Lupine covers the springtime foothills on the west side of the Cascades.This picture was taken looking
down toward Ashland from the mountains.

Sunset view to the west, a storm on the horizon.

Sunset above the farmlands.

Spring blossoms in Lithia Park- Ashland, Oregon.

A colorful shop door in Ashland, Oregon.

This cheerful chair sits outside a small shop in Ashland.

A tractor in a field outside of Medford, Oregon.

Fall decorations on a shop in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Another decorated storefront in Jacksonville during the Harvest Festival.

The girls rest after getting some treats. The Harvest festival in Jacksonville, Oregon is always a favorite autumn stop. This is an annual event with a children's costume parade and trick or treat from all the merchants.

This large icon was painted on the back of the small Russian Orthodox Church in Rogue
River, Oregon.

The Fourth of July Parade in Ashland is always fun for the entire family!

Tevya (from Fiddler on the Roof) dances down Main Street during the Fourth of July Parade.

"Back to the Future" DeLorian Car in the Fourth of July Parade.

Playing in the water at Emigrant Lake on the Fourth of July.

This incredible shrine was in the rear of the small Tibetan Treasures store in Ashland. What detail and beauty.

This Buddhist Temple lies near Mt. Ashland in the Colstein Valley. The monks love it here in the mountains. It reminds them of home in Tibet.

This small state park along highway 66 is full of ferns, trees and the best water around. People come up here from the city of Ashland to get the wonderful water.

This old deserted cabin has been deteriorating over the past several years. It's located up in the Cascade Mountains, along Dead Indian Memorial Road. The wildflowers were blooming all over the meadow.

This beautiful bronze is in front of Seven Feathers Tribal Casino in Canyonville, OR

One of my favorite things about this area, is the abundance of wildflowers in the early summer. This summer has been hot, so many are gone by now (July).

These cattle graze all around this abandoned home.