Porch Time

We are enjoying a fair amount of time on our porch this summer.  It's such a great place to hang out.

My side

John's side

Everyday dishes

They make me smile.

Wildfire season

It's wildfire season in the West, including Oregon.  There are lots of photos out there but I thought this one was hauntingly beautiful.  Imagine what it looks like at night... it must be so scary.

I grew up on a farm in Eastern Montana and I remember some fires lighting up the sky at night even though they were quite far away.  You could see smoke from both fires in the daytime and at night a huge piece of the sky was red from the larger further away fire and in the other direction, you could see the yellow flames of the fire...I remember being afraid, especially of that ominous red sky.

Credit: Candice and Dallas Smith 

Beautiful photos of the Mckenzie River

This photo is from pdxgene, who hangs out at Portland Hikers.  He takes excellent photos and these are of a place near and dear to my heart.  And, yes, it really IS that beautiful.  Check out his trip report on Portland Hikers for more photos.

pdxgene photo

Still in love with my cosmos diablo

I know, I already posted some photos of Cosmos Diablo.

I am just in love with the color and how the petals look magical.  I wish my camera could take a photo like this.  Cosmos Diablo deserves a better photographer and a better camera.

Eagle Creek Hike

We took a quick hike yesterday.  This was John's first hike since he hurt his knee a few months ago and he was fine.  It was unusually humid yesterday and it made hiking less enjoyable.  Still, it was great to be out.

Fire in the sky

I suppose this sky was caused by the wildfires....