Awww Monday September 12, 2022

 This past weekend we went to Astoria, Oregon for a reunion with many of Russell's Special Forces buddies. We barbequed and we all brought side dishes to share. It was a great time! 

The day before Russell and I explored the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park and spent some time looking at Fort Clatsop and hiking one of the many trails.  

We walked a total of 2 miles along the

Columbia River- so very peaceful!

The next day was the BBQ day! It was held in

the old enormous Bumble Bee cannery that now has

a lot of interesting history and lots of rooms

full of machinery exhibits. In addition there 

are shops with lots of fun things

to purchase and also some restaurants.

Our reunion was held in the banquet room that had 

wonderful views of ships and the Columbia River.

Everyone had a great time catchimg up, laughing

 and telling stories! Here are a few photos:

It was very smoky that day because of all the

wildfires in Oregon.

This pigeon watched me closely for a bit....

Last shot of the day- that's me 

waving hello to all of you!

Have a great week! 

Thanks Sandee!!!  

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Wordless Wednesday September 12, 2018

2018 Photo Project

Photo #222 

Russell's art studio.

 

Early morning light with wildfire tones....

All of us want the fires gone 

and the soothing fall rains to begin.

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Thankful Thursday August 23, 2018

It's terrifying enough to be close to active wildfires,

but I cannot imagine being a firefighter.

We are all so thankful for these brave men and women

who  truly put their lives on the line. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Smoky Sunrise July 7, 2018

 

A wildfire near the Oregon/California border

caused our skies to be reddish and smoky this morning.

Thank goodness for all the brave firefighters.

You can read more here. 

 

 

2018 Photo Project

Photo #178

6:01am

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Wordless Wednesday September 6, 2017

 

Sunrise September 5, 2017

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It's Awww Monday! September 4, 2017

Doe with one of her two fawns.
We keep large saucers filled with water
for all our wildlife-especially during fire season.
 

 

 

As you can see from my header photo

we have a lot of smoke from all the

wildfires around us. So far except for all the smoke we have no fires close to us.

The closest was in Dunsmuir and thanks to all the volunteers and Cal Fire

the Bradley fire is under control.

Firefighters are our heroes.

Stay safe where ever you are!

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Six Words and Sunday Shadows August 8-9, 2015

 

We have been busy this week.....

 

Orange sunrise due to wildfires 

August 7, 2015

 

Smoky skies create an eerie light

inside our home....

 

 

Russell has been tremendously

busy cutting down dead trees due to pine beetles and the drought.

 

Lots of nicely stacked wood

waiting for the log splitter we

will be borrowing from friends.

 

Everywhere I turn there's another pile!

 

I think the "Chefette" owes him

a big steak dinner?? 

 

Meanwhile.....

 

We listened to these incredible musicians... 

who are here for a week of study

and performances.

This is the third year for this event.

Pacific Crest Music Festival .
They played one evening at
Dunsmuir Brewery Works

 

And after our Friday hike they came

to a friends home to play after

we had eaten our pot luck lunch... 

 

And here's why children should have

music lessons....

 

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Have a great week and do visit

Six Word Saturdays and Shadow Shot Sunday!



A to Z 2015 Challenge F is for Fuego

January 2015

Controlled burn in Siskiyou County

 

Clearing land in the winter to

prevent summer wildfires.

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Photos from Horrific and Devastating Fire in Weed, California

Our little town of Weed had a wildfire

rampage through the NE side.

No injuries nor fatalities, but

100+ structures were destroyed;

mostly homes and some businesses.

Our little library was destroyed also.  

Six Words for Saturday and Shadows for Sunday September 13-14, 2014

Smoky wildfire skies create hazy shadows

August 28, 2014 at 5:40pm

Some wildfires here have been burning 

since August 1, 2014. At this time the

fires in Happy Camp, CA have burned

over 100,000 acres. 

Happy Camp newslink

Here's last nights sunset...

Smoky sunset - September 12, 2014

and here are the links for Six Words
and Shadow Shot Sunday 
Enjoy your weekend!

Six Words and Sunday Shadows! August 2-3, 2014

Eerie light created by numerous wildfires....

We've had lots of lightning and consequently 

there are currently multiple lightning-sparked fires

burning in Siskiyou County in both federal and state land. 

There were over 955 downstrikes recorded.

Smoky light at 4:45pm August 1, 2014

Foraging Chipmunk  August 1, 2014

We have not had sufficient snowpack

for at least the past 3 years.

Look at the photos below and compare.

We are in a severe drought. 

Hopefully this winter we get snowed in!!!

Mt Shasta April 2012

 Mt Shasta October 2013

Mt Shasta August 1, 2014

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For more Six Words go here

and here for more Sunday Shadows!

And for Pete's sake have a great day!

Saturdays Six Words and Sunday Shadows May 3-4, 2014

Carefully living in a wildfire zone....

Because we live in a wild fire zone, we take

care to keep Manzanita and other highly

flammable shrubs cut back and far away

from our home. This means that we periodically

remove and either burn or chip the piles of brush.

Today we are renting a big chipper with a neighbor.

We'll chip up all our piles and then help 

our neighbor do the same on his property.

We will use all the chips for weed deterrent mulch.

Plus the chips will keep the dust down

in addition to keeping the ground moist. 

Clearing the Manzanita also enables

native wild flowers to appear! 

One of many piles of Manzanita waiting for the chipper!

May 2014

 Burnt Stump From Fire of 1929

Soft Arnica, May 2014

Click on these links to see more

Six Words and Sunday Shadow Shots

Have a great weekend!