterday morning, I’m at the dining room table working on the computer when I look up to see this guy/gal strolling up the lane. I’m really sorry the photos are so blurry, but I’m still trying to figure out … Continue reading

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A View Off The Porch – Oregon Coast

It’s been such a long time since Poncho and I have made any trips off the estate.  Last week we finally had an opportunity to do so when we visited some friends in the Waldport area of the central Oregon … Continue reading

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Diamond Drops

  I wish I could photographically capture the rain/dew/fog droplets that cling and shimmer on the needles of the doug fir trees.  As the filtered sunshine of the lifting fog catches each tiny diamond drop, they dance and vibrate and … Continue reading

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Winter Wonderland?

Here it is, late afternoon, January 26, 2015.  It’s dry outside, very light wind, filtered sunshine, and about 50 degrees Fahrenheit.  Quite frankly, we haven’t seen any real winter here in the Pacific Northwest this season.  Of course, last year … Continue reading

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A View Off The Porch – In The Rut

I haven’t had the opportunity to take many photos in the last several months with us being so busy doing property clean-up and my camera frankly getting very tired and unreliable.  But over the past couple days I have been … Continue reading

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A View Off The Porch – Coming Home

When I imagined doing this post, I thought about how to tell about all the trials and tribulations Poncho and I went through to get back into our home.  But now that we are here, all those issues just seem … Continue reading

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