A brisk, picture-perfect December Monday in Western Oregon. Photographed with a Celero Android phone. #adamgonewild #christmas #westernoregon

A brisk December sunset for traffic heading home. Photographed with a Canon T2i + Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens. #adamgonewild #westernoregon #sunset

Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting program that vowed to raise godly men Boys in the Assemblies of God join the Royal Rangers for Bible study and backpacking. But the ministry has also drawn sexual predators, an NBC News investigation found.

#ChristianScoutingProgram #SexualPredators #westernOregon

NBC News: western Oregon:

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If you see a dirt road "take it" #oregon #bskyoregon #westernoregon #landscape #trap #ambush #western #dirtroad #gravel #destination #bskydirtroads

When you have more sunsets behind you than in front of you take some time to appreciate a few #skyshow #desert #westernoregon #sand #sky #landscape

The creek has turned into a river! #westernoregon

Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum, a native perennial plant of the Pacific Northwest) is still blooming with bright yellow flowers. In the foreground are a variety of dead leaves (white oak, smoke tree, lilac) and a groundcover of native strawberry. Behind it are gray spent flower spikes from Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue' flowers. Black eyed Susans in the background still bloom as well.

This Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum, a native perennial), is still blooming. It should've been done in July. I can't decide which of us is more confused. #gardening #NativePlants #flowers #WesternOregon

Planting red tulip bulbs & daffodils beneath a Japanese maple (Sango kaku)

Caught a break in the rain to put in bargain tulip & daff bulbs beneath a Japanese maple (Sango-kaku). Old chopsticks mark where I just planted them. Listening to the best scifi series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. This muddy mess is pure heaven! #scifi #audiobooks #Gardening #WesternOregon

Pic of Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple in summer, next to corn poppies, Sango Kakus, euonymus, iris, red twig dogwood shrubs, juncus effusus, vibernum davidii, miscanthus sinensis variegatus & native strawberry groundcover

Pic of bright red Skeeter's Broom Japanese maple in November. The rest of the garden has died back, except for the native strawberry groundcover, hebe bluemists, and newly added variegated potted sage

A sunny pic from June compared to a dreary one from yesterday. Still, the Skeeter's Broom (a dwarf acer palmatum from a Bloodgood Japanese maple) is now bright red & hanging onto its leaves. Grateful for this last bit of color. #landscape #gardeninspiration #westernoregon

Nothing... just writing spells for my new series.

Photos for inspo... I miss my PNW.
#WesternOregon

#WitchyWriting
#SpellsAndCurses
#LovePotionsAndCharms

garden bed of orange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea) with purple huchera, pink bacopa, native strawberry and sword ferns

A ray of sunlight lit up this evergreen orange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea). Its pretty purple huchera neighbors & pink bacopa will soon die back. But the evergreen native sword ferns & strawberries will keep vigil with it. Come spring, a riot of tulips will join them. #WesternOregon