Raptor report
Tara Choate I almost stepped on a bald eagle today. That was how I was going to start this post; but I have calmed down a little and decided to go with…
Tara Choate
Lazy painting night
Tonight was my painting night, but I was really tired, so instead of tackling my mountain of works in progress, I decided to watch two videos I rented from the…
The (Beswick) birds & (bomboides) bees
It’s National Pollinator week. I have been saving pictures of bees for a while now to do a big post about bees. So when I went for a hike this…
Remember the knitting when loosing weight
I’ve been a little blue today for no particularly good reason. Today is also weigh-in day, but I was expecting good things and I wasn’t disappointed. Another loss for a…
runcation
runcation, n.: The action or an act of weeding. Also occas.: the action of rooting. There are many jokes about Oregon and summer and rain. “Oregonians don’t tan, we rust.”…
Birding at the beach
I don’t get down to the beach to visit my parents as much as I probably should, but this weekend I made my way down for a quick visit. The…
The painting harlot?
I am normally a pretty focused person. Point A to point B. I read my emails and file them. I weed one bed at a time, in a counterclockwise path.…
Life list addition
Since taking a hike with Ashley, I’ve been traveling a little extra during Canemah hikes to see if I can spot the dark visitor we spotted but couldn’t identify. And…
Unexpectedly domestic
After the excitement of the show this weekend (the last day was a great cap to an awesome weekend) I took an extra day off to do exciting things like…