Another reason I love living in Bend, Oregon is that there is always something going on - especially during the summer. This weekend was the annual "Bite of Bend," a charity event for the Boys and Girls Club. More than 30 local food vendors set up shop on the streets of downtown Bend and sell …
Day 175 – A Summer’s Day
Today I woke to pouring rain. But as is typical for this part of Oregon, it can be raining one minute and the sun will be shining the next. Today was no exception. By mid afternoon the sun was shining and the big, black storm clouds were receding into the distance. I went down to …
Day 172 – Why I love living in Bend, Oregon
One of the things that I love about living where I do, is the nature and wildlife living among us in the city. We are not a large city - population is about 85,000 - but we continuously have wild visitors right in the city. At our house, we have regular visits from deer, skunks, raccoon, …
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Day 142 – Mowing the Lawn
We have a family of rock chucks, aka yellow-bellied marmots, aka whistling pigs, who live in a field behind our office. I haven't seen them for a while, but today they came out to eat. They look as if they're mowing the lawn - head down in the grass, grazing forward. It appears we have …
Day 139 – Japanese Garden
Friday we had a few hours to spare before our granddaughter's gymnastics competition was to begin. So we spent a few hours at the Japanese Garden in Washington Park in Portland. I'd heard a lot about the gardens and have wanted to see them. I wasn't disappointed. I loved it there. Portland gets a fair …
Through My Lens 