This is our little waterfall at Two Bench Beach on 12/18.
Things are much more sedate today, 12/20. This is the view from the back deck.
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Atmospheric River
We had a direct hit on Wednesday with 5.90" of rain. The total for the month so far is 20.66". Winds blew down trees, limbs, and branches throughout the area. We got off without serious damage, but more rain is coming.
Our friends Jim and Ursula were not so lucky. A large tree fell on Jim's blacksmithing studio and shop.
Friday, December 19, 2025
Recent Events
This is the season of get-togethers made easier by not having as much yard and garden work.
Our neighbor Catherine, on the right, turned 80. She was pranked here with a birthday cake that was fake and impossible to cut. The real cake came out later.
We had our 3rd annual neighborhood "For the Birds" gathering, inviting neighbors from up and down the road to come and have treats, wassail, and chit chat. People were encouraged to bring some bird friendly decorations to hang on the little row of fir trees along the road at the fire station. It was raining all day, so Gail and I did the decorating later. Gail did a lot of work decorating, and our friend Andrea helped organize and send out invitations.
The hostess with the mostest!
Daisy wondering what's happening.
Some of our guests here. Most everyone wanted to sit with a view out the window. We've been seeing elk, lately, on the other side of the river.
Our newest neighbor, little Pablo, was even more popular than Daisy.
Party's over and feeling good!
The Fungus Among Us
By the end of summer we start anticipating fall rain which adds freshness, the plumping of moss, and the emergence of a lot of mushrooms. The Douglas fir forest of the Northwest has the most biomass per area of anywhere in the world, including the Amazonian rainforest. To break down all this biomass is a vast number of fungal species. What we see above ground is just the tip of the iceberg. From an aesthetic point, I really enjoy the beauty and variety of mushrooms. Below is a sample of snapshots I took this fall.
Gail has been experimenting with mushroom spore prints. She takes mushroom caps from gilled mushrooms, places them on paper, covers them with a bowl, lets them stay overnight, and if she's lucky the spores will have fallen to the paper leaving a nice pattern.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Halloween Over The Years
Since 2012, with a big boost from Gail, we have had some hilarious good times doing up Halloween. Moving to the remote central coast of Oregon has cut down on our costuming incentive, but I included a couple non-Halloween costumes in the video below. Check it out on the link below:
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Down By The River
My trail cam at First Beach below our house has had a variety of animals the past few weeks. Continuing my fun with my computers video app and YouTube, I made another little video.
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