Stopping at places
With the light of the season
As if it’s brand new


Contemplating change,
falling back fall to winter.
Now hoping for snow
Spring blooms the tulips,
Autumn, the maple’s bright leaves.
Seasons take their turn




There’s often one day
Between the October rains
When the sun shines bright
#PortlandJapaneseGarden


Each day when I walk
There’s a spot on the river
That changes each day
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #WillametteRiver #Wilsonville #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


The forest lightens
In Autumn when the leaves turn,
Heading to Winter
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #TryonCreekStatePark #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Today my lunch walk
to the Willamette River
A textbook autumn day
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #WillametteRiver #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


My spot on the dock.
On a walk to the river
each day, I find peace
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #WillametteRiver #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Deep roots that spread far
20 seasons have now passed
Wandering while rooted here
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


A tunnel to fall
The canopy sways above
Crunching leaves below
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


I mourn and rejoice,
The passing of some seasons
And beginning new
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #TryonCreekStatePark #OregonPhotography #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


A wood bridge crosses,
Autumn reflecting water,
Flowing under feet.
#PortlandJapaneseGarden
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #JapaneseGarden #OregonPhotography #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Harvest Moon tonight,
Ichimatsu to observe
And honor the new Autumn
#PortlandJapaneseGarden
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Portland #JapaneseGarden #OregonPhotography #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


The large bridge crossing ,
The Columbia River,
Merging in the Sea.
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #Astoria #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


The hilltop column,
Sits high above the small town.
Of Astoria.
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #OregonPhotography #Astoria #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Each of the seasons,
Has moments that tip their hand.
Autumn crocus blooms.
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #FlowerPhotography #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


With summer’s last hike,
I can’t help but feel sorrow.
Autumn color soothes.
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #ForestPhotography #TryonCreek #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


On a walk today
Reflecting on the river,
And karma and death
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #WillametteRiver #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape






the shoulder season?
not the heart or head?
it defies them both!
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #WillametteRiver #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Bridging the seasons
Between the summer and fall
Soon colors will turn
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Portland #oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Sometimes I wake up
And I think about writing
Another haiku
Willamette River boat dock Memorial Park Wilsonville, Oregon
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Oregon #WillametteRiver #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


There are junipers,
Many Lizards and Yucca,
Around Fatman’s Loop
Fatmans Loop Flagstaff AZ
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Flagstaff #Arizona #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


The rocks have a hole,
The trail continues between.
Your path determined
Fatmans Loop Flagstaff AZ
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Flagstaff #Arizona #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


At sunrise it’s still,
The mind and the world around.
Never disappoints.
River Walk Park
Bakersfield CA
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Bakersfield #California #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


In unfamiliar
Places, I grab familiar gear
To get lost, then found
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Redding CA
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #Redding #California #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Sometimes I feel small
When I contemplate big things
Standing next to trees
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #TreePhotography #Pseudotsugamenziesii #Oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


Full circle above
Rippled Willamette in front
Summer season fades
#Haiku #Photography #RiverPhotography #Oregon #PNW #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape


The most Japanese Maple at the Portland Japanese Garden
Name a flight delayed
Artist Opportunity
And never be bored
#FlightDelayed #Haiku #Photography #AirportPhotography #SanDiego #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #California
There are some moments
That resemble a postcard
Then we look for more
#SunsetPhotography #Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #SanDiegoBay #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #California #PacificOcean
For Selena from Chihuahua, a Haiku
Light winds and full sun
Beer Can Racing on Wednesdays,
Fills the Bay with Sails
#SailingPhotography #Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #SanDiegoBay #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #California #PacificOcean


There was a sailboat
And a big round setting sun,
Downtown in the Bay
#sunsetphotography #Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #SanDiegoBay #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #California #PacificOcean


Swooped right down in front
Of a trail I’ve hiked along
Many times before
#BarredOwl #Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #WillametteValley #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW


55 years old
A Plant Taxonomy fan
This new one today
#WoodlandPinedrops #Pterospora #Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #DeschutesRiver #SunriverOregon #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW


It seems fitting to
Observe this 4th where fireworks
Are not permitted
#Haiku #Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#DeschutesRiver
#SunriverOregon
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#Oregon
#PNW




My favorite tree
Not my favorite ever
Certainly today
#Haiku #Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#PortlandOregon
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#Oregon
#PNW


Rose Garden princess,
June brings roses in full bloom.
Portland Celebrates
#Haiku #Photography
#StreetPhotography
#PortlandOregon
#MonochromeAndColor
#RoseGardenPhotography
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#Oregon
#PNW




Last Thursday in the
Alberta Street Arts District -
Portland’s very best.
#Haiku #Photography
#StreetPhotography
#PortlandOregon
#MonochromeAndColor
#LandscapePhotograph
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#Oregon
#PNW




When you see them fly
You know some are invasive
Owls are still a treat!
#Haiku #Photography
#BirdPhotography
#BarredOwl
#MonochromeAndColor
#LandscapePhotograph
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#WillametteValley
#Oregon
#PNW


Over flowered fields,
I can see summer from here.
Soon they will be gone
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW


Over flowered fields,
I can see summer from here.
Soon they will be gone
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW


The car was nearby
After hiking many miles
But then I looked up
#Haiku #Photography #BirdPhotography #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Oregon #PNW
Tumbling water:
We’re drawn to see it falling
But feel the noise
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Oregon #PNW


Portland is many
Personalities who all
Look for the mountain
#PortlandOregon #Portland #Oregon #PNW #MakeToEscape #MakeArtEveryday #LandscapePhotography #ColumbiaRiver #MtHood
Sometimes a tree falls
Interrupting the quiet
And leaves peace behind
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW


A right angle turn
Fibonacci ratio
Both natural form
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW


There are shades of gray
Even in the stark, black and white
Stormy days of spring
#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW


The walk up is filled
With flowers and mountain peaks
The way down is too
#Haiku #Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeArtEveryDay
#MakeToEscape
#ColumbiaGorge
#Oregon
#PNW



Columbia Gorge
wildflower hikes might include the
white volcanic peaks



Filtered forest light
In late springtime sun filled skies
Brings us cooling shade


Sunrise in the Gorge
The Columbia River
Flows under the winding road


Meadows of flowers
Give space to each for a turn
For their time to bloom
Camassia leichtlinii -
great camas




Sweeping hands of time
Don’t stop at the blossoming
Of each flowers bloom
Maianthemum racemosum -
feathery false lily of the valley


Cannon Beach at Dawn
The sea stack stands at low tide
Watching the seas rise .


Balsam Root begins
To flower at Dog Mountain
Downhill hurts much more.



With the trillium
The spring does not fade away
It brightens to pink


Photographers come, to the wide fields of tulips for our spring training.
#Haiku #Photography #Tulips #FlowerPhotography #MakeToEscape #Portland #Oregon #PNW
There is one day in the spring,
After the trillium bloom,
When the summer switch, flips.


Six months of darkness,
Desire for the Springtime
Knowing it’s soon gone
#Haiku #Photography
#Willamette
#River
#RiverPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW




Spring is in the air,
Blossom petals on my boots.
Soon we’ll mourn it’s end
#Haiku #Photography
#Willamette
#River
#RiverPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW


Sunrise in the fields,
Tulips and a mountain peak,
Touched by golden light
#Haiku #Photography
#Tulips
#TulipPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW
My trillium trail,
From white to pink
As spring marches on
#Haiku #Photography
#Trillium
#TrilliumPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW


Still announcing spring,
The trillium are indifferent
To the joy they’ve shared
#Haiku #Photography
#Trillium
#TrilliumPhotography
#Tulips
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW


The tulips all bloom
Without Collaborating
Or wondering why
#Haiku #Photography
#WoodenShoeFarm
#TulipPhotography
#Tulips
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW


A lone trillium
In the solitude of the spring
Around dozens more
#Haiku #Photography
#FlowerPhotography
#Trillium
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW


A spot on my walk,
home to red-wing blackbirds and
spring air filled with song
#Haiku #Photography
#birdphotograpy
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
Spring Blossoms Again,
With Aging, They Come Faster.
Seasons Turn Like Days
#Haiku #Photography
#CherryBlossoms
#FlowerPhotography
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon




With the Trillium
Comes the Joy of the Springtime
Rainbows, Sun, and Rain
#Haiku #Photography
#MonochromeAndColor
#FlowerPhotography
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon


Celebrate the Spring
Without discriminating
Spreading joy again
#Equinox 2025
#Haiku #Photography
#MonochromeAndColor
#FlowerPhotography
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon


Celebrate Spring!
Without discriminating,
It spreads joy again
#Haiku #Photography
*#MonochromeAndColor
#FlowerPhotography
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon


Spring Comes Despite All
Trillium Bloom On Time
Rivers Rise and Fall
#haiku
#Photography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Oregon
#PNW




Spring Starts When the Trillium Bloom
#Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #MonochromeAndColor #Trillium #FlowerPhotography


Winter’s Quiet Willamette
#Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW


Earthshine Evening
#Photography #MakeToEscape #moonpics (re-edit from the archives 3/16/21)
Wilson’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warblers flit restlessly between perches and make direct flights with rapid wingbeats through the understory. Unlike most warblers, they spend most of their time in the understory grabbing insects by hovering or by picking insects from foliage. -allaboutbirds.org
#BirdPhotography #Photography #MakeToEsacape #Oregon #PNW #TryonCreekStateNaturalArea
Lenticular Dawn
#Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #PNW
Pacific Night
#MilkyWay #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #PacificCity #Oregon
Pacific City’s Milky Way
#reedit #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #PacificCity #Oregon
When all hope is lost, you can still take a walk on the beach.
#Photography
#MaketoEscape
#LandscapePhotography
#Oregon
Morning Dune
#Photography
#MakeToEscape
#LandscapePhotography


Unfiltered Fungus Photo


The clouds above us join and separate,
The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.
Life is like that, so why not relax?
Who can stop us from celebrating?
Lu Yu
#MonochromeAndColor
#Photography
#MakeToEscape
#LandscapePhotography


Run Away With Me?
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WyEast #Oregon
Lunch Walk
The world is in color. It feels black and white.
#MonochromeAndColor #Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #Oregon


The tallest peaks appear small under the vastness of the open sky.
The world has me feeling small.
#MakeToEscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #WyEast #Oregon #PNW
Snow Day
Portland #Snowpocalypse 2025
#MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Oregon


In the darkest days, there’s light.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #LandscapePhotography #Oregon



Seven
#DiscGolf. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #Wilsonville
Sunday Service
#Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #LandscapePhotography #pnw
Winter River
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon

Sunrise Over Paradise (Park)
#Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeToEscape



Sunrise Over Paradise (Park)
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeToEscape



Lenticular Zoom
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeToEscape
Winter’s Willamette
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeToEscape
Gone
What. Else. Will. We. Lose.
[Where are the swifts?] (https://birdallianceoregon.org/blog/where-did-the-vauxs-swifts-go/ )
#MakeToEscape
#Photography
#BirdPhotography
Grand Canyon: Aerial Tour
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeToEscape


Peak Fall
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#MakeToEscape
Full Color, Monochrome.
Light snow weaves together.
Branches of the Trees.
#AlmostHaiku
#Photography
#MakeToEscape
Peak
We call this Wy’East. No matter what Google does with it’s cartographic annotations.
#GISChat #Photography #MakeToEscape
The @pinksky.app is looking pretty pretty good friends
@pinksky #atprotocol #Photography



And what is good, Phaedrus,
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
-Robert M Pirsig
#Photography #MakeToEscape


Winter Volcano
#MakeToEscape #Photography
My first sighting of Hair Ice.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW


Hidden Bounty
#Photography #MakeToEscape www.danstark.com/subscribe


Autum, Winter, Spring
None are Summertime
Each a Favorite



Winter Respite
#Photography #MakeToEscape


If you’re alone Find joy in the solitude Celebrate Silence
#Photography #MakeToEscape Almost #Haiku


Winter Peak
#Photography #MakeToEscape #MtHood #WyEast
Winter Woods
#Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon
Peak Bluebird
#MakeToEscape #Photography #MtHood #Oregon
Sunset Trot
#Photography #MakeToEscape
Unsettled Skies
#Photography #MakeToEscape #Oregon #WillametteValley



Storm Season
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
Winter River
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
Low Angle Winter : 10am Sun
X: 45.29297064495206 Y: 122.76230425884168
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
My daily dock walk has been interrupted by storm damage. Our Parks Department team will have it cleaned up soon and the dock restored to regular use.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #CityOfWilsonville #Oregon


You know you’re in Portland when do you need your sunglasses in the rain. -danstark
#Photography #MakeToEscape
Original inhabitants called Mount Hood “Wy’east” (often spelled “Wyeast”) and legends tell about the brothers “Wy’east” (Mount Hood) and “Pahto” or “Klickitat” (Mount Adams) battling for the fair maiden “La-wa-la-clough” or “Loowit” (Mount St. Helens). -USGS
#Photography #MakeToEscape #MtHood #Oregon #PNW



Solstice’s Eve
The winter solstice, which occurs around December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. It has been celebrated by many ancient cultures as a turning point when light begins to return, symbolizing renewal and hope.
Early Christians did not originally celebrate Christ’s birth. When they began to mark it, the Church likely chose December 25 to align with and replace existing solstice-related festivals. This strategy helped ease the transition for converts by blending Christian and pagan traditions.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WinterSolstice #WinterIsComing #WillametteRiver #Oregon
Late Autumn Mood
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
Wet
#Photography #MakeToEscape
Vivid. Lucid. Summer Dream.
In the psychology subfield of oneirology, a lucid dream is a type of dream wherein the dreamer realizes that they are dreaming during their dream. -Wikipedia
#Photography #MakeToEscape #gardening #sunflower #MyGardenDreams
Lucid Summer Dream
AI Says:
Uses of Hawthorn Fruit Culinary:
Jams and Jellies: The berries are commonly used to make preserves due to their natural pectin content. Teas and Syrups: Used to prepare herbal teas or syrups. Wine and Liqueurs: Fermented into beverages in some cultures. Snacks: Can be eaten raw (if not too astringent) or dried like raisins. Medicinal:
Widely used in traditional medicine for supporting cardiovascular health, as hawthorn is believed to help regulate blood pressure and improve circulation. Contains antioxidants like flavonoids and proanthocyanidins. Wildlife:
An important food source for birds and small mammals in autumn and winter.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WinterIsComing
Saturated Summer #Photography #MakeToEscape #Confluence #ColumbiaRiver #WillametteRiver
Monochrome Winter Woods
#Photography #MakeToEscape #TryonCreek #Portland #Oregon #PNW
Winter Woods
#Photography #MakeToEscape #TryonCreek #Portland #Oregon #PNW
Louwala-Clough
Mt. St. Helens rises above the Columbia River.
#Photography #MakeToEscape #PNW


Welcome to PDX
#Photography #MakeToEscape #FlyPDX #AlaskaAirlines #MtHood #Portland #Oregon
Tee Time
#Photography #MakeToEscape #DiscGolf
Fungus Amungus
#Photography #MakeToEscape #TryonCreekStatePark #Portland #Oregon






Fa Fa Fungus
#Photography #MakeToEscape #HeyNow
High Noon, Low in the Sky
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #WillametteValley #Oregon
Autumn’s Noon
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
Natural Palette
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
No Swimming, No Diving
#Photography #MakeToEscape #WillametteRiver #Oregon
December’s Blue
Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Oregon State Parks
#Photography #MakeToEscape #HikeADay #PORTLAND #OREGON
Sunkissed Snowberry
#Photography #MakeToEscape


Sunkissed Snowberry
#Photography #MakeToEscape


Coopers Hawk Walk
#Photography #MakeToEscape #birdphotography #PNW #OREGON
Looking forward to spring in the tulip fields at @woodenshoefarm
My single Black Friday purchase is a season pass for the spring tulips and summer sunflowers
#Photography #MakeToEscape #PNW #Oregon #WillametteValley
Continuing the annual tradition of going to school with Alton Brown and turkey roasting science while taking a long hike.
#photography #Maketoescape #Thanksgiving2024


My final harvest Often comes too late. There’s sadness admitting the season is gone
#Photography #HotPepperGardening #Gardening #MakeToEscape


The Willows Weep Indifferent to Us This Fall
#Photography #Maketoescape
Waiting is the Worst (I’m not talking about surfing)
#Resist #photography #maketoescape #pacificcityoregon #pnw #oregon #surfing
What a bunch of Sh*t
Winding Path Future Obscures F Merrick Garland & Biden for their failures
#photography #MakeToEscape
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Trailhead Hope Fall’s Tail Winter Showing
#photography #maketoescape
Fall’s Flowers
#photography #MakeToEscape www.Flickr.com/photos/danjstark
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