Slatted Stroll

On Sunday, my brother, son and I visited the Camassia Natural Preserve in West Linn. I had never been to the park before, but it was worth the mile stroll. The preserve trail is mostly these slatted footbridges, which leads you through rocky plateaus and marshy wetlands. We came a few weeks too late to really get the effects of the wildflowers, as the blue ones pictured here are the namesake of the preserve, Common Camas, normally are much more abundant. We apparently came to visit during the yellow Buttercup stage ;)

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A Pop of Orange

Our rains had returned last week, and with it, more mushrooms. I do not mind. They are so fun to find and photograph. These tiny orange fungi were only about 1/2 inch tall, and I almost didn't even see them!

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Oregon Grape

This tiny yellow flower belongs to the Oregon Grape plant, which is our state flower. I purposefully took this photo to only display the pretty little flowers, as the rest of the plant is not exactly attractive, in my opinion. The short bush grows everywhere around here, and it's leaves resemble a holly leaf. Later in the season, these flowers will turn into dark blue berries.

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Out of Hiding

I took this snapshot this past weekend from Lolo Pass. After months of hiding behind the clouds, Mt Hood had come back out for the spring. Two weeks ago, the peak was almost totally white. With the of warm sunny weather we enjoyed since then, more patches of mountain can already be seen through the snowpack. There has been some rain this week, which is expected to continue for a few more days at least. This means it has already been snowing again in the higher elevations.

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Lost Creek

These are the waters of Lost Creek in the Mt Hood wilderness.

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Refracting

I rarely break out my fisheye lens. It hides in the bottom of my camera bag, only seeing the light of day when I take my macro lens out, which sits on top of it. But on Saturday I was walking through the woods. The sun was shining directly above me and it gave me the idea for todays photo.

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Dandelion Fluff

A simple dandelion fluff in my yard, which got caught by the spray of my garden hose.

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Drops of Gold

These pretty wild lilies are known as Drops of Gold, or Hookers Fairy Bells. They certainly are pretty little flowers!

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Rowena Dell

This is a view looking north towards the Columbia River, through Rowena Dell. The sun broke through the clouds just as I snapped the photo and cast it's light across the valley below.

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Much Needed Watering

Just a few tiny water droplets chilling out on to some leaves in my garden after watering. The weather has been quite warm for going on two weeks now, and my raised beds are needing water every day it seems! The rain is supposed to return this weekend though :(

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