by beth | Feb 5, 2017 | Adventure
My current project is to replace some old raised beds that are falling apart with new ones. This week with some clear and sunny weather, I got two done. I also got one refilled with dirt, compost, and straw; the other has dirt, but still needs additional manure and...
by beth | Jan 3, 2017 | Adventure
So a couple of weeks ago I got some lovely straw to mulch my winter garden with. I spread it all out nice and neat and the next morning discovered some (many?) creatures had obviously been making nests in the straw. We have been on a dance ever since; me straightening...
by beth | Jan 1, 2017 | Adventure
New Year’s Day is always a good day for an adventure. It was a cold and windy start to 2017 but that didn’t deter...
by beth | Dec 4, 2016 | Adventure
As usual for this time of year, it is mostly raining, gray, and chilly. Hunting for fall colors is a good way to get some cheer back into the short days. This collection includes hawthorne berries, rosehips, snowberries, Douglas fir cones, alder leaves, salal leaves,...
by beth | Sep 11, 2016 | Adventure
The road to the Hidden Lake Lookout is an adventure all of its own; 4.5 miles of bone-jarring, suspension-ruining this-barely-qualifies-as-a-road bumpiness. Once past the first mile of mud, rock, root and trees, however, the trail is a wonder. We climbed steeply...
by beth | Sep 10, 2016 | Adventure
This mink skull (probably) was unearthed as I dug up some Tall Oregon Grape (I think) which was taking over a spot and quite ugly and gangly and never produced any fruit. It emerged from the earth on my spade, no other body bones with it.
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