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”
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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”
A vistor last night at Whitefish Point
Sometimes when you get up early in the morning you see something surprising. Wee this morning I turned on the bayside lights to see how much it snowed last night and saw that we got an inch or two. But what was really surprising was we also had visitors who left taracks in the freshContinue reading “A vistor last night at Whitefish Point”
World AIDS Day
Yesterday was AIDS Day. It has been celebrated annually by the U.S. government until this year. What a shame. But that’s the nature of the current administration, ignore what’s important and emphasize what can hurt the people. For me, on the other hand I just finished a book on emerging diseases and just started oneContinue reading “World AIDS Day”
A special birthday
Today is Susan’s final birthday in her 60s. We started the day getting breakfast at Village Kitchen. A wonderful breakfast, as usual. We saw Rosy, Helen, Victor and John. Then walked home. Helen gave Susan a large piece of carrot cake to celebrate the day. This mural was done in 2002. We’ve been going thereContinue reading “A special birthday”
The day after Thanksgiving
I guess that Woodstock and his friends survived Thanksgiving. But why? Ah, so Woodstock, and presumably his friends don’t go well with cranberries. Had a quiet dinner yesterday late afternoon after the Lions football game. It was fairly traditional. We had turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, cornbread-chestnut stuffing and peas with rolls.Continue reading “The day after Thanksgiving”
Thanksgiving – 2025
Here we are at another Thanksgiving. I can remember as a child having a house filled with family and friends. How many times did Uncle Ralph and Aunty Carmela bring us a large turkey – too many to count. There would be a lot of laughing, a Lions football game then dinner followed by numerousContinue reading “Thanksgiving – 2025”
Drawings of some birds from the south
I love the whistling-ducks, both Fulvous and Black-bellied. I always look forward to seeing them when we are traveling in the south during the winter. Ibises are interesting waders. When we’re in the south we seen both Glossy Ibis (left) and White Ibis (right). Recently when I was in Brazil I saw four species ofContinue reading “Drawings of some birds from the south”
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