Posted May 21, 2013 at 10:36am in Washington County Oregon Helvetia crimson clover tree sunset sunstar
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The red earth lucent
The film of evening light made the red earth lucent, so that its dimensions were deepened, so that a stone, a post, a building, had greater depth, and more solidity than in any daytime light;
—John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
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Pinky Swear
Dahlias are one of my favorite flowers. I’ve a healthy collection of dahlias in my personal garden. I’m thinking about moving to a different place near here, and the thought of leaving behind my flowers gives me a twinge, but it’s unlikely they’ll be room at the new place.
It’s hard to let go of things you love sometimes.
Incidentally, this looks really great when viewed on black, so do click through and view it on Flickr.
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A ray of beauty
Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo
Emerson, 1844
Swan Island Dahlia, Canby, Oregon
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Quiet Girl
I would liken you
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.
—Langston Hughes
Posted August 11, 2012 at 10:14am in Portland Oregon Portland Japanese Garden landscape water lilly
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A poet’s mystic lay
In broad daylight, yesterday,
I read a poet’s mystic lay;
And it seemed to me at most
As a phantom, or a ghost.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Posted August 11, 2012 at 9:49am in Portland Oregon Portland Japanese Garden landscape maple tree
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Light the way
The sky shows off it’s glow on this summer morning in the Columbia Gorge. From Crown Point, facing eastward.
Posted July 16, 2012 at 9:57am in Columbia Gorge Columbia River Gorge Oregon sunrise landscape
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Heaven’s Wide Arch
Today’s reward for getting up at 3:45AM to make the bleary eyed drive to the Women’s Forum Overlook with the Sensei.
Wouldn’t have been out there if it wasn’t for Gary Randall, who organized a grand gathering of about 100 other crazy photographers.
Posted July 15, 2012 at 3:35pm in Oregon Columbia Gorge Columbia River Crown Point landscape
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In Their Eternal Faces
The Mountains—grow unnoticed—
Their Purple figures rise
Without attempt—Exhaustion—
Assistance—or Applause—
In Their Eternal Faces
The Sun—with just delight
Looks long—and last—and golden—
For fellowship—at night—
Emily Dickinson
Posted July 8, 2012 at 12:31pm in Sparks Lake Oregon Central Oregon Bend Oregon lake landscape
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