The magnificent Mt. McLoughlin

I love this mountain (when we can see it). It has so many 'moods'. Some just absolutely take your breath away. Fresh snow, over a beautiful Rogue Valley.

A dusting of snow, and a speck of sunshine.

Well, it's that time of the year. We have had some snow in the valley, but none of it lasting much more than a few hours or so. There was a beautiful dusting of snow on the surrounding mountains yesterday, the last day of the year. And I love the crisp conditions I managed to capture in this photo, along with a sliver of sunshine peeking through the clouds, and a bird atop one of the tallest branches.

The beautiful Rogue Valley.

Sunset from the Rogue Valley - Mt McLoughlin

To me, Mt. McLoughlin usually steals the show in the Rogue Valley, but the sunset from Tuesday night was one that found not only me pulling over to take photos, but many others, also.

Absolutely gorgeous. Fabulous colors, and cloud formations.

If you have never been to Oregon, especially southern Oregon, you need to try to make the time to!

~Jillian

Mysterious fogs.

I always find fogs rather mysterious. I got lost crossing a road in London one night, just crossing a road - I couldn't find the other side. I tried to hire a taxi to take me home. As soon as I gave directions the cabbie would leave - they wouldn't drive through Hampstead Heath in the fog. Finally I got a cab to stop, and jumped in .... and refused to get out.

The Oregon coast is WONDERFUL. But I get disappointed with photo taking as it's rather foggy. Go a mile or few inland and it's 10 to 30 degrees warmer and cloudless blue skies. Without the fog, the Redwoods wouldn't grow, and I adore the Redwoods. In one last visit to the coast before winter the fog drifted in for the Sunday morning. We found ourselves driving down mysterious roads in the mysterious fog, never knowing what we would find. Roads full of cows transporting themselves to and from milkings, and crows landing on fence posts. This is one such crow/raven/black bird.

A place to enjoy summer days!

With all the forests and lakes and waterways in Southern Oregon, there is no shortage of great places to spend a summer day. One not too far from Medford is Lake of the Woods. It is a resort that has been around for over a century. Seeped in history. A place for great fun and memories. http://www.lakeofthewoodsresort.com/ With temperatures hitting over 100 degrees at the moment, it sure is a great place to be.

Never go away hungry from this restaurant.

A favorite. Giant size, yummy proportions from the Old Farmhouse Restaturant. http://www.farmfries.com/ Breakfast can last you all day. A Belgium waffle with strawberries and a La Granja Omelet. 4 locations in and around Medford, Oregon.

Red, White and Blue - 4th July, 2012

Spent the 4th of July in Merlin, Oregon. The people's house had a wonderful pond with lots of dragonflies. This beauty (I call it 'red') kept landing on this one pole, posing beautifully.
What magnificent creatures!