Pretty in pink. #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #Forest #OMSystem

A group of cladonia lichens wear spiky crowns of ice for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Cold #winter #lichen #frozen #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #OMSystem

A little village of delicate, white mushrooms ... looking like little porcelain figurines. #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #mushroom #forest #MacroPhotography #OMSystem

Although most of the mushrooms have turned to mush with our winter weather here in Oregon, I still occasionally find a few. I found these two huddled against the cold yesterday, with ice crystals on their caps. #MacroMonday #mushroom #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #forest #OMSystem

A coastal Alaskan brown bear heads across the river after a long day of salmon fishing ... for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #One #Alaska #BrownBear #wilderness #sunset #bears

Wild waters in the Canadian Rockies for today's #WaterfallWednesday #waterfall #river #BritishColumbia #WildRiver #nature

A little forest of cladonia lichens and mosses growing on a decaying log in the Oregon Coast Range. #MacroMonday #lichen #FungiFriends #forest #nature #MacroPhotography

The sun sets on acres and acres of crimson clover in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Vibrant #oregon #CrimsonClover #sunset #LandscapePhotography

A beautiful, little waterfall in Oregon's Cascade mountains. #WaterfallWednesday #moss #waterfall #oregon #nature

A mushroom with (what looks like) a thatched roof in the Oregon Coast Range. #MacroMonday #mushrooms #FungiFriends #forest #MacroPhotography #OMsystem

Frozen leaves ... winter is here. #frozen #trees #leaves #winter #OMsystem

It's a jungle out there! #FungiFriends #mushroom #fungi #forest #MacroPhotography #nature

"Merry Christmas, little one!" #mushrooms #fungi #FungiFriends #MacroPhotography #nature #forest

Close up of Oregon's Alsea River ... moving fast, and nearly at flood stage. #river #TextureTuesday #abstract #texture #RiverRapids #nature #water

Dancers in the Dark #MacroMonday #FungiFriends #fungi #MacroPhotography #mushrooms #nature

An immature eagle tries to crowd onto a branch already occupied by one of its elders, resulting in lots of flapping and screaming. #BirdOfTheDay #OpenWings #birds #BaldEagle #WildlifePhotography #nature

On a foggy day last week, all the cobwebs on logs and plants were covered with tiny water droplets. This is a stacked photo of a cobweb on the side of a decaying log. #MacroMonday #macrophotography #water #nature #forest

Any mention of #FavoriteThings would have to include my best buddy, Casey. He's a 14-year old rescue dog, who has been living his best life with us for the past 12 years. Best.Boy.Ever. #BlueSkyArtShow #dogs #rescuedog

Oh, what a tangled web we weave ... #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #fungi #mushrooms #cobweb

A YouTube of video clips taken this summer and fall, from trail cameras set up near our home in western Oregon. #wildlife #WildlifeWednesday #TrailCamera #cougar www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvq9...

A group of cup lichens on a decaying log in the Oregon Coast Range. #MacroMonday #lichens #forest #MacroPhotography #nature

Sometimes, when standing on the headlands overlooking the Pacific, the sky and the water almost blend together. #BlueSkyArtShow #Sky #PacificOcean #OregonCoast

Umbrellas up everyone ... it's starting to rain! #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #mushroom #nature #pacificnorthwest

A group of bird's nest fungi attached to a small twig. The "eggs" inside the nest contain the spores, and rely on raindrops to splash them out of the nest. #MacroMonday #macrophotography #FungiFriends #nature #fungi

Springtime wildflowers for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Warm #flowers #wildflowers #spring #macrophotography

Still finding a few 'shrooms here and there in the western Oregon forest. #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #mushroom #macrophotography #nature #forest #oregon

Feeling thankful to live so close to natural beauty. #thankful #rainbow #landscape #nature

Some dreamy mushrooms for this Monday morning. #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #mushrooms #nature #pacificnorthwest

Last of the autumn leaves. We're having days of heavy fog here in western Oregon, and the fog creates a special stillness in the forest as we transition from autumn into winter. #forest #pacificnorthwest #fog #nature

I had been looking for a red Amanita mushroom all fall, and finally found a group of three last week. #FungiFriday #mushroom #FungiFriends #pacificnorthwest #forest #nature

Two mushrooms that made an interesting pair, found in the forest near home in western Oregon. #MacroMonday #FungiFriends #mushrooms #forest #nature

As fog lifted on a sunny day in the Oregon Coast Range, we were treated to a fogbow, caused by sunlight refracting through droplets of fog. They lack much color, and are somewhat rare, so it was a treat to see. #fogbow #weather #nature #FogRainbow #Bright #BlueSkyArtShow

I was heading home from my photo-walk yesterday when I found these interesting fungi. I believe a type of Helvella. I had to get some closeups of those textures. #FungiFriday #FungiFriends #fungi #macrophotography #forest #nature

A tiny mushroom clings to the side of a tree in western Oregon. There were dozens of these mushrooms, that looked like little umbrellas. #MacroMonday #MacroPhotography #mushroom #FungiFriends #nature

A starry night on a lake in central Oregon for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Evening #starlight #nightsky #lake #oregon

Enjoying the colors at a local waterfall ... they won't last long with all the rain this week. #waterfallwednesday #waterfall #autumn #landscapephotography #pacificnorthwest #nature

Its work finished, its life nearly over ... a yellowjacket clings to a mushroom on a freezing morning. After being chased by them all summer when I passed their ground nest on the trail, I can't really say that I'll miss them when they're gone. #macromonday #macrophotography #mushroom #yellowjacket

A recent sunset on the southern Oregon coast, when the sky exploded with color. #sunset #oregon #oregoncoast #landscapephotography

Sunbeams filter through the trees on a trail in the Oregon Coast Range. #sunbeams #forest #oregon #nature #pacificnorthwest

The Milky Way from a beach in southern Oregon. One of the last nights of the year to see the galactic core, until it returns in the spring of 2026. #milkyway #stargazing #astrophotography #oregon

I found these little beauties on a walk recently. I love it when I can find them before they turn slimy from a rain ... not always easy here in the Oregon coast range! #mushroom #FungiFriends #macrophotography #forest #fungi

A village of little mushrooms living on a stump in the Oregon coast range. #MacroMonday #MushroomMonday #FungiFriends #mushrooms #forest #nature

Today's #BlueSkyArtShow offering for the theme of #Inside. A view inside one of the many lava tubes in central Oregon. #cave #lavatube #oregon #exploring

You don't have to be big and strong to be mighty. This tiny mushroom stands tall among its friends. #macromonday #mushrooms #fungifriends #macrophotography #nature

A waterfall in the Columbia River gorge, with a vertical drop of 335 ft over three tiers. #BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical #waterfall #pacificnorthwest #nature

It's mushroom season! Tiny mushrooms in a forest in western Oregon. The tall 'shroom has an even more tiny insect visitor. #macromonday #FungiFriends #forest #nature #mushroom

The harvest moon setting behind Marys Peak, taken about an hour ago from the hill behind our house in the Oregon Coast Range. #moon #landscapephotography #nature #oregon

A rather magnificent group of conks growing on a dead fir tree in western Oregon. These are about 3 ft. tall from top to bottom. #fungi #forest #tree #fungifriends #nature

A coastal Alaskan brown bear relaxes in the sun on a warm, late summer day. #Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #bear #Alaska #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Under the stars in central Oregon. #milkyway #astrophotography #darkskies #oregon #nature