This and That

Yesterday, we had a friend and his granddaughter from Southern California come to visit.  Mark was a part of the volunteer team that Gail worked with at the Humane Society in Encinitas.  He and his wife bought a house in Eugene to be close to their daughter and help care for their grandchildren.  Piper enjoyed throwing rocks into the river and climbing around the steps on the decks.   Daisy enjoyed cruising around with Lea, their dog.

 

This has been the best year by far for our old blueberry bushes.  Every 3 days I've been getting about this amount.  Some of the branches are so loaded they are almost lying on the ground.

Pale Swallowtail Butterfly on hydrangea plant.

On July 1st, we met Bob and Mary for a hike to the top of Mary's Peak, the highest peak in Oregon's coastal range.  We started fairly far up the mountain.  We could see Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, The Sisters, and the fog on the coast.

Most of the wildflowers had come and gone except for the Columbia Tiger Lilies. 

We had a wonderful picnic after the hike.  Bob made a great orzo salad, and Gail prepared supplementary goodies.

A couple weeks earlier, Bob and Mary had come to visit for a couple days.  We had a morning walk on the Yachats Bay before they left.