Codi and I took a break Sunday morning and went to the Oregon Zoo. We like going there because we’re 99% guaranteed some good photos. Here are a few that I took. Codi will have some good pics to share soon.
Cougars asleep in their den. How frikin cute is that?!
This polar bear went swimming under water to find some fish pieces.
The polar bears had a wee little argument over who would get to chew on the fish-filled ice blocks. The big guy in the water won – several times.
Awesome bald eagle! 
I was making some BBQ shrimp last night (in the rain) on our deck and I noticed that the light was hitting an evergreen in a particular way that made it sparkle. I got up close and noticed that the sparkling was due to tiny water droplets that had been caught in between the needles of the tree. I thought it looked neat until I got my 100mm macro lens. The closer I got to the droplets, the better they looked.
P.S. The shrimp was awesome!
We were recently in North Dakota spending time with Codi’s family. Here are some photos taken in Medora and in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Boy, did I ever have a fun morning! I was out at Argyle Winery when a conversation turned to aerial photography. I’ve been itching to take aerials for years, so I offered to take some photos. Minutes later I was strapping in to a little two-seater Cessna, ready for take-off! Fortunately for me, the windows on this airplane opened up, so I was able to lean out a little and get some awesome shots. We were going about 100mph somewhere around 3,000 feet high, so the wind was very strong and very cold. It was totally worth it, though! So damn fun! I plan on repeating this adventure as often as possible!
I ended up taking over 470 photos. 350 of them looked great, with no wing or strut in the shot.
This is Knudsen Vineyard, the main source of Argyle’s tastiest wines.
This is a fun shot looking straight down. I thought it was fun how the landing gear was in the frame. It sort of adds perspective.
This is one of my favorite angles because it gives the impression that I could have been standing on the wing. (I wish!)