Was out hunting fall color and found lots of it, especially around the pond at Sportsman State Park, Yakima, Washington 9/26/2025…sadly not many birds to go with it… #easternWashington #fallcolor #trees #reflections #leaves #Nature #photography #WestCoastPhotograhy #BlueSkyArtShow #Washingtonstate

Have an album dated 1926…ink has faded badly, some photos also faded, only know some people are paternal relatives…anyone who can ID them has passed on…giving some new life with a Sunflower theme… #art #collage #Collageart #creative #cutandpastepaperart #crafts #rippedpaperart #ArtistsofBlueSky

Been seeing young Osprey at the platform near Union Gap, Washington…don’t know if they’re just stopping to rest during migration or are the young from that nest… #birds #BirdsofBlueSky #photography #easternWashington #nature #wildlife #BirdsoftheWorld #WestCoastPhotography

Close up of my self-seeded Sunflower with an ornamental grass background…huge 6 foot plant loaded with flowers…2 shorter plants are also keeping the birds happy…Yakima Valley in Washington… #gardening #easternWashington #flowers #photography #closeup #stunday #WestCoastPhotography #bloomscrolling

The feral cats are doing a lot of successful mouse hunting and getting less wary of me though I still haven’t lbeen able to touch them…they walk with me quite often… #caturday #cats #pets #photography ##westCoastPhotography #rural

Great Horned Owl photographed while it was watching its 2 young move around the grove of trees near the nest… eyes are fixed in the sockets but head moves 180 degrees…Ellensburg, WA #birds #raptors #owls #rural #photography #easternWashington #WestCoastPhotography #BirdsofBlyeSky #BirdsoftheWorld

Backyard rose…very fragrant, big flowers, named “Fragrant Cloud” by Heirloom Roses where it’s a parent plant…sadly left it behind when I sold my house…thinking about buying again… #roses #bloomscrolling #flowers #roseWednesday #photography #easternWashington #WestCoastKin #WestCoastPhotography

Black Bear cub practicing tree climbing skills…moving up and down this oak quite fast…mother grazing a nearby clover patch, watching it and me…using all the camera zoom I have… #bears #wildlife #nature #photography #WestCoastPhotogtaphy #PNW #easternWashington #rural #mammals #WestCoastKin

Immature Cooper’s Hawk in the hunt from a fence post plus a hint of fall in those leaves…Yakima County, Washington… #birds #raptors #hawks #photography #WestCoastPhotography #rural #PNW #easternWashington #wildlife #nature

No idea why I found Water Lettuce in the Rose Garden water fountain during a visit to the Yakima Area Arboretum…it’s considered an invasive species in many parts of the U.S…dense mats on water surfaces endanger aquatic life… #easternWashington #PNW #plants #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Google Lens says this is a Garden Rose but doesn’t specify the type…they are known for strong, rich and complex fragrances, and thick, dense petals…Yakima Area Arboretum… #bloomscrolling #rose #flowers #roseWednesday #photography #easternWashington #PNW #WestCoastPhotography

Black-headed Grosbeak, male…common in the western U.S. and Canada…winters in Mexico…unfortunately, Monarch Butterflies are a favored meal… #birds #BirdsofBlueSky #photography #easternWashington #closeup #BirdsoftheWorld #nature

An elementary school classmate who’s never too old for a carousel ride or any other fun thing she can think of…Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, Washington… #HumansofBlueSky #photography #WestCoastPhotograhy #PNW #summer #WestCoastKin

Collaged a 2x3 book of Amazon packing paper and scraps from previous projects… These are some of 12 pages…Will add to a birthday card for a friend who will “get it”… #art #collage #crafts #collageart #rippedpapercollage #BlueSkyArtShow #cutandpastepaperart

Using lots of zoom on a Black Bear eating green acorns up in this Oak tree when this big boy came out of the brush toward me…shot this as I was backing up toward my vehicle…he turned, & climbed into a prune tree… #bears #mammals #wildlife #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography #nature

Red-tailed Hawk that’s been hanging on the power poles in our area for a couple weeks…seems to be hunting rodents in the recently cut hay fields…Yakima County Washington… #birds #raptors #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #wildlife #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography #nature

A cluster of “Peace” tea roses found at the Rose Garden, Yakima Area Arboretum…as the weather cools off we’re enjoying the final rose bloom of 2025… #roseWednesday #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling #dailyflowers #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Lots of fall color in my container garden…benches to work from and containers make it possible for this old lady to get my hands in the soil and enjoy floral color… #gardening #bloomscrolling #flowers #inmygardentoday #dailyflowers #photography #flowerphotography #WestCoastPhotography

It might not have a thick trunk now but once upon a time it did and I remember when…White Swan, Washington… #thicktrunkTuesday #trees #rural #easternWashington #PNW #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Great Blue Heron making a landing on the shallow side of the pond at Sportsman State Park, Yakima, Washington… #birds #BirdsofBlueSky #everyheron #BirdsoftheWorld #Photography #WestCoastPhotography

Big pots of mums in a grocery store floral shop—a sure sign of fall…I made myself happy by planting two ornamental grass plants…need cooler weather for daffodil bulb planting… #easternWashington #flowers #bloomscrolling #dailyflowers #flowerreport #photography #closeup #flowerphotography

Things seen while birding: recycling concrete, beekeeper collecting hives at season’s end, frog was hiding under fallen leaves, Yakima Valley Apple harvest… #easternWashington #photography #rural #ruralscenes #bees #fruit #WestCoastPhotography

A friend’s rescue dog who took a real interest in me…I liked this photo more than typical pooch poses… #monoMonday #dogs #animals #blackandwhitephotography #photography

American Crow…one of several in our neighborhood…considered one of our most intelligent birds…extremely adaptable to city living…this is a more wary country resident… #birds #BirdsofBlueSky #rural #BirdsoftheWorld #nature #stunday #photography #WestCoastPhotography #depthoffield #easternWashington

Card I made for my son whose second career is as a respiratory therapist…he spent over 20 years as a fire/ambulance first responder…has a dark sense of humor, & Sept birthday… #art #collage #crafts #collageart #BlueSkyArtShow #creative #ArtistsofBlueSky #vintagecollage #cutandpastepaperart #vintage

The fruit/veggie stands put in nice pumpkin/gourd/straw bale displays that provide wonderful Halloween photo opportunities for families…here’s one in the Lower Yakima Valley… #easternWashington #PNW #Halloween #vegetables #gardening #photography #WestCoastPhotography #PhotographersofBlueSky

Found this delicate pink Queen Elizabeth rose in some commercial landscape plantings in Yakima, WA that I often photograph… #rose #bloomscrolling #flowers #roseWednesday #dailyflowers #photography #WestCoastPhotography #easternWashington #closeup

Landslide area, Rattlesnake Ridge, Union Gap, Washington. 9/19/2025…anyone familiar with the ridge can see changes to ridge area…News media hasn’t reported on it in the last 3 months…said to be moving at an inch per week… #easternWashington #PNW #photography #WestCoastPhotography #rural #landscape

The colorful neighborhood pigeon flock that roost during the day on the power line that feeds our irrigation pump…night roost is a hobby farm where they’re fed… #birds #pigeons #pigeonsky #rural #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #photography #easternWashington

Feral kittens my daughter started taming last spring when the female brought them here and left them…attached to her but very wary of anyone else…she feeds them but they do hunt…thank goodness for camera zoom… #caturday #mammals #closeup #photography

This very fragrant hybrid tea “Perfume Delight” from Heirloom Roses was planted in my garden last spring…survived the Yakima Valley’s air-fryer-summer…now to deal with winter… #rose #roseWednesday #gardening #bloomscrolling #photography #WestCoastPhotography #closeup #easternWashington #flowers

Played with paper, glue and a scissors last evening…61/2x8 substrate cut from recycled cereal box…untitled… #collage #art #collageart #crafts #BlueSkyArtShow #creative #cutandpastepaperart

This may be a hybrid tea known as “Blue Girl” or could be a floribunda “Sweet Madame Blue”…only thing Google Lens is sure of is it has a blue color bloom stage…Yakima Arboretum… #rose #roseWednesday #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Cattlemen doing the necessary things that grow the steaks, hamburgers, roasts, ribs, etc. that make it to your plate…fellow in chaps and western hat is my late husband… #HumansofBluesky #rural #ruralscenery #cattle #easternWashington #PNW #WestCoastPhotography #photography

Eastern Kingbird beating its dinner to death on barbed wire fence…now that they’ve spread west in great numbers I wonder if they’ll get a name change… #birds #BirdsoftheWorld #photography #BirdsofBlueSky #closeup #easternWashington #depthoffield #WestCoastPhotography

Iceberg Floribunda Rose, known for pure white petals, found at the Yakima Area Arboretum…light fragrance… #rose #bloomscrolling #flowers #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography #dailyflowers #flowerreport

Birding the grounds of Washington’s Fort Simcoe State Park on the Yakama Nation’s Reservation includes a look at historical buildings, some built circa 1856…if walls could talk what tales would this one tell… #easternWashington #PNW #architecture #photography #WestCoastPhotography #WestCoastKin

Geese in Union Gap, WA Costco pond… Google Lens can’t tell for sure if they’re of the Canada or Cackling variety…they often migrate together… #birds #geese #easternWashington #waterWednesday #nature #PNW #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Here in semi arid Yakima Valley this irrigation keeps us green and helps feed America…right now our farmers are dealing with historic drought, tariffs and the lack of an agricultural bill from Congress… #easternWashington #rural #waterWednesday #ruralscenery #WestCoastPhotography #photography

A blossom from our backyard Peace Rose or Chicago Peace Rose—Google Lens couldn’t decide…my personal favorite…Yakima Valley Washington… #roseWednesday #roses #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #flowerphotography #WestCoastPhotography #gardening #easternwashington #closeup

Google Lens says floribunda roses, probably of the “Alfred Sisley” variety… Sisley was an Impressionist painter, British but lived and painted landscapes in Paris late 1800’s…Yakima Area Arboretum #roses #flowers #roseWednesday #easternWashington #bloomscrolling #photography #WestCoastPhotography

Couldn’t talk this Red-tailed Hawk into moving its head just a bit so I could get a nice head profile…Lower Yakima Valley, Washington state… #birds #raptors #easternWashington #BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBkueSky #photography #WestCoastPhotography

This unique living display of Nature dealing with man’s interference with the growth of a tree is on the grounds of Fort Simcoe State Park on the Yakama Reservation in Washington state… #thicktrunkTuesday #trees #nature #PNW #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography #naturephitography

Rocky Mountain bull Elk…Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Naches, WA…descendant of Yellowstone National Park herd brought here in 1913 to relieve starvation caused by overpopulation there… #monoMonday #elk #mammals #wildlife #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography #blackandwhitephotography

A cut and glue Halloween collage…something I do because I love paper, color and design…recycled a cereal box for the substrate… #art #collage #BlueSkyArtShow #collageart #creative #cutandpastepaperart

Rough-legged Hawk, named for that protective feathering on its legs…spends most of the year in the arctic and winters in the northern US and Canada… #birds #raptors #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld #easternWashington #photography #WestCoastPhotography

This two-toned hybrid tea is known as “Fire and Ice” and is very fragrant, according to Google Lens…Rose Garden at Yakima Area Arboretum… #rose #roseWednesday #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #easternWashington #PNW #WestCoastPhotography #photography #flowers

After not being visible for a few days Mt. Adams is finally giving us a peak…other views of what’s up in the neighborhood… #easternWashington #PNW #stunday #clouds #ruralscenes #photography #WestCoastPhotography #landscapes

American Kestrel…America’s smallest and most common falcon…it’s flying from the nesting box over the cow pasture…both incubate so this was probably a shift change… #birds #falcons #BirdsofBlueSky #birdsoftheWorld #photography #WestCoastphotography #PNW #easternWashington #WestCoastKin

One of the Scentimental roses known for great fragrances according to Google Lens…called it “Peppermint”…Rose Garden, Yakima Area Arboretum… #rose #bloomscrolling #flowers #closeup #easternWashington #flowerreport #WestCoastPhotography #photography #stunday #PhotographersofBlueSky