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

Summer is nearly over ... the sunflowers are almost finished ... but there are still a few beauties left in the garden. #sunflowers #flowers #garden #flowergarden #summer

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdf2... A YouTube video of hummingbirds, taken in our western Oregon garden. #hummingbird #Birds! #wildlifephotography #nature #oregon

Up close and personal with a goldenrod crab spider. It's perched near the top of a salvia plant, likely in hopes of snaring an unsuspecting bee. #macromonday #spiders #macrophotography #garden

Evening light at Crater Lake National Park. #craterlake #nationalpark #landscapephotography

A dahlia for Sunday morning. #flowers #flowergarden #dahlia #colors #gardens

A scene from Italy's Dolomite Mountains for today's #BlueSkyArtShow #jagged #mountains #alpine #landscapephotography #dolomitemountains

A cuckoo wasp for #macromonday #macrophotography #insects #nature #naturephotography

I set up my camera for Milky Way photos last night, and programed it to take one photo every 15 seconds. In the morning, it presented me with 766 photos taken over a 4 1/2 hour period, which I made into this short time lapse. #milkyway #astrophotography #timelapse #stars #nightsky

I found a tiny katydid nymph covered with water droplets in the garden a few days ago. #macromonday #macrophotography #insects

A collage of the tiny, but mighty rufous hummingbird. #birds #hummingbird #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #letsgobirding

Dark skies made it a good week for stargazing. This photo of the Milky Way was taken on 7/22 from our back porch. #milkyway #darksky #astrophotography #stargazing

A swallowtail butterfly on salvia in the garden. #macromonday #macrophotography #butterfly #pollinator #nature

The lavender bushes are alive with bees on these warm summer mornings. #macromonday #bees #lavender #macrophotography #nature #pollinators

Wild daisies growing on the edge of the forest. #wildflowers #macromonday #flowers #macrophotography

July 4th moon. I went outside to look at the moon last night before bed, and it was so crisp and clear that I had to go back in and get my camera. #moon #astrophotography #nightsky

Just as I was pressing the shutter, a bee dropped into my poppy photo. A bit of serendipity for #macromonday #flowers #bees #macrophotography #garden

A photo for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #GetOutside. Taken in the Oregon Coast Range ... miles of clouds until you get to the Pacific. #oregon #mountain #hiking

I found a tiny fawn curled up in my zinnias on Sunday morning. I was worried when it was still there that evening, but by morning it was gone. Mom must have returned at night to pick it up. Deer that were in the yard Monday morning were calm, so I think all was well. #wildlife #fawn #nature

A tiger lily covered with raindrops on a peak in the Oregon Coast Range. Today's offering for #macromonday #wildflowers #rain #macro #Oregon #nature

A carpet of flowers in the forest of Oregon's Coast Range. #wildflowers #forest #oregon #nature #naturephotography

Anemones in the Oregon Coast Range forest for #macromonday #wildflowers #macrophotography #nature #forest

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Joy, I've posted a photo of my best boy, Casey ... because there's nothing more joyful than your dog running to greet you! #dogs

A hepatica flower in the Oregon Coast Range forest for #macromonday #wildflowers #forest #macrophotography #nature

Today's offering for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Vibrant. Every September, vine maples put on a vivid display of color in the forest and ancient lava flows of central Oregon. #forest #oregon #autumn #landscapephotography

Foxglove is in full bloom in the Oregon Coast Range. #wildflowers #foxglove #nature #forest

Getting the stink eye from an osprey ... for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Underneath #osprey #birdsofprey #raptors #birds #wildlifephotography

A view of sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park for this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #LightAndShadow #brycecanyonnationalpark #canyon #sunrise #nationalparks #landscapephotography

Moss covered bigleaf maple trees in the Oregon Coast Range. #BlueSkyArtShow #Texture #rainforest #moss #oregon #trees #naturephotography

A fawn lily stands above the tiny English daisies. #wildflowers #flowers #macrophotography #nature

The fawn lilies are nearly spent now, but I found a few at the meadow's edge, beneath some fir trees. #wildflowers #flowers #nature #macrophotography #forest

Bleeding heart flowers, deep in the Oregon Coast Range. #wildflowers #flowers #macrophotography #forest #oregon

Tiny English daisy flowers ... I love photographing teeny, tiny flowers. #flowers #wildflowers #macro #macrophotography

Wahclella Falls, in the Columbia River Gorge ... taken before a wildfire in 2017 decimated thousands of acres. #BlueSkyArtShow #Green #waterfalls #columbiarivergorge #landscapephotography #nature

The shapes and textures of bracket fungi growing on a decaying cedar tree in the Oregon Coast Range. #forest #fungi #fungifriends #rainforest #oregon #naturephotography

Just a dandelion ... #macro #macrophotography

Camas flowers carpet a meadow in this oak forest in western Oregon. #wildflowers #oregon #camas #meadow