
A California Sister butterfly, a bit ragged around the edges, stops for a rest in Southern Oregon.

A California Sister butterfly, a bit ragged around the edges, stops for a rest in Southern Oregon.

Two ducks turn bottoms up in search of bites to eat.

Hungry ducks waddle by…without so much as a glance my way.

Following the celebration of fall, leaves cover the ground like confetti.

Springing up from below the trees, one lone mushroom grows undisturbed.

Don’t miss the brilliant fall color found beneath the trees.

Several days of rain left the leaves in Litha Park glowing with fall color.

According to the Oregon Encyclopedia, Oregon produces about 800 million pears annually, almost 300 pears per person. This one dangled above the city sidewalk along my walking route.