Owosso Bike Bridge to Greenway Bike Bridge
Sunday I walked the 1 1/2 mile section of the West Bank Bike Path by the Willamette River from the Owosso Bike Bridge off Copping Street in River Road to the Greenway Bike Bridge in Maurie Jacobs Park. Here’s a link to the
bike path map.
It was a warm beautiful [...]
Filed under: Bicycling, Neighborhoods, Outdoor Activities, River Road on August 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Last Sunday we had a freak summer thunderstorm. I have never seen anything like it this time of year. I was at the Oregon Country Fair and took a video of fun in the mud. The crowd was being egged on by Stephen of Utilikilts. He can sell ice to Eskimos and [...]
Filed under: Oregon Country Fair, Outdoor Activities on July 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
My daughter Loreen and I spent the afternoon touring the eight private native plant gardens and one of the four public native plant gardens in Eugene Sunday. It was hosted by the Emerald Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO).
The homes all had impressive gardens made up of mostly, if not entirely, [...]
Filed under: Gardening, Outdoor Activities on May 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday our bees arrived!
Tom put the hive facing south just outside of our woods.
They were pretty sleepy when we transferred them to the hive.
Here’s Tom dumping them into the hive:
We didn’t get stung, but Tom tucked his long beard into his shirt just in case. I took a look at the hive this morning, [...]
Filed under: Gardening, Outdoor Activities on May 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s April 27 and the new poison oak leaves are just coming out, some red, some orange, some green.
The leaves look a lot like blackberry leaves, but poison oak is shiney and smooth and blackberry leaves are a bit hairy or fuzzy and not smooth or shiney.
Poison oak likes to form ropes and climb trees. [...]
Filed under: Outdoor Activities, Poison Oak on April 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I noticed that a lot of you are searching my site for pictures of poison oak. I have one on my Mt. Pisgah blog. I went out today to see if there is any leafed out yet, but the leaves are just barely out, too small for a picture. I’ll try again [...]
Filed under: Hikes, Outdoor Activities on April 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
It was a partly sunny January day, and Tom and I decided to walk the west portion of the Amazon off road bike trail that follows Amazon Creek.
Amazon Creek starts in east Eugene at end of East and West Amazon Streets, and empties into Fern Ridge Lake, about four miles from the west end of [...]
Filed under: Bicycling, Hikes, Neighborhoods, Outdoor Activities, West Eugene on January 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our daughter Noni was visiting us from Portland last week. We decided to take a walk on the Ridgeline Trail. The fall leaves were fantastic!
Our daughter Noni:
Our daughter Loreen:
Taking a break for Tigger B
Grandpa Tom and Tigger B
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Filed under: Hikes, Outdoor Activities on November 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I took a walk in my woods yesterday, the last chance before the rains. It was a beautiful overcast day. Here’s a link to the pictures I took.
One of my favorites is this vine maple:
Filed under: Hikes, Outdoor Activities on October 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
Our mild climate lets us grow and harvest vegetables right through the winter! Here’s a great article from the Register Guard newspaper on winter vegetable gardening with some useful tips.
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Filed under: Gardening, Outdoor Activities on September 25th, 2008 | No Comments »