The miss covered branches of evergreen trees stand in stark sillhouetted contrast to the bright green sunlit leaves of mixed deciduous shrubs and trees at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon last July. JG Photograbee 2025.

Happy #SylvanSaturday beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) I hope you're not flooded out in the unending "Pacific Northwet" (sic) rain this weekend. Here's a shot from warmer days at Silver Falls State Park last July. #trees #Oregin #PNW

Cleaning deposit refund?

#BirdOfTheDay, #groundedGull,
#birding, #birdPhotography, #PhotographersOfBlueSky, #PhotographersUnited, #seagull, #Oregin, #EastCoastKin, #fuji, #fujifilm

Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

The #Trump lies about #Portland and the supposed anti #ICE riots and lawlessness.
Hundreds of groups to "control" a dozen of protesters near the ICE building.
#Oregin #NationalGuard
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

We think this could be a species of leafcutter bee (Megachile spp.) but not sure. It was collecting pollen from a California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) in our backyard. #PNW #Oregin