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Category: Photography
My deer friends!
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These are the deer in our garden. I feed them every morning and they have become good friends. However, taking the photos was tricky as I had to use a zoom lens and I did not have a tripod with me.
What a difference it has made!
Last Wednesday, Smokey’s Stoves in Grants Pass, came to the house to clean the chimney, and the fire, in our lounge.
I had not realised how much soot and ‘muck’ had accumulated.
According to one of two gentlemen that came, the top of the metal chimney where is exits the roof was so clogged up there was only a small space, about an inch in diameter, left. There was over a huge bucketful of ash taken from the fireplace.
In the afternoon we lit a fire and basked in the heat, and the brilliance of a clean fireplace.
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Well done, Smokey’s Stoves.
Just had to take a photograph!
I was washing up the dishes two nights ago and the kitchen faces East.
Even though I did not have a tripod I did have a ‘monopod’.
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Just a perfect moon!
In honour of July 4th and America’s 250th birthday.
(And they were to be shown on the 22nd February but the snowy scenes took priority.)
These are photographs of Mount Rushmore Natioanl Memorial.
They have not be taken by me and hopefully the photographers who did take them will allow me to republish them,
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Impressive!
Gutzon Borglum did an incredible work of sculpture. Just amazing!
Photos taken this last week.
Four of nearby Mount Sexton, two of the sky above our house, and three of our yard to the East.
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My grandson, Morten, sent me this photo yesterday.
I am republishing a NextDoor News Feed created by Sammie Nolan that I read yesterday. Here is the photo that accompanied the note.
And here is that news item:
Happy Birthday, Oregon! 🥳
Today, February 14, 2026, the Beaver State officially turns 167 years old.
Oregon joined the Union as the 33rd state on Valentine’s Day in 1859, making it the only state to share its birthday with the holiday of love. 🥰
That is Sammie sitting on the bench and the photograph was taken at the Painted Hills. Some more information on Painted Hills courtesy of WikiPedia.
The Painted Hills is a geologic site in Wheeler County, Oregon that is one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument along with Sheep Rock and Clarno. It totals 3,132 acres and is located 9 miles northwest of Mitchell, Oregon. The Painted Hills are listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon. Wikipedia
An evening sight!
This week I happened to glance out of the bedroom window and saw these wild, black-tailed, deer relaxing. It was such a wonderful sight that I grabbed my Nikon camera and took the following photographs through the window. It was not long before nightfall hence the poor visual quality.
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I don’t know where the week has gone but having the deer come almost every day is sheer joy. Yesterday morning, around 7:15 PST, there were seven waiting for the food I give them. They have become old friends and while I am pouring out the COB for them they come within a few feet of me. I would love to give them a cuddle but know that is a step too far. I love them!
The photographs from Historical Merlin.
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Some beautiful photos of the last full moon.
There was something really special about the last full moon. We watched as the moon rose on the very early nights of February, 2026 and I wished I had taken some photos. But no problem as YouTube had captured the images of the moon taken by others.
The Snow Moon in 2026 was the full moon that lit up the night sky on February 1, 2026, reaching its peak illumination around 5:09 p.m. EST (around 22:09 UTC) that evening. Because the moon appears full for a couple of nights around that moment, it was visible as a bright, full lunar disk on the nights of February 1 and 2. It’s traditionally called the “Snow Moon” because February is usually one of the snowiest months in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are some gorgeous images from our talented community of photographers. Enjoy them!
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