A view of my feet at the park on a walk. There are just a few, but the signs of fall are starting to show. Maybe some of the leaves are changing color because it was so dang hot for so long and they are dying but I would prefer to think that fall is [...]
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signs of fall
Posted in Portland OR, garden, nature, pregnancy, vermiculture, tagged worms, vermiculture, fall, belly, leaf, container garden, changing seasons, verm on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thank goodness for snow days
Posted in Portland OR, food, handmade, knitting, nature, sewing, travel, tagged cards, Christmas, cross country skiing, fingerless mitts, gifts, handmade, Knitpicks, plein air, pumpkin butter, reusable, snow, swish dk, yarn on December 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
(left) Our street on the second day of snow in Portland. It was mostly ice by then on the street, and was latter covered with more and more snow after we left town. (right) Me attempting to cross country ski in the park in Spokane last Saturday. The best part was making tracks in deep [...]
Quail nest
Posted in nature, tagged nature, quail nest on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just a photo to share today.
“bury your crap and return”
Posted in knitting, nature, tagged backpacking, bugs, Bull Run, bury your crap and return, hiking, mitten, salamanders, wilderness on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We went backpacking this last weekend to, ya’ know escape the city and the heat, and rejuvenate in nature. The blurry picture of me swatting bugs away from my face explains the trip well. It looks like I’m smiling but I might have been crying. Highlights of the trip included 90+ degree weather, near heat [...]
beach assemblage
Posted in nature, travel, tagged beach, found objects, Gerhart beach, Oregon coast, summer on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had some family come through town for a few days and now have more family visiting, so my enthusiasm for finishing projects has dwindled. But visitors always means trips to the coast, and the beach is both inspiring and relaxing, and windy. We spent some time on Gerhart Beach where we watched people trying [...]



