Eugene

Hopped on a bus with some neighbors last Saturday to defend American democracy. It was a gorgeous day. Crowds were huge and peaceful. It’s bizarre to be living in an actual world where real people are so responsible, passionate, thoughtful, and generous with their time. And then turn on the...

A beautiful day on earth. Blue sky above drifting fog. The cormorants are back. I’m so happy to be able to walk 3 miles in the park with Bill. His recovery from knee replacement surgery is going smoothly now, so he can take the ups and downs and uneven surfaces...

Delicious breakfast scramble at Buddy’s, home of fluffy biscuits, enormous portions, shiny chrome, and marvelous 50s junk. And then a peaceful interlude, sitting on sun-warmed rocks by the Willamette River .

” . . .how much survives will depend on ourown deliberate choices.  . . ” Ross Douthat Walking through the open areas of Alton Baker Park with Bill this morning, I was struck by the subtle waves of purple threaded through the grasses, the most expansive display of native camas...

We walked in Hendricks Park yesterday. The rhodies’ blooms have been delayed by a week of drenching rain, but the triliums were lovely.