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Native plant people evangelize their gardens like seeds in the wind. For some, it’s the unique beauty of the shrubsteppe landscape, changing from one season to the next. It’s also one way to combat drought.
Native plants thrive in Eastern Washington’s dry climate. This organization is working to bring more to yards in the Tri-Cities
The Benton Conservation District’s Heritage Garden Program is helping homeowners in the Tri-Cities swap lawns for drought-resilient native plants, cutting water use and supporting local ecosystems.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
wildernessed.bsky.social
Saddle Rock from Dry Gulch Preserve, Foothills, Central WA
#desert #shrubsteppe #sagebrush #rock #hike #fall
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
wildernessed.bsky.social
Foothills loop, Central WA
#nature #hike #fall #shrubsteppe
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
wildernessed.bsky.social
Foothills
#hike #fall #desert #shrubsteppe
#nature #life
October 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
wildernessed.bsky.social
Stegosaurus Butte, Foothills
#fall #hike #nature #shrubsteppe
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
wildernessed.bsky.social
Foothills
#hike #desert #shrubsteppe #fall
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
193
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting#basalt
#blueskyart#art
#mosescoulee

Moses Coulee Rock
and Irrigated Fields
oil on board
14” x 11”
2009
A vertical format oil painting, showing a rock cliff on the left, a green irritated farmers field on the right, and in the background, the basalt cliffs and a sky with clouds in it.
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
154
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#mosescoulee

Columnar
oil on panel
12” x 16”
2002
A landscape painting in oil. It’s a close-up of columnar basalt. It is a series of vertical lines that describe the rock. There is orange and bright, green, and brown, brushstrokes.
March 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ladyhistorian.bsky.social
It is absolute bullshit that I live in a shrubsteppe ecosystem and am still being made miserable by tree pollen. There aren't even any trees!
April 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
67/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart#Mosescoulee
#US2

Moses Coulee
oil on board
6” x 9”
2001
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
158
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#Grandcouleedam
#LakeRosevelt
#Columbiarver

Grand Coulee Dam
oil on board
12” x 14”
2012
An oil painting of a dam with a bridge in front of the dam. The sky is yellow in the distance. The banks of the river can be seen behind the dam. The Columbia river is flowing towards us to the north We are looking south.
March 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
116
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#basalt#ink
#blueskyart#art
#notebook

Attraction comes first.
Best standings spot.

Where, who,
has the shine?
Best facing, best face.
Who? Where?

Attraction comes first.
Best face

Ink on a
Kanso Noto
A5 Notebook
Ink over light pencil in an A5 notebook the scene is of a lake and cliffs and a green bush on the left. There is writing in the sky and in the water.
March 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
140
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#Monumentcoulee

Prodigious Rocks in
Monument Coulee
oil on gesso board
10” x 8”
2013
An oil painting in a vertical format of four very large rock forms in the mid distance. In the foreground there are some bright yellow strokes representing flowers. The skies is made up of four strokes two blue and two yellow.
March 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
147
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#clouds#Manson

Winter Ridge with Cloud
oil on canvas
14” x 18”
1993
An oil painting of a winter scene with a cloud hanging over a ridge that has orchards on it and snow.
March 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
157
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#ink#ink#drawing
#blueskyart#art
#sunlakes
#basalt

Umatilla Rock-
ink on Bristol
A brushed ink drawing with black lines on white background of a large rock formation.
March 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
159
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#LakeRosevelt
#Columbiarver

Lake Roosevelt Slide
oil on canvas
22” x 28”
2000
An oil painting of dramatic cliffs with a strong diagonal cutting across the canvas at 45°. Water can be seen at the bottom. The sky is clear trees can be seen on the slope. Large rock forms can be seen above.
March 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
91/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart

Greasewood Flats
oil on board
11” x 24”
2009
February 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
68/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart#RockIsland
#Columbiariver

Rock Island Basalt
oil on canvas
22” x 30”
1989
February 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
167
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#LakeRosevelt
#Columbiariver

Lake Roosevelt study
oil on basswood
4” x 9”
2002
A small oil painting of large cliffs with a blue sky and water below.
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
186
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#basalt#kolk
#floodwaters

Basalt Kolk
oil on D.S. Artboard
1993
20” x 24”
March 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
203
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiariver

Columbia River
from Chelan Butte
with Apples and Wheat
oil on canvas
24“ x 28“
1993
Oil painting of a teal colored river seen from high up. There are breaks coming down to the river and an orchard can be seen on a bench on the other side. In the foreground an abandoned wheat field can be seen.
March 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
84/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart

Dp. Lk.
oil on yupo
9 1/2” x 12 1/2”
2018
February 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
60/100
paintings of the Shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe#coulee
#basalt#oilpainting#art
#blueskyart#Sunlakes

Parking Lot and Basalt Forms
oil on arches
22” x 30”
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
ronjons.bsky.social
164
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#LakeRosevelt

Clouds and Cliffs
oil on board
6” x 9”
An oil painting of tree- lined cliffs on a lake with clouds in the sky.
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
ronjons.bsky.social
201
paintings of the
shrub-steppe, basalt, sagebrush,water, light

#shrubsteppe
#oilpainting
#blueskyart#art
#columbiarivergorge

❤️ the
Columbia River Gorge.
Need to paint
there more.

Downside?
1. Wind
2. Parking

Obvious
studio ptg:
Rail cars,
Columbia River Gorge
oil on board
20” x 16”
2000
A vertical format of painting of a large mountain form with a large rock formation in the background and rail cars in the front . In the very front you can see the highway guard rail.
March 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM