While I was at the park looking for the barred owl, I stopped by the "duck pond" to check on the ducks. Â I call it the duck pond because it seems all the ducks on the river congregate there. Â While there, I saw a couple of wood ducks, which I had never seen before. Â In …
Drake Park
One of my favorite places in Bend is Drake Park. Â It is situated in the center of town. Â Maybe one of the reasons I like it so much is that it was one of the first places I visited when I first came to Bend and the beauty just took my breath away. The park …
Ducks
It was a beautiful day yesterday and I needed to get some fresh air and clear my head a little so I took a little walk at the park. Â The ducks were out cavorting in the water and on the ice shelves. Maralee
Cattails
When I was in elementary school in Minnesota, many, many years ago, we used to paint cattails. Â They grew wild just about everywhere. Â Now you're not allowed to cut them, but I still appreciate them. Now that I'm living in Oregon, seeing all of these cattails bring back a little bit of that childhood. Maralee
Water Under the Bridge
We are in the midst of a January thaw and the temperatures have been in the 50F degree range. Â A perfect day for a walk along the river. Yesterday I was walking over a bridge where there was quite an accumulation of ice underneath it. Â I took a path that went under the bridge …
