Haunting

Where ghouls ghosts and goblins

dwell

Happy Halloween

~

Frost on the Pumpkin

 

 

As Autumn settles in

so does the cold

These lovelies will be but a memory

in a soon to be

 tomorrow

~

 

 

Curiosities of the Past

Old Schoolhouse or Church

 

Perhaps an old store and Mt Hood

 

Total Mystery

 

On the dry east side of the Cascades

there are ghost buildings everywhere

~

 

Sharing with Nancy's Tuesday Muse

 

 

White River Falls

First we heard a thunderous sound

then we saw the falls

Such beauty

in a place so unexpected

~

Autumn in the Park

 

 

Lake Sacajawea

~

 

Morning Mist

I hope you have

a beautiful weekend

~

Passing by the Past

Once a bustling Cannery Row

now only the pilings remain

Lower Columbia River

Washington side

~

Sun Going Down

over the Pacific

~

Somewhere in Time

Oregon Coast

~

Lush With Green

Coastal Rainforest

where trees grow on trees

sustaining life

~

 

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Total Bliss

Sunny and warm

  two words rarely used here

in late October

This year

I got to use them

Oregon Coast

~

Feather Dusting

I watched

 this little feather

as it wandered the sandy beach

and thought ...

you need to come home with me

which it did

~

Gone Coastal

Celebrating our

wedding anniversary ... 

32 years ago

we eloped

~

One Last Beauty

One little blue

hydrangea

bloomed yesterday

Made me smile

 ~

Dramatic Differences

Variances in terrain

  east of the Cascade Range

can be very dramatic

... and extremely beautiful

Columbia River

Washington side

~

Oasis

This lush little oasis

lies on the east side of the Cascade Range

where few trees grow

~ 

Whispering Winds

and not a sound more

~

 

 

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Autumn Glow

 

 

Our hills are

ablaze

with color

~

 

 

Sharing with Nancy's Weekly Muse

 

Shepperd's Dell

 

Several waterfalls adorn

this beautiful dell ...

in the

Columbia River Gorge

~

The Changes of Time

Old meets new

 

This lonely house

though tattered and worn

still stands proud

~

 

Homeward Bound

The wind was howling

as we headed back through

the Columbia River Gorge

 ~

Beautiful Basalt

 Large basalt outcroppings

make a magnificent backdrop

Along the east end of

the Columbia River Gorge

I'm loving it out here!

~

Diversity

Fruit trees flourish

on once barren land

  Mt Hood looms in the distance

~

Oh We're Not Lost ...

... right

 

Somewhere in the hills

above the Columbia River Gorge

~

 

Sharing with Nancy's Tuesday Muse

So Many Questions

that will forever go

unanswered

~

Of the Past

Native American fishing village

along the Columbia River

Uninhabited now

but if you listen

you will hear

and if you look

you will see

hushed shadows 

of a time

long long ago

~

The Falling Leaves

outside my window

~

Until the First Frost

do we  say

goodbye

~

Peaceful

Coldwater Lake

Volcano made ...

and made so

beautifully

~

A Good Day for a Walk

After all the stormy weather

it's nice getting out

for a walk

in the sun

~

Autumn Gold

A little sunshine

in the garden

~

 

Sharing with Nancy's Tuesday Muse