Another reason I love living in Bend, Oregon is that there is always something going on - especially during the summer. Â 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. Â But as is typical for this part of Oregon, it can be raining one minute and the sun will be shining the next. Â Today was no exception. By mid afternoon the sun was shining and the big, black storm clouds were receding into the distance. Â 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. Â I haven't seen them for a while, but today they came out to eat. Â 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. Â So we spent a few hours at the Japanese Garden in Washington Park in Portland. Â I'd heard a lot about the gardens and have wanted to see them. Â I wasn't disappointed. Â I loved it there. Portland gets a fair …
