Standing proud, firm, and erect, this bud is another sign heat approaches. Madras, OR, March 25, 2006.

More Buddhas of the West. Sedona, AZ, September, 2005.

With crocus finally blooming on the high desert, Spring-like weather can't be too far behind (I hope). March 25, 2006, Madras, OR

Grass that will stand over a foot tall and be harvested for its seed begins the process in a rainy furrowed field in Central Oregon. Culver, OR, March 25, 2006.

Snow covers a bench along the Deschutes River on a sunny day. Janauary, 2006.

Mt. Hood through the trees. Madras, OR, February 2006.

Nature's own cactus garden. Sedona, AZ. September, 2005.

A Bend, OR, neighborhood in my sideview mirror. March 19, 2006.

Bee here now. Port Angeles, WA, Aug. 2005.

The night was cold but clear. She said to meet her in this bar next to the alley in northwest corner of the city and she'd bring the evidence I needed to get the goods my client was looking for. I needed to be careful as not to get taken by any thugs she had set up to waylay me before we made the switch.

I arrived early and was just watching the street to see where I might be ambushed. There it was, the alley. Why did I choose to be a private dick when there's so much more money to be made in oil? Of course I knew: Oil money and democracy don't mix.

I got outta the car and began to cross the street....

Flowerss from my dining room table, March 14, 2006.

Horses in a field grazing with a low ceiling over Black Butte. Near Terrebonne, OR, March 14, 2006.

I was attending a workshop in Salem, OR, a couple of weeks ago and across the hall they were preparing this room for a banquet of some sort. I just thought the lines, colors, perspectives were interesting and snapped this pic. I works better for the eye at full size (just click on it.) February, 2006.

A public square in Port Angeles, WA. August, 2005.

More signs of warmer weather to come. Portland, OR, February, 2006.

More from Portland's Japanese Garden. It was a wendy day, so many baughs had been blown off the surrounding trees. I've taken it into one of my new graphics software programs and softened it up some, which you can see better by clicking on the photo. February, 2006.

The old factory. Salem, OR. February, 2006.

Harbinger of Spring. Sandy, OR, March 2, 2006.

Self-portait in a trash can. (Much more detail by clicking on the photo.) Salem, OR February, 2006.

When the rain comes...Sorry I just had to use that one since I'm going to see a Beatles tribute band tonight. And it's appropriate for this photo I took on the plains near my house. Madras, OR, March 2, 2006.

Here's another one from the Japanese Gardens in Portland, OR. February, 2006.