Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Joyful Shoehorn Hits the Snow
My neon green shoehorn, a Christmas gift from my sister, went on its first joyful adventure today – snowshoeing around Salt Creek Falls in Oregon. A fabulous post to come but here is a photo to tide you over!
Snow, Rain & Wine
Three things I inevitably – and sometimes joyfully – look forward to each winter is snow, rain & wine. Unless one of the three stop me from enjoying the others, such as with this photo. I attempted to take my family out wine tasting while they were in town last weekend, yet the weather like [...]
Versatile Blogger Award
Versatility keeps life interesting and for someone who ends up juggling the equivalent of ten plates, two swords and a can of peaches each week, it is the sole thing that keeps me sane while driving me crazy at the same time. One of the my many joys in life though is sharing all these [...]
Water, Water, Everywhere
The rain is pounding Oregon hard this week, creating puddles where sidewalks once where, lakes where fields awaited spring and rivers out of gurgling creeks. It’s water, water, everywhere. My thoughts reach out to the people and towns that are battling the high waters this week. Drive safe and if you or anyone you know [...]
10 Hikes in 10 Years
From some of the world’s best trails to other local conquests, I am setting out to get my hiking shoes dusty and dirty over the next ten years – or hopefully sooner! With rocks, mud and trail underfoot, hiking to me is one of the best ways to explore. From the trail, landscapes unfold and [...]
Reversing the Reflecting
Last Friday I posted the photo “Reflecting the Sky,” which overlooked the Delta Ponds in Eugene from the view point of the Delta Bridge. In the far distance, spanning one of the ponds you can see a small wooden bridge. Today I decided while out for my run to go find that bridge and do [...]
Cascades Raptor Center
Hidden on the southern slopes of Spencer’s Butte amidst knurly trees moist with draping gray-green moss, the Cascades Raptor Center looks like it’s located straight out of a set from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. You know that scene where Luke, Leia & Han Solo roam through the dense forests of Endor [...]
Reflecting the Sky
The weather has been wild & mild here in Eugene, Oregon this winter. While out for my run this week, I snapped this late afternoon photo looking over the Delta Ponds in North Eugene. The white & gray bottom clouds reflecting off the glassy water, threaten to break open, but never did let go.
Water in the Web
I hate spiders, but love their webs. Look how the beads of water just hang from its shiny threads in the morning fog – a brilliant and intriguing design of nature. This photo was taken on my saturday morning training run. I am up to 3 miles now toward my half-marathon goal. I used my [...]
Happy 2012!
From the center of Burnside Bridge overlooking the Willamette River and lights of downtown, I rang in 2012 with friends in Portland. Waking up with the sun, the new year greeted me with a firm punch of reality and a fat lip (I was elbowed in the face at the bar). Hopefully this isn’t a [...]
