The Fencepost Mountains of SW Oregon: it's a matter of perspective

Frost and moss on old wood fence posts along a country road create scenes evocative of mountain landscapes near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

High Surf Advisory in Oregon

Photographers on an overlook at right, are dwarfed as as massive waves crash on rocks at Shore Acres State Park near Charleston on the southern Oregon Pacific coast. The National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory and a Winter Storm Warning for the area as a winter storm hit the area.

Despite the cold windy conditions, photographers were drawn to the spectacle along the rugged Oregon coast.

 

Not snow baaaad!

On a snowy morning a lamb frolics in its pasture along a country road near Elkton in southwest Oregon. The area received several inches of snow overnight. 

This was the first experience of snow for the lambs.

Catwalk

A wild bobcat walks along a dirt road late in the afternoon on a hillside near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. The bobcat, also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico.

 

Lazy days for harbor seals on the Oregon coast

A Pacific harbor seal looks at a seagull as it relaxes with a larger group on rocks along the Pacific coast near Cape Perpetual on the  central Oregon coast. These seals are solitary in the water, but commonly assemble in small groups of mixed sexes and ages when they come ashore.

 

Spot of color

An American robin perches on a deer skull along farm fence line near Elkton in southwestern Oregon.

 

My mushroom photo in The Guardian

Great use of my mushroom photo in The Guardian today. My work is represented by the international editorial photo agency ZUMApress.com.