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| I had to have the guineas... hopeful future tick control. The Black Copper Marans is their squad leader. |
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| Oliver |
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| Susannah and Hunter |
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| Aggie - Heritage Red Galloway |
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| Bonnie - Dun-colored Galloway. She is extra sweet - like brown sugar. |
A Few Farm Animals
Steamboat Mountain
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| Sunday Evening hike with the church family in Mt Adams Country |
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| Dad on top of the world. Mt Hood in background. |
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| View of Steamboat Lake from Steamboat Mountain. |
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| Lydia sitting on the precipice with our mountain. |
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| Marshal and Monte |
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| Dad and I enjoying the flowers on the way down. |
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| God's gardens with the Indian Paintbrush. |
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| Pretty flowering sedum. |
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| Dad went up and down the mountain on new knees. |
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| I still have the congenital loosey goosey ones, but trekking poles help. Beautiful evening for a hike, wonderful scenery, special comradery, and just half a dozen mosquito bites! |
One Summer Evening's Light
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| Electricity in the Air |
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| Distant thunder cloud glow. |
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| Pots around the porch. |
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| Shasta Daisies in Bloom |
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| Looking out past the garden. |
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| Wild grasses mixing with path behind the house. |
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| Scattered crop of Everbearings |
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| Black Eyed Susans and Sage |
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| The Perennial Garden - Pink and Blue to Summer Gold |
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| Happy Geraniums Looking In |
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| Hummingbird feeding in front of a thunder shower rainbow. |
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| Kitchen Window- Happy Geraniums Looking Out |
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| Night Sky Lit Up |
Joseph Reunion
We went to Joseph, Oregon over Marshal's birthday weekend for a biannual family reunion on his dad's side. We were reminded how beautiful the Wallowas are; not called "Oregon's Little Switzerland" for nothing.
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| Driving into Joseph |
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| Tame deer at Wallowa State Park |
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| Cousin Grand Prix |
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| Gabe capturing it on his iPhone. |
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| Serious Birthday Boy gaining on every racer in front of him. |
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| Pro |
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| Lydia is speedy. |
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| Gabe one-handed. |
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| Ticket to speed with the big cousins. |
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| Bumper Boats with Grandma |
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| Birthday dinner at the park. |
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| Lydia baked and secreted a lemon pound cake for Marshal, and I baked compote/crisp with all the luscious fruit that Ruth brought. |
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| MMMMmmm. |
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| Marshal's Clan |
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| Grandpa with his brothers. |
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| The Kids |
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| Back Home |