A gnarly old tree in the dry plains of Oregon watches over the annual balsamroot bloom. Usually, I spend a lot of time trying to ensure I'm in the right place to get good conditions for photography. On this morning, however, I was thrilled that my friends Ryan and Candace Dyar were going to be in town and I just wanted to be out shooting with them, so I didn't even bother checking the weather. Sometimes, it's better to just be lucky
