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Laid back, calm, easygoing, carefree. All terms that could be used to describe the western fence lizard as it spends much of its day. With weekend approaching, hoping you can live like a lizard. Central Oregon. by @timlydenphotography

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Complementary colors beautifully dominate many sections of Schreiner's Iris Garden in Oregon's Willamette Valley near the Capital City of Salem. taken in Willamette Valley, Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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In the Beginning. Peace and calm in harmony before the start of a new day near the Cascade Mountains in Central Oregon. taken in Central Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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This full extension showcases the beautiful plumage which provides for the powerful flight of this red-tailed hawk . Central Oregon. by @timlydenphotography

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A California Tortoiseshell and a Callippe Frittilary butterfly enjoy the bounty in Cascade Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. The habitats in this region attract as many as 120 species of butterflies each summer. It's a joy to return and experience that bounty. taken in Southern Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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Sleep Mode. I set up my camera with a softer focus and longer than usual shutter speed to photograph for star trails while I was sleeping. But as you can see, I was pleasantly surprised to capture an unpredicted auroral display over the Cascade Mountains in Central Oregon last month. taken in Central Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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While focusing on a rock pigeon on a rock at Putnam Point in Klamath Falls, Oregon, it wasn't until later that I noticed the unusual leucistic grebe in the background. July 7. taken in Klamath Falls, Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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An adult male hooded merganser rests or relaxes its normally prominent crest while casually cruising. Southwest Washington. taken in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge by @timlydenphotography

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I'm finally posting this photo of what I call the Storm King. During a large thunder and lightning storm just after sunset on July 3rd last year, these clouds resembled to me a person flying across the sky in Central Oregon. Will he be back? You may want to increase your brightness to see him better. by @timlydenphotography

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An eared grebe in its breeding plumage can add a sense of elegance to the lakes and ponds it visits. After being fortunate to see many eared grebes this year, I learned how they are the most abundant grebe in the world. Klamath Basin. taken in Klamath Basin Refuges by @timlydenphotography

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This week the USA will be recognizing a significant 250-year milestone. Over the years, I have attended many 4th of July parades, picnics, fireworks displays, and other celebrations. But this year many Americans like me struggle with how to celebrate this event due to its regal significance.

Around 250 years ago, allegiance to and alienation from a reigning king divided the colonies and the colonists leading up to and through the American Revolution.

250 years later, allegiance to and alienation from a king in policy and practice divides the nation and its peoples through a new American Revolution.

Can we “patriotically” show defiance to a king in the country he seeks to rule? Is it possible? Is there a Price to Patriotism?

Fortunately, Patriotism can never be defined by a king in name or in deed or by those who follow him. Never. Patriotism--which we know as a deep love for one’s country--resides in the confines of the hearts of Americans and those who love America. Patriotism abundantly resides in the hearts of those on both sides of the political divide. It’s not measured by the size of the flag on the back of your truck or defined by any other outward sign.

Patriotism for the USA also resides in the hearts of immigrants and people of color in the neighborhoods, worksites, and detention centers across this country. Patriotism still resides with many where the USA is no longer the home of Liberty and Justice for All.

So how do we celebrate this milestone? Can we ignore the regal significance that began a revolution 250 years ago and entertain it once again? Do we simply join in the Pomp and Circumstance of the Pompous? Or do we forego our traditions and commemorations and choose to silently celebrate patriotism in a divided nation where patriotism resides—in the confines of the heart? This may be the Price of our Patriotism.

So, what is the answer? What to do? Well, that too resides in the confines of our hearts. taken in United States of America by @timlydenphotography

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Minor Milestones. We know major milestones (careers, children, illness, and injury). Major Milestones can define us. But Minor Milestones sustain us. They fuel the passion to continue, persist, rejuvenate, and rejoice; bringing satisfaction and appreciation. For photographers, minor milestones could be the perfect sunset or a clear night sky, or gently flowing waterfalls. For me, it's also the firsts of the year, the firsts of the season, or the first of a lifetime. These milestones sustain the joy, the passion, the appreciation. Photographing the first swallowtail butterfly this year on flowers is one of my milestones. I hope you are reaching your milestones too. taken in Central Oregon by @timlydenphotography

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