OTCB HTTPS 1 Test
A test post intended to verify a things related to migrating the site to HTTPS. I will likely delete this post or make it private when I am done with verifying some stuff.
Enjoying Oregon Grape
There were at least a dozen more species of pollinators gathering victuals while they stimulated this Oregon grape, Mahonia aquifolium.
Official Greeter
This was the official greeter a bit ago when we arrived at our digs in Ashland. Jill and I are at the OregonShakespeare Festival for a 4 play run staring tonight with Julius Caesar.
Rough-skinned Newt
Jill and I saw this rough-skinned newt earlier today when we walked the South Meadow of Mount Pisgah Arboretum with some folks from the Emerald Chapter of the Oregon Native Plant Society.
Meerkat
Yesterday Matthew, Jill and Steve rode a ferry to Vashon Island and then another to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
Matthew was an excellent tour guide at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
View From A Deck
Looking across the pond at Matthew, Kelly, and Ben’s house in Shoreline:
Shout!
Jill and the Duck throwing their hands up per direction from Otis Day during a time out as the Oregon Women trampled USC earlier today.
Jill and the Duck
Robins Passing Through
Yesterday we saw a small group of about 2 dozen robins. Today:
There are several hundred. Visualize twice the area of the picture to the left plus another small lot one house over to the right. The above is not the most dense area just the closest.
Rare Sighting Lately
Some blue sky!
Where is Mt Zion?
The other day there was fresh snow.
Today the clouds enveloped us completely hiding the mountain:
