Mount Hood
as seen from the airplane from Minneapolis to Portland
Crater Lake
so blue
ladybug
on the melting snow at Crater Lake
Great Hall
at Crater Lake Lodge
Crater Lake
in the morning, with a mirrorlike surface
Crater Lake
another view, showing the snow-covered hillside
evergreens
as viewed with the lake in the background
Crater Lake
that's Wizard Island on the right
Great Hall
fireplace
Siuslaw River Bridge
in Florence, Oregon, along the Oregon Coast Highway
Sam at Waterfront Depot Restaurant
a tapas restaurant in Florence, Oregon
Katie and Sam
in the tapas restaurant
pilings
under the Siuslaw River Bridge
beach in Florence
along the Siuslaw River
sea lions
on a rock, as seen from atop a cliff
Oregon coast
at Cape Perpetua
rocky shore
harbors tidepools
more rocky shore
some sort of grass
growing by the shore
flower
growing by the shore
short evergreen
growing by the shore
grass in front of shore
Spouting Horn
when big waves smash into the wall beneath this rock, water can jet upward through holes in the rock to form a momentary geiser
barnacles
purple sea anemones
in a tidepool
anemone closeup
mussels
barnacle-encrusted mussels
giant starfish
climbing out of a tidepool?
starfish closeup
waves smash into the rocky coastline
more dramatic water
a different type of anemone?
assorted sea anemones
reflecting sunlight
on the Pacific Ocean
a pair of sea anemones
anemone and starfish
another anemone closeup
a typical tidepool
scenic coastal view
trees
shaped by the coastal wind
the sun sets
behind clouds over the Pacific
Zen Garden
big stones and raked pebbles
Flat Garden
the carefully raked Shirakawa sand evokes ripples of water
Tea Garden
Kashi-tei, or Flower Heart House, a traditional tea ceremony setting
water drips
from bamboo pipe into stone bowl
unidentified garden area
Machiai
a waiting station for the tea ceremony
a twisty-trunked maple-y tree
iris
in the lower Strolling Pond Garden
mossed-covered lantern
iris beds
koi
Heavenly Falls
tsukubai
Japanese stone water basin fountain
five-tiered pagoda lantern
the stones on the ground form the shape of Hokkaido
inviting doorway
a small stream flows over rocks
a small waterfall
koi
stone lantern
flower
grass
moss-covered rocks
waterfall
that five-tiered lantern again
wisteria arbor
arbor supports
underneath the wisteria arbor
kousa dogwood flower
unidentified flower
another unidentified flower
pavilion
ikebana
rose in ikebana
ikebana
ikebana
ikebana
iris ikebana
unidentified ikebana flower
leaf from ikebana arrangement
ikebana flowers
unidentified ikebana flower
ikebana grass
same grass, no flash
dramatic ikebana flower