McCall, Idaho and Payette Lake

After reminiscing in New Meadows, Idaho after the high school reunion, I was curious about the rest of the area, and wondered how things had changed in the nearby town of McCall. While the population of New Meadows is just over 500 people, the population of McCall is 3,650, which makes it gigantic compared to […]

South Jetty at South Beach SP

On our last day at the beach, we played in the sunshine.

Downtown Newport, Oregon

Tara introduced me to the darling little Pacific coastal town of Newport, Oregon.

Life and Wildlife

Please join me in my office for some coffee and we will watch the animals.

Finding Satisfaction from Birds

Children, like birds, will delight you or frustrate you and that is entirely dependent upon YOU, not them.

Bald Eagles in Lyle

I was lucky enough to capture two Bald Eagles beside the Columbia River.

Winter Birds

This was the first time I had ever watched a courtship dance by Hooded Mergansers.

Naptime

My place is the place to nap, if you are a blacktail deer.

Into the smoke and out again

My brother told me that the skies over Montana have been swathed in wildfire smoke for a long time.

Squirrel

No message today, just a squirrel. I loved all these poses the squirrel made for me. I think it was looking right at me through the window of my office, and I can only guess what was in that little fuzzy noggin. What a cutie pie.