There’s no doubt that this summer has been rough in the Rogue Valley (and the rest of southern Oregon). The heavy smoke has been worse this year than most of us can remember. The good news is that with the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Landscape
Living in the Rogue Valley (Southern Oregon) the weather here is generally mild… we get only about 20 inches of rain a year, and the weather resembles more that of California than what most people think of Oregon. Nature can … Continue reading
As you may have noticed, things have been silent for the last few years. This was mainly due to the lack of time trying to manage full-time work, running a hay-farm, and life in general. This is not to say … Continue reading
My main lens (a Canon 24-105L mm zoom lens) after 5 years of use, stopped working a few weeks ago and was sent in for repairs. Of course while it was in for repairs, all kinds of photo opportunities showed … Continue reading
bring April flowers? As noted in earlier posts, our Spring is running about 4-6 weeks ahead of previous years. Our Iris flowers are already blooming… and they are as beautiful as ever… … Continue reading
We were blessed with wonderful warm weather over the Easter weekend… sunny, temps well into the 70’s… almost 80 at one point…. Short sleeve shirts, shorts, bright sunshine and sunglasses. Then the weather turned back to Winter again… snow in … Continue reading
Some early Spring showers came our way in Southern Oregon early in the month… much needed as we’re still below normal by quite a bit as far as precipitation goes. The snow in the mountains is almost nonexistent – very … Continue reading
Sometimes in this hectic world, I am reminded in a very quiet manner how beautiful things can be if we just pause for a minute and look… tonight’s view of the mountains was one such gentle reminder. … Continue reading
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I’ve added a GoPro Hero3+ to my list of cameras in the last few weeks. It’s an amazing little device, and it’s going to take some time to learn the “ins-and-outs”. For a trial, I set the camera to … Continue reading
We’re getting seriously caught off-guard on the early Spring here in Oregon. Compared to similar photos I took a year ago, it appears we’re running about 4 weeks ahead of last year. With the deep freeze in December and the … Continue reading