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Lots of festivities on campus tomorrow for Arbor Day. Check ’em out here.

Posted on April 7th, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: campus, Southern Oregon University, trees. Comments Off on Ashland’s 2015 Tree of the Year

The blossoms are all gone now, but last week (during a shower) they looked like they do in today’s photo.

Ten years ago this tree looked like this.

Now the little girl that was under that tree in 2005 drives the blossom-covered car pictured under this same tree.

Posted on March 16th, 2015 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, flowers, home, Nikon D750, spring, trees. Comments Off on Pink snow

SOU’s Churchill Hall in autumn

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Friday was the last day of this year to catch this scene. The leaves were falling fast and furiously (as you can see if you look really closely at today’s photo; those are leaves in the air, not birds), and the weekend was a windy one.

Posted on November 17th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: autumn, buildings, campus, leaves, Nikon D750, Southern Oregon University, sun, sun star, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD, trees. Comments Off on Fall

Triangle Park is located between Siskiyou Boulevard, Iowa Street, and Morton Street

When I previously used a D7000 and Tokina 11-16mm lens I enjoyed experimenting with sun stars. I haven’t found a lens that did them very good on full frame, though, until I tried yesterday with my Nikkor 20mm f/1.8g. Bingo!

Posted on October 26th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, autumn, Nikon D750, sun star, trees. Comments Off on Triangle Park Between Autumn Storms

Mossy trees in Monroe, Oregon

I went for a walk this past Sunday morning when we were staying at the Inn at Diamond Woods, a place on a golf course between Eugene and Corvallis. The grass was mostly flooded from the rain the day before so there weren’t many golfers.

The sun had barely peeked through the clouds when I took today’s photo. Rain began again soon thereafter which was fine by us since we were going to be indoors all the rest of the day at the CEVA Presidents’ Day Volleyball Tournament.

Posted on February 18th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: moss, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, trees. Comments Off on Diamond Woods

Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Old Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery

Santa Barbara has the largest fig tree in the USA, but this isn’t it. The one pictured here is still a massive presence on the cemetery grounds of the Santa Barbara Mission.

Posted on January 8th, 2014 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara, trees. Comments Off on Ficus macrophylla

I’m guessing Jolene isn’t looking for any orders today or tomorrow, but here was the scene at my house last week.

Posted on December 24th, 2013 under only in ashland. Tags: bokeh, christmas, food, jolene's sweets, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D600, trees. Comments Off on Jolene’s Sweets for Christmas

Southern Oregon University campus on a fall morning

The Hannon Library is the building to the right.

Posted on October 24th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: autumn, buildings, campus, Nikon D600, Nikon Nikkor Wide-angle lens 24 mm F/2.8 D AF, Southern Oregon University, sunrise, trees. Comments Off on Autumn morning on the SOU campus

Posted on October 13th, 2013 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: hyatt lake, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, nikon d7000, trees, wildlife. Comments Off on Tree in the middle of Hyatt Lake