Thank you for taking the time to visit this blog. It’s been quite awhile since I have posted here. Unfortunately, I have learned that there just isn’t time to do everything I want to do all of the time. Lately, much of my time has been focused on living a more healthy lifestyle. It’s been really good for me, but I have found that I needed to let some things go and this blog ended up on the chopping block. I haven’t deleted it because I may just find that I feel like posting something every now and then. But until then, if you want to see my photography, please head over to my gallery. Until next time…

It’s been a year since Sutree and I went to Italy and I still haven’t uploaded all of the photos I took. I look at them nearly every day though. I can’t wait to go back.

This is a particularly sweet memory. As we were hustling through the streets of Venice, I caught a glimpse of this butcher from the corner of my eye. I stopped and stepped back just in time to catch this tender moment.

Today I was feeling creative. This picture started out as a photograph I took of a vase of plum blossoms. I’ve also been working on setting up a store on zazzle where I am selling postcards, stamps, cards and posters that feature my photography. I added a section today for more artisic creations like this. You’ll find it listed under Product Lines in the right hand column.

Every once in awhile I take a photo that makes me really happy. This one makes me smile.

Yesterday was my nephew’s birthday. He decided he wanted to create a birthday tradition of watching the sunset so we went to “the docks” in New Port Ritchey, Florida. It really was quite beautiful. The tide was way out and there were about twenty or so people fishing off the dock.

I am blessed to live less than 30 minutes from the Columbia River Gorge. This morning I took a ride out to the gorge hoping to get some shots of the fog before it burned off. Unfortunately, the fog lifted quickly, but I still had a wonderful time hiking and photographing some of the waterfalls. I spent quite a bit of my time at Latourell Falls, the first one I came upon.

The weather here has been just crappy lately so my camera hasn’t been seeing much action. For this post I went looking through some older  photos in search of something to remind me that it isn’t always like this. I took this on the central Oregon coast. Now this is why I live here!

I love this tree. It lives in Crystal Springs Rhododendrum Park in Portland. I always have to take a few photos of it when I visit that park. Here’s a completely different view of it that I took almost a year ago.

Did you know that pears are the state fruit of Oregon? Near Hood River, thousands of acres of pears flourish in the Columbia River Gorge beneath the snowcapped peak of Mt. Hood. Soon, the pear orchards will be in bloom with that gorgeous mountain behind them. I can’t wait!