Sandy, Oregon, USA

Sandy, Oregon, USA
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Warped

Close-up of the threads coming out of the back side of a foot-treadle floor loom. A perfect gift for the textiles-geek in your life.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

A Prince on His Throne

Perched atop an outdoor toilet seat, this Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) rules over his realm.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Acland's Bell

A giant saw blade suspended from cables between two trees. This particular blade has a name - Kubrik. It is named after a book by beloved children's author Theodore Acland Harper.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Lessons by the Water

This cascading creek was once described to me as tasting like "not thirsty," which is how all water should taste.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Yoshio

What's left of an elk, or wapiti (Cervus canadensis). Native to North America and Eastern Asia, elk are similar to the red deer found in Europe, and have been introduced in Argentina and New Zealand

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Billy's Permanent Job

Tiny fungi grace a fallen log in the forest, each fruit foretelling the decomposition within.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Mixed Company

Douglas Fir cones are small but numerous in the temperate rain forests of the Pacific Northwest. Go ahead, hide behind a bush and chuck them at passersby. You know you want to.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Walking the Mac

The Charina bottae, or rubber boa looks like a rubber snake, and moves about as fast as one, too. Rubber boas will never bite as a defense mechanism, so they are about as dangerous to humans as a rubber snake, too. This beauty's name is MacGonagall and she's my friend.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Roy's Taxi

Gastropods with shells: sometimes tasty, sometimes gooey, sometimes a pest, sometimes accidentally stepped on.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Urban Birds

Birds don't live in apartments, but if they did, I believe it would look something like this.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Friday Afternoon

The light through these slats keeps me company as I sweep away a week's worth of filth from this ancient place.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Handsome Conifer

The Douglas-fir, or Pseudotsuga menziesii, is a medium-large evergreen tree and is the state tree of Oregon. These two branch bits were some of the remnants of a wind storm.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Continuing Mission

Polaris peeks out from behind the trees. As our home slowly rotates, the other stars appear to rotate about the giant celestial axis. Who knew space was so colorful?

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Perspective Fine Art Photograph by Daogreer Earth Works

Ondrej's Field Trip

This hermit crab was a bit shy, but he finally... uh... came out of his shell for this photo shoot. He's quite handsome, if I do say so myself.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Bleeding Heart

The Dicentra formosa, or bleeding heart, is a delicate little flower that emerges from the forest floor in the Pacific Northwest.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Poison My Heart

Foxglove, or Digitalis purpurea is used medicinally to increase cardiac contractility and as an antiarrhythmic agent to control the heart rate. But I just think it's pretty.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Tolls For Thee

Cool Fuzz

In a temperate rain forest, there is always greenery to be found. It grows on every tree, and all over the ground. These wee non-vascular bryophytes absorb their water directly.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Tawa's Dragon

The clouds might eat you.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Passing Successfully

The Polystichum munitum, or sword fern, is an evergreen fern reminiscent of dinosaurs and Endor. Its presence assures me that I am surrounded by lush temperate rain forests, and moss is nearby.

This photograph has not been altered digitally - the colors come from camera settings alone.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

You've Been Spotted

Etherial Canopy

Palmate Coltsfoot (Petasites palmatus) has thick stems, umbrella-like leaves and fuzzy undersides.

The colors in this photograph were achieved by camera settings alone.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Loose Weave

What Say You?

Palmate Coltsfoot (Petasites palmatus) has thick stems, umbrella-like leaves and fuzzy undersides.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Cool Serenity

The Trillium ovatum, or Western White Trillium, is a bold white flower that emerges in bursts each spring in the Pacific Northwest, declaring its presence in soft whites and purples against the browns and greens of the newly awakening forest floor.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

False Insight

Snagged by Distraction

Leaning against a tree, identifying an epiphytic fern growing on its trunk (Licorice Fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza), I noticed a spider. I wonder if it noticed me...

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Puzzle Brush

These Equisetum, or horsetails, begin as wee nubs emerging from the ground, and by the fall they have grown taller than me!

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Hoping Thus

A close-up of False Solomon's-Seal. Maybe it's lucky.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

West of Space

A close up of moss on the trunk of a tree in the sunlight. Delicate spider webs emerge throughout. In a temperate rain forest, glimpses of sunlight can be hard to come by. Catch them if you can.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Larval Eagle

I don't know what will hatch from the cocoon produced by this larva, but this sucker is HUGE! It's about as big around as a dime, and it was at least 4 inches long. I'm guessing it's not gonna be a butterfly or moth; it's gonna be an EAGLE.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Oregon Valentine

Oregon became a state on February 14th, 1859. This Valentine's day marks the state's sesquicentennial, and I am going to spend the day appreciating one of Oregon's natural treasures. The leaves of the Oxalis Oregana are shaped like hearts, and make the perfect valentine for the state of Oregon.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Twisted

Radiant Asylum

Morning Meal

A tiny beetle nibbles on a dandelion stem. This close-up photograph reminds us that fascinating things happen on a very small scale, while we are paying attention to other things.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Furtive Woodland Union

Hiding amongst the mossy undergrowth, this tiny bride and groom are ready for their nuptials.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Living Disguise

The Bigleaf Maple is aptly named - leaves can typically grow to 30cm (11.8 inches) across. This tree is also the source of the "helicopter" seeds that delight all who see them as they fall.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Acute Little Fern

The Polystichum munitum, or sword fern, is an evergreen fern reminiscent of dinosaurs and Endor. Its presence assures me that I am surrounded by lush temperate rain forests, and moss is nearby.

This is the unfurled fiddlehead of a young sword fern.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Forest Floor

Oxalis oregana, or Wood Sorrel cover the forest floor and make a mini canopy for the tiniest of woodland creatures.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Perspective

Oxalis oregana, or Wood Sorrel cover the forest floor and make a mini canopy for the tiniest of woodland creatures.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Sunbreak

The Polystichum munitum, or sword fern, is an evergreen fern reminiscent of dinosaurs and Endor. Its presence assures me that I am surrounded by lush temperate rain forests, and moss is nearby.

This is the unfurled fiddlehead of a young sword fern.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Channeling Pachyderms

The Polystichum munitum, or sword fern, is an evergreen fern reminiscent of dinosaurs and Endor. Its presence assures me that I am surrounded by lush temperate rain forests, and moss is nearby.

This is the unfurled fiddlehead of a young sword fern.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Celebrity

I followed this little guy for a long time, snapping photo after photo. He didn't have any bodyguards, but he also refused to sign an autograph for me. I think it was because he couldn't lift the pen.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Jewel Juice

A tiny drop of dew perches on the tip of this leaf, waiting for a thirsty gnome to collect it.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Beckoning

Middle World

Tasty life contained in a wayward raindrop, trapped at the tip of a strand of moss. There are no puddles in the forest.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Fungus Among Us

Psathyrella piluliformis are small and delicate decomposers, and generally not considered edible.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.

Seta Tostada

Commonly found growing on conifers in the west, the Oyster mushroom is a tasty forest treat.

Photograph was taken in Sandy, Oregon, USA.