danstark

danstark

May 2025

Portland is many
Personalities who all
Look for the mountain

#PortlandOregon #Portland #Oregon #PNW #MakeToEscape #MakeArtEveryday #LandscapePhotography #ColumbiaRiver #MtHood
May 2025

Sometimes a tree falls
Interrupting the quiet
And leaves peace behind

#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW

A lush forest scene features tall trees covered in moss, with two fallen logs leaning against a large tree, surrounded by dense greenery and ferns. The fallen log is trapped in another tree and forms a peace symbol.A black and white photograph captures a dense forest scene with tall trees and lush ferns. A fallen log is trapped in another tree and forms a peace symbol.
May 2025

A right angle turn
Fibonacci ratio
Both natural form

#Haiku #Photography #MonochromeAndColor #LandscapePhotograph #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #WillametteValley #Oregon #PNW

A snail with a spiral shell is crawling at a right angle on a textured, rough surface. (Monochrome)A snail with a spiral shell is crawling at a right angle on a textured, rough surface.

May 2025

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

A tranquil Willamette River reflects the dramatic, cloudy sky and surrounding trees in a serene black-and-white landscape.A tranquil Willamette River reflects the dramatic, cloudy sky and surrounding trees in a serene landscape.
May 2025

The walk up is filled
With flowers and mountain peaks
The way down is too

#Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #ColumbiaGorge #Oregon #PNW

Vibrant yellow wildflowers bloom in the foreground with a snow-capped mountain in the background.A snow-capped mountain is visible in the background above a grassy hill covered with yellow flowers.Purple and yellow wildflowers bloom on a grassy hill with a snow-capped mountain in the distance under a blue sky.
May 2025

Columbia Gorge
wildflower hikes might include the
white volcanic peaks


#Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MakeArtEveryDay #MakeToEscape #ColumbiaGorge #Oregon #PNW

A Columbia Gorge Hike with snow topped volcanoes in the background and lupine and balsam root flowers in the foreground.A Columbia Gorge Hike with snow topped volcanoes in the background and lupine and balsam root flowers in the foreground.A Columbia Gorge Hike with snow topped volcanoes in the background and lupine and balsam root flowers in the foreground.
May 2025

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


#Haiku #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #portland #Oregon #PNW

A sunlit forest path is surrounded by lush, overhanging trees casting dappled shadows on the ground.A serene forest pathway is surrounded by tall trees with sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating dappled light on the ground.
May 2025

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


#Haiku #Photography #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Sunrise #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW

A winding road curves through a lush, hilly landscape with a river visible in the background under a clear sky.A winding road snakes through a lush mountainous landscape under a clear sky, with a river visible on the left.
May 2025

Meadows of flowers
Give space to each for a turn
For their time to bloom

Camassia leichtlinii -
great camas


#Haiku #Photography #FlowerPhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #MakeArtEveryDay #Oregon #PNW

A delicate purple camas flower with buds is set against a vibrant green background.A monochrome image features a tall plant with a single, star-shaped camas flower and several buds.A single, tall camas wildflower with purple petals and several buds stands against a soft green background.A monochromatic photograph shows a delicate camas flower with multiple blossoms and buds on a single stem against a blurred background.
Apr 2025

Sweeping hands of time
Don’t stop at the blossoming
Of each flowers bloom

Maianthemum racemosum -
feathery false lily of the valley


#Haiku #Photography #FlowerPhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW

A cluster of white, delicate flowers is surrounded by lush leaves.A cluster of delicate white and yellow flowers is surrounded by green leaves with a small, dark insect nearby.
Apr 2025

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


#Haiku #Photography #PacificOcean #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Oregon #PNW

A large rock formation called Haystack Rock rises from the sandy beach with a reflective tide pool in the foreground under a cloudy sky at dawn.A large rock formation called Haystack Rock rises from the sandy beach with a reflective tide pool in the foreground under a cloudy sky at dawn.
Apr 2025

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


#Haiku #Photography #ColumbiaRiverGorge #Flower #FlowerPhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Washington #PNW

A field of yellow Balsam Root wildflowers is in full bloom on a sunny hillside.A black and white photo shows a field of flowers with various blossoms in focus and a soft, blurred background.A sepia-toned field of Balsam Root gently sloping upwards with soft, dreamy lighting.
Apr 2025

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


#Haiku #Photography #Willamette #River #RiverPhotography #MonochromeAndColor #MakeToEscape #Portland #Oregon #PNW

A purple and white trillium flower is surrounded by green leaves.A close-up black and white photograph of a trillium flower with three distinct petals and large leaves.
Apr 2025

Photographers come, to the wide fields of tulips for our spring training.

#Haiku #Photography #Tulips #FlowerPhotography #MakeToEscape #Portland #Oregon #PNW
Apr 2025

There is one day in the spring,
After the trillium bloom,
When the summer switch, flips.


*#Haiku #Photography* *#Willamette* *#River* *#RiverPhotography* *#MonochromeAndColor* *#MakeToEscape* *#Portland* *#Oregon* *#PNW*

A serene Willamette River monochrome riverscape under a bright sun, bordered by lush trees and their reflections on the water's surface.A calm Willamette River reflects the surrounding trees and clear blue sky on a sunny day.
Apr 2025

Six months of darkness,
Desire for the Springtime
Knowing it’s soon gone

#Haiku #Photography
#Willamette
#River
#RiverPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

A calm Willamette River and a spring sky covered in mixed cloudsA calm Willamette River and a spring sky covered in mixed cloudsA calm Willamette River and a spring sky covered in mixed cloudsA calm Willamette River and a spring sky covered in mixed clouds
Apr 2025

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

A serene Willamette River scene showcases calm water reflecting the surrounding trees and a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.A serene Willamette River scene showcases calm water reflecting the surrounding trees and a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.
Apr 2025

Sunrise in the fields,
Tulips and a mountain peak,
Touched by golden light

#Haiku #Photography
#Tulips
#TulipPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

A vibrant field of multicolored tulips is set against a picturesque sunrise behind Mt Hood.
Apr 2025

My trillium trail,
From white to pink
As spring marches on

#Haiku #Photography
#Trillium
#TrilliumPhotography
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

A vibrant pink trillium flower with large green leaves grows beside a forest path surrounded by trees and undergrowth.A black and white photograph captures a forest trail, with a close-up of a large flowering trillium in the foreground.
Apr 2025

Still announcing spring,
The trillium are indifferent
To the joy they’ve shared

#Haiku #Photography
#Trillium
#TrilliumPhotography
#Tulips
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

White trillium flowers with yellow centers are surrounded by lush green leaves.A black and white photograph of a cluster of trillium flowers with three petals each, surrounded by large leaves.
Mar 2025

The tulips all bloom
Without Collaborating
Or wondering why

#Haiku #Photography
#WoodenShoeFarm
#TulipPhotography
#Tulips
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

&10;Colorful horizontal rows of blooming tulips in red, pink, orange, and yellow stretch across a field.A vast field of tulips is arranged in horizontal stripes, showcasing a range of shades in neat rows.
Mar 2025

“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky” - an Ojibwe saying
#Photography
#FlowerPhotography
#Trillium
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW
#JamesGandolfini

Mar 2025

A lone trillium
In the solitude of the spring
Around dozens more

#Haiku #Photography
#FlowerPhotography
#Trillium
#MonochromeAndColor
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon
#PNW

A color photo of a lone trillium flower under the forest canopyA monochrome photo of a lone trillium flower under the forest canopy
Mar 2025

A spot on my walk,
home to red-wing blackbirds and
spring air filled with song

#Haiku #Photography
#birdphotograpy
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon

A red-winged blackbird rests on a willow branch next to a blurred neighborhood pond
Mar 2025

Spring Blossoms Again,
With Aging, They Come Faster.
Seasons Turn Like Days

#Haiku #Photography
#CherryBlossoms
#FlowerPhotography
#MakeToEscape
#Portland
#Oregon

A cherry blossom tree is in full bloom under a sky dotted with fluffy clouds.Cherry blossoms in full bloom are set against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.Delicate pink cherry blossoms bloom against a backdrop of a blue sky with light clouds.Pink cherry blossoms bloom against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.