Photos by: DIANE THIES

Lenticular clouds forming over the Oregon high desert - pretty spectacular to experience, and joyful.

Cafe Roka is in Bisbee, Arizona - we were there when it was closed, so I cannot attest to the quality of the food, nor the charm of the interior.

The last of this small series….the towboat heading back home.

This ship is steaming under its own power - afraid I don't know what cargo it carries, but it seemed enormously long….

At the wide mouth of the Columbia River, the shipping channel is quite close to the Oregon shore. Makes for easy catches of boats. Personally, I think naming the work boat a "towboat", and then seeing it push barges, is slightly ridiculous - but no one asked me…...

Macro abstract of rust on a seawall.

A natural rock formation found in Arches National Park, US - I've edited it in order to enhance what I saw within the original photograph, but have not changed the shapes found on the rock wall.

Our little part of the world got a rare amount of snow (for us) last Friday….7 inches, which is plenty to shut down our town. Probably sounds minuscule to some of you. It was beautiful, and was followed by below-freezing temperatures. This image is made up of two photos - one of the snow-topped mailboxes, and the other of the ice on our window. Happy Holidays….

Donald Boyd is a photographer from New Zealand - his work has taught me to see buildings as individual parts, and how they complement one another. This is my approach to that idea.

I apologize that this is not taken with Leica equipment, but I wanted to thank Charles for his kindness, and this is my way of doing so.

Shadows on a clothes line.

I should have explained when I posted - this is a shore bird, seen on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Called a "tufted puffin", I found her in the Oregon Coast Aquarium - and she does not look happy....

In Arizona, where water is scarce, birds have learned to ask politely....