As a native Oregonian I’d recognize that coastline anywhere! I miss it!

I knew immediately the exact Merv you speak of! Hope Biscuit continues to settle in. It took our newest kitty a bit to get comfy and now little Magnolia is one of the fam, pictured here with Oscar and Raven!

Hiking up that last rocky bit to the top, I always liked to pretend I was a Billy Goat! Great view from up there, I miss it!

Iced coffee 365 FTW!!!

Here’s my sweet Magnolia in her favorite sleeping pose!

That’s the first (and I think only) Del Taco I’ve ever been to. Most of my family on my mom’s side live in and around Daggett!

I read Murderland while on a trip back home to the PNW which felt fitting. Beautifully written and fascinating how the stories and histories were woven together. Loved it!

Same, friend, same!

A dream team if ever I’ve seen one!

Thought I’d been hit on day 3 but it was a cover so I’m still in! (Hope I didn’t jinx myself saying this out loud!)

I miss enjoying this hike and the 360 view from the top!

These are our turkeys after the newest was added a few months ago. Impressed they are this close but hope one day for a full-fledged cuddle puddle!

Her father introduced my parents to each other!

Shade!

Favorite snack!

I saw that video before I understood what I was seeing. It will haunt me.

I was just there a few weeks ago! Here’s Mt. Hood on August 12th, from Timberline Lodge.

I think about this kind of thing ALL the time. Sometimes even when just walking around in the world I’ll stop and think: this is that flashback scene right before everything fell apart, on the brink and we don’t fully realize it.

This was the first song I played via cassette tape in the first car I ever owned, a 1973 Volvo named Pat that I bought for $500. I really did feel safest of all in that car.

When I lived in Madagascar I would sometimes run into these chameleons on my forest walks. I once saw 2 males fighting each other (female in her muted brown skin was perched on a nearby tree) & watched those bright blues & greens turn to alarming oranges & browns as they tussled. Nature is amazing!

Hooray for Haystack Rock!

Those all caps EMPHASIS readings were amazing!

Thank you for sharing this, as frustrating as the experience seemed to be! Sending all my love to y’all.

Beautiful! My tree was damaged in a wind storm a few years and a freak New Orleans snow storm this year, but has grown back with gusto! However, it has only had about 10 flowers - now about 7 fruits, so far this year. I aspire, on behalf of the tree, to have this bounty in the years to come!

May I share this sweet mama kitty w/1 of the 3 kittens she brought to our backyard! We brought them inside to keep them safe from heat/crazy thunderstorms/critters & they are so cozy. We named her Magnolia after the tree she was living under with her babies and the babies are Cypress, Fig & Lemon!

All the teefs!

This is so good on so many levels. Love Michel Gondry’s videos, can’t believe I missed this one (Coco?!?) Protection by Massive Attack is one of my faves. Thanks for sharing!

Throw in Beau is Afraid and you’ll have sweet dreams!

Adopted this little house panther in 2023, she’ll be 3 next month and is my favorite shadow and snuggle bug!

Recently ran into this vulture party in my neighborhood squabbling over an armadillo!