Larkfarm Returns https://larkfarm.com/ en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:11:09 -0700 https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/27/brooding.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:11:09 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/27/brooding.html <p>&ldquo;Brooding&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260426-0065.jpg" width="600" height="366" alt="long exposure of rocks, waves, and clouds"> "Brooding" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260426-0065.jpg" width="600" height="366" alt="long exposure of rocks, waves, and clouds"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/27/officer-seagull.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:01:11 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/27/officer-seagull.html <p>&ldquo;Officer Seagull&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260426-0317.jpg" width="600" height="370" alt="seagull on the beach"> "Officer Seagull" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260426-0317.jpg" width="600" height="370" alt="seagull on the beach"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/27/poppy-i-had-a-good.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:04:26 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/27/poppy-i-had-a-good.html <p>&ldquo;Poppy&rdquo;</p> <p>I had a good morning photographing mostly flowers at the local natural area.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260427-0102.jpg" width="600" height="370" alt=""> "Poppy" I had a good morning photographing mostly flowers at the local natural area. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260427-0102.jpg" width="600" height="370" alt=""> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/27/sometimes-all-you-need-is.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:57:38 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/27/sometimes-all-you-need-is.html <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/ehf8vz7kzcx8yitqx8tkgy3tfluuq2ypcprbpnqx.jpg" alt="Macro shot of a dandelion seed head"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Sometimes all you need is a dandelion, a flash, and the morning dew.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/flowerphotography?src=hash" title="#flowerphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#flowerphotography</a></p> <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/ehf8vz7kzcx8yitqx8tkgy3tfluuq2ypcprbpnqx.jpg" alt="Macro shot of a dandelion seed head"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Sometimes all you need is a dandelion, a flash, and the morning dew.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/flowerphotography?src=hash" title="#flowerphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#flowerphotography</a></p> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/26/the-pelicans-were-out-at.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:02:31 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/26/the-pelicans-were-out-at.html <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/8eyqcqshs1ujz5pyoidmtazh2e6ytzg4fjj3vfft.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">The Pelicans were out at Bob Creek today.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregoncoast?src=hash" title="#oregoncoast" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregoncoast</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" title="#birdphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#birdphotography</a></p> <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/8eyqcqshs1ujz5pyoidmtazh2e6ytzg4fjj3vfft.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">The Pelicans were out at Bob Creek today.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregoncoast?src=hash" title="#oregoncoast" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregoncoast</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" title="#birdphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#birdphotography</a></p> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/26/beach-trip-today-resulted-in.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:28:34 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/26/beach-trip-today-resulted-in.html <p>Beach trip today resulted in 509 photos to sort through.</p> <p>In my defense, the pelicans were out.</p> Beach trip today resulted in 509 photos to sort through. In my defense, the pelicans were out. https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/26/not-suitable-for-sandwiches-pretty.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:43:28 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/26/not-suitable-for-sandwiches-pretty.html <p>&ldquo;Not Suitable for Sandwiches&rdquo;</p> <p>Pretty sure this is Orange Jelly fungus - it&rsquo;s growing on a downed, burnt conifer.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0064.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="A bit of bright orange fungus"> "Not Suitable for Sandwiches" Pretty sure this is Orange Jelly fungus - it's growing on a downed, burnt conifer. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0064.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="A bit of bright orange fungus"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/26/lower-portland-creek-falls.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:44:39 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/26/lower-portland-creek-falls.html <p>&ldquo;Lower Portland Creek Falls&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0180.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="a waterfall in the woods"> "Lower Portland Creek Falls" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0180.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="a waterfall in the woods"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/stumphenge.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:38:42 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/stumphenge.html <p>&ldquo;Stumphenge&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0167.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="large rock balanced on top of a charred stump"> "Stumphenge" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0167.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="large rock balanced on top of a charred stump"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/furn.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:11:09 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/furn.html <p>&ldquo;F(urn)&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0149.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="spreading fern fronds"> "F(urn)" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0149.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="spreading fern fronds"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/columns.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:45:53 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/columns.html <p>&ldquo;Columns&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0138.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="basalt cliff near Fall Creek"> "Columns" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0138.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="basalt cliff near Fall Creek"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/sunkissed-purple-i-think-this.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:39:34 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/sunkissed-purple-i-think-this.html <p>&ldquo;Sun-kissed purple&rdquo;</p> <p>I think this is Oregon Anemone. If I&rsquo;m wrong, well, it&rsquo;s still pretty.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0090.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="close=up of a single purple flower"> "Sun-kissed purple" I think this is Oregon Anemone. If I'm wrong, well, it's still pretty. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0090.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="close=up of a single purple flower"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/recovery.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:18:02 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/recovery.html <p>&ldquo;Recovery&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0050.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny tree growing in a serious wildfire scar"> "Recovery" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260424-0050.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny tree growing in a serious wildfire scar"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/25/the-azaleas-are-in-bloom.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:41:59 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/25/the-azaleas-are-in-bloom.html <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/5xvyymwieen5xm8vn3phkmzghfiizi6drih05atn.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">The azaleas are in bloom.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/flowerphotography?src=hash" title="#flowerphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#flowerphotography</a></p> <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/5xvyymwieen5xm8vn3phkmzghfiizi6drih05atn.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">The azaleas are in bloom.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/flowerphotography?src=hash" title="#flowerphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#flowerphotography</a></p> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/24/columnar-basalt-cliff-next-to.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:08:18 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/24/columnar-basalt-cliff-next-to.html <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/kynxh2phmrxvno0ppdc55e489srug8z0tqpc5qli.jpg" alt="funky looking rock cliff with evergreens"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Columnar basalt cliff next to FSR 1835 in the Willamette National Forest.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a></p> <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/kynxh2phmrxvno0ppdc55e489srug8z0tqpc5qli.jpg" alt="funky looking rock cliff with evergreens"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Columnar basalt cliff next to FSR 1835 in the Willamette National Forest.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a></p> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/gridded-playing-around-with-the.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:21:09 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/gridded-playing-around-with-the.html <p>&ldquo;Gridded&rdquo;</p> <p>Playing around with the look on this one.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0022.jpg" width="600" height="336" alt="vintage B&W edit of some bridge steel"> "Gridded" Playing around with the look on this one. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0022.jpg" width="600" height="336" alt="vintage B&W edit of some bridge steel"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/lumpy-a-false-morel-mushroom.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:14:29 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/lumpy-a-false-morel-mushroom.html <p>&ldquo;Lumpy&rdquo;</p> <p>A false morel mushroom. Do not eat.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260420-0085.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="mushroom in pine needles"> "Lumpy" A false morel mushroom. Do not eat. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260420-0085.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="mushroom in pine needles"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/water-drop-at-the-tip.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:12:10 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/water-drop-at-the-tip.html <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/5f02hy2ataglf7v40j5rnz7omax0g8eerewpxrbu.jpg" alt="water drop on a red field"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Water drop at the tip of a Japanese Maple leaf<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a></p> <div class="media-gallery"> <img class="media-item" src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/5f02hy2ataglf7v40j5rnz7omax0g8eerewpxrbu.jpg" alt="water drop on a red field"> </div> <p style="padding:10px;">Water drop at the tip of a Japanese Maple leaf<br /> <br /> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/dailyphoto?src=hash" title="#dailyphoto" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#dailyphoto</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" title="#oregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pxlmo.com/discover/tags/eugeneoregon?src=hash" title="#eugeneoregon" class="u-url hashtag" rel="external nofollow noopener">#eugeneoregon</a></p> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/calling-a-podcast-episode-an.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:26:22 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/calling-a-podcast-episode-an.html <p>Calling a podcast episode an &ldquo;encore&rdquo; does not make it any less of a rerun.</p> Calling a podcast episode an "encore" does not make it any less of a rerun. https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/aerial-jellyfish-or-western-meadowrue.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:26:00 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/aerial-jellyfish-or-western-meadowrue.html <p>&ldquo;Aerial Jellyfish&rdquo;</p> <p>Or Western Meadowrue flowers, one or the other.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0090.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny flowers with long stamens on a dark background"> "Aerial Jellyfish" Or Western Meadowrue flowers, one or the other. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0090.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny flowers with long stamens on a dark background"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/23/umbrella-a-fawn-lily-keeping.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:47:17 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/23/umbrella-a-fawn-lily-keeping.html <p>&ldquo;Umbrella&rdquo;</p> <p>A fawn lily keeping its pollen dry.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0078.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="yellow flower with water droplets"> "Umbrella" A fawn lily keeping its pollen dry. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0078.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="yellow flower with water droplets"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/22/wet-fern.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:05:49 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/22/wet-fern.html <p>&ldquo;Wet Fern&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0052.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny little coiled fern coated with rain"> "Wet Fern" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0052.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny little coiled fern coated with rain"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/22/just-reminded-by-mitchhachydermio-that.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:19:29 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/22/just-reminded-by-mitchhachydermio-that.html <p>Just reminded by <a href="https://micro.blog/[email protected]">@[email protected]</a> that I helped build a Heathkit microwave oven when I was young. And yet somehow our family survived.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/heathkit-microwave-oven.jpg"> Just reminded by [@[email protected]](https://micro.blog/[email protected]) that I helped build a Heathkit microwave oven when I was young. And yet somehow our family survived. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/heathkit-microwave-oven.jpg"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/22/fringecups.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:48:29 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/22/fringecups.html <p>&ldquo;Fringecups&rdquo;</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0046.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny flower spike on a black background"> "Fringecups" <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0046.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="tiny flower spike on a black background"> https://larkfarm.com/2026/04/22/ziggurat-more-wet-weather-plant.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:14:39 -0700 http://ffmike.micro.blog/2026/04/22/ziggurat-more-wet-weather-plant.html <p>&ldquo;Ziggurat&rdquo;</p> <p>More wet weather plant photography</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0055.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Unopened flower spike with raindrops"> "Ziggurat" More wet weather plant photography <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/209740/2026/20260422-0055.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Unopened flower spike with raindrops">