I thought we were done with fire season for the year. Â The temperatures have gotten cooler, there haven't been any lightning storms . . . but I guess I was wrong. Â This fire developed very quickly today. Â At 11:00 this morning, there was no sign of a fire anywhere. Â By 1:00, it looked like the …
Day 239 and 240 – Portland
I've been away from my post for a couple of days due to an overnight trip to Portland on Sunday. Â I thought I would have ample opportunity to take photos both days we were there, but that wasn't the case. Â But I did take my daily photo each day. Â I'm cheating a little bit and …
Day 232 – Road Trip
It was a gorgeous day today and we decided to take a little drive in the afternoon. Â We hadn't been around the Cascade Lakes recently so we took the 83 mile circle drive. Our first stop was at the Osprey View Point at Crane Prairie Reservoir. Â It has been 11 years since I was last …
Day 230 – Too Close to Home
As I have been posting lately, it has been very hot and dry here the past few weeks. Â We have a threat of thunderstorms for the next couple of days and the Governor has declared a State of Emergency for the state of Oregon because of the wildfire threat. When we went out for our …
Day 217 – Classic Cars
This weekend was the Flashback Cruz classic car show at Drake Park here in Bend. Â I'm really not into cars, but I can appreciate all the work that people go through to restore some of these old relics. Â And by the appearance of most of the cars at the show, everyone took great pride in …
