Winter in western Oregon

Ferns grow from the trunk of a mossy tree in a forested area in the Coast Range mountains near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014.

My dog William drinks from a small creek during our hike.

A violet grows on the forest floor on a cool January day in Oregon.

Cockroach photo on nbc.com

It's my cockroach photo used with a story on NBCNEWS.com.

Small things

Heavy morning dew clings to a blade of grass growing in a pasture on our farm southwestern Oregon on Saturday, June 4, 2014. 

An insect walks along the prickly stem of a plant growing along a small road-side creek in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, Jan., 5, 2014.