April 4, 2024
Spring Beauties
Pacific Northwest natives wild current and Oregon wild grape are blooming together right now. Purples were dominant in Hendrick’s Park this weekend.
Eugene
January 30, 2024
Leaving Paradise
It’s pretty rare for me to eat a cheeseburger, but we’re officially on vacation. We probably won’t see many burgers in Vietnam and Cambodia.
January 29, 2024
Duck fans
After a disappointing Oregon women’s basketball game, we stopped recently reopened sports bar The Wild Duck with friends Rosie and Bruce. We had a nice chat with the new owner, far left, next to Bruce. We’re all hoping for a return of glory days for the Wild Duck and for...
January 23, 2024
Post Ice Storm Post
We walked through the woods towards Springfield this morning. Carefully. Most of the large trunks and branches have been cleared from the trail now, but evidence of badly damaged and downed trees was all around us. Some of the biggest trees on this trail provide homes for our herons. It...
January 4, 2024
Looking back: Spring 2023
We always trek up to Hendricks Park in the spring. This year we went a little early, so azaleas in bloom were scarce. Lots of snowdrops, though, and these lovely white daffodils.
January 3, 2024
Morning walk
through a hushed and foggy park before breakfast this morning. I left my phone at home because I thought it was too foggy for pictures. A scant few days past the equinox, and the birds are already increasing their activity in response to the slightly longer days. We heard the...
December 31, 2023
Early Spring in Oregon, 2023
Symphony concert at the lovely Hult Center, camelias in bloom, a trip to Portland with a stop at Powels City of Books and a Performance of Hairspray, Christmas gift from son Ben. Easter brought precious grands Maizy and Joe, not too old yet for one more Easter egg hunt. Tony...
November 23, 2022
Delta Ponds Walk
Went walking with Bill at Delta Ponds yesterday while our Prius was getting an oil change. It was a dim day, sky sagging with the predicted afternoon rain. Good day for ducks, and they were out on the pond, along with coots and egrets and herons. At the end of...
June 30, 2018
Eugene Saturday
Bill and I met at the parking garage near the market, free on Saturdays, and then set off towards the steps beside the lovely Victorian Shelton-McMurphy House leading up the back side of Skinner’s Butte. We’re trying to get in some hills to get psyched up for Tibet in the...