Critters Say Hello

From all of us, to all of you: Happy Spring!

Portland’s cherry Blossoms and Japanese History

Mr. Kennie Namba and his wife Ruth were responsible for educating me about the history of Japanese internment in the U.S.

Life and Wildlife

Please join me in my office for some coffee and we will watch the animals.

Checkmark

I read the article and thought: I need to make a list!

First hike of 2021

I am hugely grateful to be 51 and happily climbing mountains.

Empty bird house

I’m hoping that next spring it will seem like just the right place to a pair of swallows.

At home

I hope there are blossoms for you to look at, and unexpected bursts of sunshine.

My place in June

I’m taking a break from telling what I did on vacation to update what’s happening at my place lately. It’s a cloudy wet day, so for a change I am not outside working hard. I wandered around with a camera instead, to supplement photos that I did not have already. First of all, I want […]

Portland’s Lan Su garden

The longer you gaze out across the waters, or through the branches, the more you see.

Saline Courthouse and buffalo

The Cherokee actually have two buffalo herds: the TV buffalo and the wild buffalo.