The Clackamas River

Crocosmia

What I Wish for My birthday

Snowfall, 2014

Winter Sky

The Power of Water

The Power of Water

Mandala Monday

Swan Island Dahlias, 2012

Morning Glory

Stafford Stones, II

Camouflage, January 2009

Arlington Morning

Miscellaneous

"Miscellaneous" is the prompt at Sunday Scribblings. I love the reason for the prompt "Because it is a delicious word with unlimited possibilities". Many miscellaneous photos this week and I draw my inspiration to share them from Inland Empire Girl.

It has been bitter cold in Portland this week.

So cold that I wanted to capture this little hummingbird and warm him up for awhile on Thursday. He sat on this perch for a good ten minutes and allowed me to get close. I love watching them, "chipparosas", my father would call them. So entertaining but this week, My heart went out to them.

Anna's Hummingbird,
Dusk 2008
Anna's Hummingbirds winter here in the Portland area. They are dependent on the feeders. I brought the feeders in each night this week in order that they would not freeze.

Bob's Red Mill, Portland, OR 2008

I stopped in at Bob's Red Mill store yesterday. They have a fabulous water wheel which the weather affected this week. Their vegetarian split soup warmed the soul yesterday.

Moon, Front yard, 2008

And the moon, the moon was incredible this week as I left to go to work. It took all I had not to dilly dally on my way to work. I have my camera with me most days and if the opportunity presents, I will shoot.

There are many wonderful interpretations of "miscellaneous" here.

Photo of the Year: I Made the Top 100

Oregon Garden Frog 2007

Please vote for Mister Frog at http://www.photooftheyear.net/

Vote for it and nine others in the "Top 100"

Vote for it under the category of water (You can only vote for one in this category)

Voting concludes on January 13, 2008

Will They Make the Top 100?

These ten photos in this collage represent my picks for submission to Multnomah County Educational School District's "Photo of the Year" Contest. Last year this one made the top 100:

Mackey's Dahlia 2006

I will know on Sunday if any made this year's list.

NaPoWriMo: Day 6, Thank Goodness for Haiku

I am so thankful for haiku as I set out on Day Six of NaPoWriMo. Appointments, prep for taxes (I am a last minute kind of gal when it comes to taxes), Laini Taylor's book begging me pick it up (and I have and will), and a beautiful day....

Ribes sanguineum

Crimson 'King Edward VII'

Hummingbird cafe open

Awaits customers

From Tree Frog Farm:

"Medicinal, Food & Wildlife Qualities
Red-flowering currant is US Pacific Northwest native deciduous perennial shrub that grows to 10 feet and produces profuse blooms of reddish-pink blossoms in early spring. The flower nectar is an excellent food source for hummingbirds and the dark purple berries are edible for wildlife and humans...Red-flowering Currant Flower Essence brings to awareness deep known and unknown fear, then transforms the fear, enabling you to fill your life with Light. "


Went to the nursery for another plant in mind, came home with this. Who knew it would be a northwest native, good for birds and humans?

One Liners: Haiku

The prompt for this week is to write a haiku in one line. One liners ask for more to be written.

Crocus stars fall to earth, await moonbeams

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Frogs' night music, shall we dance?

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Pollen delivery waits for the bee carriers
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Yellow kites tethered to the ground

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Pink and white snow petals, spring blizzard today

For more haiku, please visit here.

Poetry Thursday: Image Inspired

Dragonfly @ Glen Echo, 2005

Momentary rest
Dragonfly tranquility
Blink - vanishes

Just this week, the photo cd which contained this image surfaced. I am so happy to have found it once again. It's one of my favorite photos as I love dragonflies.

There are more lovely images and poetry here.

P.S. I have been asked some questions about the community of blogging, would love your input. The questions are at this recent post. Thanks.

Rosemary Fibs and a Little Weather As Well

Here
Grows
Woody

Rosemary

A favorite herb

Mediterranean Flavor

Look
Wild
Growing
Pungent Herb
Lingers on my hands
Rosmarinus dew of the sea

It's Monday, 6 AM and the weather begs me to write just one more:

Winds
Howl
Today
Trees swaying
Rain pelting the ground
Umbrellas flying from fingers

Create you own fib: There are only 2 rules. The first rule is the sequence of syllables which is 1/1/2/3/5/8. The second rule is that no one-syllable lines can contain an article (the, a, la, le, etc.)

For more fabulous fibs, click here.

Haiku: Shelter

Our prompt for this week:
A dwelling place, home or refuge... Or the view from such. What speaks to you of shelter?

Boxwood shrubbery
Spotted Towhee residence
Foraging for seeds

Doesn't he just look like he is sizing you up? For more, go to One Deep Breath.

Yummy

Yummy

I see yummy as a trip to Grand Central Bakery in Portland, Oregon. I walked to the one on Hawthorne regularly until I recently moved. My brother once told me, “It’s not right to live so close to a bakery like this.”

Walk in aroma
Cinnamon, coffee, spices
Delectable treats

Flour, yeast hand kneaded

Rustic loaves upon loaves baked
Daily crunch crust bread

Nourish your body
Organic ingredients

Feeding hungry soul

Are you hungry for more? Visit Sunday Scribblings.