
The Island in Time Trail winds through the floor of Blue Basin canyon in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon.

The Island in Time Trail winds through the floor of Blue Basin canyon in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon.

The Painted Hills shine at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon.

Ripe and ready to pick…should I make pie or applesauce?

Greens and yellows glow in brilliant fall sunshine.

Fall temperatures have painted this leaf a fluorescent red.

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.