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  • Monarch butterfly chrysalis (Danaus Plexippus). before emegance. (1 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_Durm27_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly has just pushed itself out of the chrysalis casing. Fluid is being pumped from its abdomen into the wings. (10 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM36_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly has just pushed itself out of the chrysalis casing. (8 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM34_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly is pushing itself out of the chrysalis casing. (6 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM32_2.jpg
  • Monarch butterfly chrysalis (Danaus Plexippus). the chrysalis darkens just before emegance. (2 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM28_2.jpg
  • A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) caterpillar preparing to molt off its skin to reveal its chrysalis. (1 of 2)
    painted_lady_butterfly_VanessaC18.jpg
  • A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) caterpillar after transforming into a chrysalis. (2 of 2)
    painted_lady_butterfly_VanessaC17.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly has just pushed itself out of the chrysalis casing. Fluid has  pumped from its abdomen into the wingsto get them ready for flight. (11 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM37_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly has just pushed itself out of the chrysalis casing. Fluid is being pumped from its abdomen into the wings. (9 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM35_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly is pushing itself out of the chrysalis casing. (7 0f 11).
    Emerging_monarch_butterfly_DurM33_2.jpg
  • Emerging monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus). The butterly is pushing itself out of the chrysalis casing. (5 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM31_2.jpg
  • Monarch butterfly chrysalis (Danaus Plexippus). the butterfly wing can just be seen unfolding out of the chrysalis.
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM30_2.jpg
  • Monarch butterfly chrysalis (Danaus Plexippus). the new butterfly has just broken the skin of the chrysalis. (3 0f 11).
    Monarch_butterfly_emergence_DurM29_2.jpg
  • The leaf of a eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) with water droplets in fall. Western Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Wbt-4-3-1.jpg
  • The leaf of a balck tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) in fall, Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Fbvt-34.jpg
  • The leaf of a balck tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) in fall, Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Fbvt-27.jpg
  • The leaf of a balck tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) in fall.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Wbt-6-2-1.jpg
  • The leaf of a eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) with water droplets in fall. Western Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Wbt-1-2-1.jpg
  • A fall leaf over a pool of water. Western Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Fw-120-1.jpg
  • The leaf of a balck tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) in fall, Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Fbvt-17.jpg
  • The leaf of a balck tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) in fall, Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108Fbvt-13.jpg
  • The leaf of a eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria) with sunset reflections. Western Oregon.
    fall_color_leaf_112108FSt-33-1.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_6308CRGP-6.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw109V2.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-46.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-39.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-34.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-27.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108RAV4Fin.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_6308CRGP-7.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-41.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108RAV3Fin.jpg
  • A blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)in flight in the coastal mountains of Oregon. Please note: This image has been digitally repaired. The dragonfly was on the very edge of the frame and the background was expanded to allow a more centered framing. The flight attitude of the insect has not been altered or changed.
    flying_dragonfly_7605LDarner3_8.jpg
  • Spring weather in Wallowa County changes rapidly. May 14 dawned clear and warm with temperatures heading into the upper 70's. Afternoon brought a sudden electrical storm with heavy winds and rain, only to be followed by clear skies, and warm sun again. This rainbow, over a barn on The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, harkened the breaking of the storm.
    Zumwalt-OR-MRD64-038.jpg
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