Richard DuerksenDec 8, 20191 minMorning JoyI was on a morning "prayer-walk" at Cannon Beach, Oregon. The dawn was terrible; grey, dull and uninteresting. A mother and three...
Richard DuerksenDec 7, 20192 minHalf A PencilHis intensity caught my attention, and I slid the camera’s telephoto lens toward the boy’s eyes. “If you don’t get the eyes,” my...
Richard DuerksenNov 27, 20191 minThe Thankful CowboyI've been searching for the "perfect" Thanksgiving photo. Thought seriously about using a photo that includes all three of our kids,...
Richard DuerksenNov 27, 20192 minThe Happy StormIt was raining at our house when Brenda texted me to say there was a "beautiful rainbow" over the post office in town. There was no...
Richard DuerksenSep 21, 20192 minThe Blue HourThe sky above Portland promised rain. Oodles and goblets of rain! But the weather app on my phone said there would be thunderstorms and...
Richard DuerksenSep 13, 20192 minThe Hood in the SwampTrillium Lake lies "just over the hill" above Government Camp and the Timberline Lodge ski slopes. Most people go there to camp and fish....