Tiny Fawn

I never get tired of taking pictures of the deer that pass through our yard. This little fawn was a cutie!

Kayaking the Willamette

About 6 months ago Bill and I scheduled a weekend to kayak together. Yesterday was the day we scheduled and we had a gazillion things to do, but we went kayaking anyway! It was beautiful and relaxing. We saw several Great Blue Herons and several Ospreys. We both slathered on the sunscreen!























We started at the bridge in Salem and kayaked down stream to Wheatland Ferry. It was 12 miles of paddling, but there was a pretty good current all the way. It took us about 3 1/2 hours.


This Osprey nest is right below the ferry. This is a baby waiting for its dinner.


Mom always comes through!

Buena Vista Ferry--Ospreys

Bill and I made a trip to the Buena Vista Ferry on the Willamette River in the early evening. Of course I had to try out my new lens on this Osprey.































When we left the river, we were almost running out of light.















Even the sheep were bedding down.

Rufous Hummingbird

For the first time I got a good picture of a hummingbird. It is a little Rufous female.

Portland Rose Garden

Anne and I went to the Rose Gardens after leaving the Japanese Gardens. It was VERY hot, so we went around hugging the shade.

It is hard to believe we have never been there! We learned that there were over 500 varieties of roses.






































































I love my new lens!
























We heard these noisy crows and could barely see them. I decided to try a shot and didn't realize until later it was a mother feeding a baby.

Japanese Gardens

Anne and I made a trip to the Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon.
The pictures speak for themselves. It was a very peaceful and serene place. There was also a spectacular view of the Portland Cityscape with Mount Hood in the background.

Becky's Birthday

Penny













Annie












Kahlua

My husband surprised me with a wonderful new zoom camera lens! I promptly placed it on my camera and started taking the first things in sight. I didn't expect to get such clear pictures at night in our living room!