What do you do when the weather gets hot? Here, you go to the river and float, kayak, paddle board - anything to get relief from the heat. We are in a red flag warning for hot weather, thunderstorms, and fire danger. We've been lucky so far this year with cooler temperatures and more moisture, …
Day 189 – Calla Lillies
As many of you who have been following my blog know, the calla lily is one of my favorite flowers. To me, they are a beautiful, elegant flower and I never tire of them. So you can imagine my delight yesterday when my friend, and co-worker, Laura, brought me a pot of beautiful purple calla …
Day 188 – Wildflowers
The heat that has been plaguing the east coast and midwest is heading to the west coast. After some very nice, temperate summer days, the heat is building. The sunny weather has brought out some of the wildflowers I seeded earlier this spring. Most are still pretty small, but a couple of them have bloomed. …
Day 186 – Pet Parade
There are three things (probably more) that people who live in Bend love . . . their outdoor sports, their micro-brews . . . and their pets. Every Fourth of July, Bend puts on a pet parade through downtown. I had never been to one of the parades before and thought this would be a …
Day 185 – Full Buck Moon
According to The Farmer's Almanac, the full moon in July is known as the Full Buck Moon – July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most …
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