Open Fields

Open field outside of Sumpter, Oregon Thanksgiving weekend 2008.

The clouds had lots of charactor that day.

Bridges

Snake River

Marsing Idaho

When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
Rick Pitino, Lead to Success

Todays Flowers #22

Flowers from Bolboa Park San Diego

Listen, can you hear it? Spring's sweet cantata. The strains of grass pushing through the snow. The song of buds swelling on the vine. The tender timpani of a baby robin's heart. Spring.
Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Wake Up Call, 1992

Curious Cows- Camera Critters #40

on my country drive i stopped to take pictures of birds

in the bushes by this dairy farm.

to my surprise when i turned around this row of cows had all come

up to the fence sniffing at me.

their curiosity took me by surprise but made for

a fun photo op

Country Barn

The family is the country of the heart.
Giuseppe Mazzini

Italian patriot & politician (1805 - 1872)

SkyWatch Friday

Reach for the Sky

Let us cross the river, and rest under the trees.
Thomas Jonathan [Stonewall] Jackson, last words, 10 May 1863.

Snow Fall

We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...

and melting like a snowflake.

Let us use it before it is too late.

Marie Beyon Ray