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Tiger Lilies

Among all the flowers one encounters along the trails this time of year, Tiger Lilies are my favorite. A stem full of tiger lilies.

University Falls

University Falls in the Oregon Coast Range. Water cascading down a moss-covered rock face.

Wildflower Along BPA Road

Every year in late June to early July, BPA Road in Portland's Forest Park is lined with wildflowers. Most of them are quite common, such as daisies and lupin, but the profusion is quite pretty. A pretty pink flower.

Darwin Arch

Darwin Arch, next to Darwin Island in the Galapagos, photographed in 2015. The arch collapsed in 2021. Darwin Arch

University Falls Forest

Along the hike to University Falls in the Oregon Coast Range. Sunlight filtering through the trees along a trail.

Falls Creek

A mossy creek bed along the Falls Creek Falls trail. Mossy rocks in a creek bed.

Caper Blossom

I became rather enamored of capers when I was in Malta in 2023. They were in full bloom everywhere and appeared startlingly other-worldly. A caper close-up.

Monday Mood

Everyone hates Mondays, even sea turtles, it seems. Galapagos, around 2015. Turtles almost always seem to look a bit grumpy.

Abandoned Building

Malta, 2023. The weathered doorway of a tumbling-down building near an old salt pan not far from St Paul's Bay. The door is still intact even though the walls are coming down.