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Eugene: Day-8

We’ll we’re on our second day at Yachats. The weather has been outrageously beautiful. It’s been in the mid-40s and sunny. Susan and I took a nice walk on the beach in the morning as we’re approaching low-tide, which will be around 1 pm. After breakfast we all went into Yachats to check out theContinue reading “Eugene: Day-8”

Eugene: Day-7

Yesterday we left Eugene to spend two days on the coast. We’re staying in Yachats but will be visiting various places on or near to the ocean. Once again we had amazing weather for traveling, When we got to Florence, on the main coastal highway we stopped at Fresh Harvest Cafe for lunch which wasContinue reading “Eugene: Day-7”

Eugene: Day-6

Yesterday was, as is usual here a full day. Susan and I took a long walk in the morning. I concentrated on photographing lichens and some mosses. But there are always birds and other things to distract us. It’s always fun to see large clocks of Cackling Geese pass over giving their distinct calls makingContinue reading “Eugene: Day-6”

Eugene: Day-5

Spending time in the Pacific Northwest at this time of year always means seeing lichens and mosses at their peak when everything is quite damp. It is also mushroom season. So our walks are always dominated by seeing lots of these species. What’s even better is that our grandson, Oscar really likes fungi. Last yearContinue reading “Eugene: Day-5”

Eugene:Day-4

I’m sitting here on Christmas morning thinking about the past and the present. I’m also thinking about comics that make me happy, so I’ll start with that. The world can always use more mistletoe! I’ll take it both in the field and at home. Snoopy and Woodstock always make my days brighter, especially during theContinue reading “Eugene:Day-4”

Eugene:Day-3

It was another day spending the morning at the Holiday Market. Did some shopping for the kids and had lunch. There are elves everywhere. This one pointed us to the food court. I’ll happily report that there was entertainment everywhere. The food court had an amazing array of options – with meat, vegetarian and vegan.Continue reading “Eugene:Day-3”

Eugene:Day-2

Yesterday was a day for walking and shopping. Susan and I started the day with a walk near where Alexis is living. It started out overcast with very light rain then cleared and was surprisingly sunny the rest of the day. The rest of the day was spent reading, writing, shopping and doing stuff aroundContinue reading “Eugene:Day-2”

Eugene: Day-1

Yesterday I managed to sleep in until almost 7:30 am PST. Then we had a full day. We spent the morning at the Holiday Market where we saw a lost of arts and crafts. We got a few things, but we were in no rush since we can still go there on Tuesday and Wednesday.Continue reading “Eugene: Day-1”

Getting to Oregon

The view north from the deck at Alexis and Simon’s home. Yesterday was an outrageously long day. Our flight leaving Detroit was 40 minutes late due to trouble starting the right engine. As a result of that we missed our flight to Eugene from Seattle. Then our flight from Eugene was a 40 minutes lateContinue reading “Getting to Oregon”

Traveling with watercolors and pens

Whenever I used to travel I always had a camera, but also my watercolor travel kit, pencils and pens. Here are some paintings and drawings from Tecolutla, a coastal town in central Veracruz, Mexico Hawks soaring overhead. People hawk-watching at the Pemex station. A Green-breasted Mango nest near Tecolutla. Vavious walls and bricks in town.Continue reading “Traveling with watercolors and pens”