Four Hills of Squash

Around 4:00 PM a major rain/hail storm came to town. When I stepped outside for the first time at work around 4:40 PM the streets were full...

Yesterday's local paper had the headline "Not Your Imagination: It's Been a Dreary Year". Well that certainly sums things...

Another busy Saturday today. This is the third Saturday in a row that I have been up by 7:00 AM. I need to quit that soon! After helping at...

The wild Pacific Coast Iris, "Iris Tenax" , on our property have begun their annual show. These native iris grow in dense, comp...

Exciting news today! Our Evening Grosbeaks have finally returned! Beth spotted two males and one female at the feeders. Hopefully these thr...

We finally had another lovely day today. I still don't think that we hit the magical 70 degree mark, but none the less it was very plea...

Even with all of the rain and cool temperatures, my radish continue to thrive. They seem to be growing one new set of leaves a week. While ...

It's Mother's Day today and that means it is the " Royal Rainsdrops" Crab Apple's 2nd birthday of sorts. It was Mothe...

Today I attended the annual Oregon Plant Fair. The rain did stay away, but the day was cold and cloudy. As always, my favorite vendor was ...