As our friends on the East Coast are dealing with the hurricane, and friends in the mid-west are in the middle of a drought and horrible heatwave, those of us on the West Coast seem to have gotten off rather lightly all summer long. Except for wildfires. About an hour away, they are raging. There is one around Madras, Oregon, that is supposed to be settling down after three weeks, but this week Warm Springs Reservation began burning big time. To make matters even worse, they have closed sections of Highway 97 due to fire around the towns of Maupin and Grass Valley. The smoke has blanketed Bend for days. What a mess.
Still, all that smoke with a bit of thunderstorm clouds thrown in made for the most striking sunset here in La Pine last night. I am so glad that I got off of the couch and went outside to photograph it. I hope that you like the pictures too.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
This one is a good one ... can you see the bird above the tree near the brightest area? I'm thinking that it is a Bald Eagle, but it could be a hawk of some sort. Or, it could be a seagull, though that doesn't seem as cool somehow.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
I took these two standing by a tree and shooting
through the branches. Such different effects.
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
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| Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews |
This is a Shadow Shot Sunday post. To see more beautiful shadow shots from around the world, please "CLICK HERE" to visit Ms. Tracy over in Australia at Hey Harriet.
