in our yard today

We were up early this morning - harvesting cherries. Not as many as last year, but just as good!!

Soon we will have some tomatoes - three different varieties which are supposed to ripen at different times.

It is beautiful and the temperature is just about perfect. High in the 80's today

Lots of flowers are in bloom; Freesia

Geraniums

Not sure what this is...does anyone out there know?

OK..no flowers, but I thought this would make a great background for something. Too bad I don't have photoshop.

More OR

A few more photos of our recent trip to Oregon.

Trout at the Bonneville Dam fish hatchery
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The worlds shortest river near Lincoln City
(see earlier post for the worlds smallest park).

These are the rocks where we found so much
sea life (again see earlier post).

We saw several lighthouses

and lots of bridges.

We spent our last night in Ashland.
As we walked around the town that evening we
found these great Shakespearean characters.

And visited the theater grounds.
It was Monday, so no performances were being held.

just playing around

I have been doing just about anything to avoid the overdue spring cleaning around here.

Today I make an outdoor bouquet from some decorative grass (that I didn't want dropping seeds) and flowers from our yard. It can't come inside because of my allergies.

Awhile back I finished up this wall quilt. Just don't know what to do with it now. :)

A couple of weeks ago I made a thread collage. I'd seen it done on a quilting show once; and when I started to organize & clean out Mom's embroidery thread I decided that instead of throwing out the tangled thread I'd give this a try.

Then I photocopied the design on colored paper for some other projects including the two below.

Next was a paper collage on an 8x10 canvas.

and a fabric collage on a piece of foam board using white glue.

Awhile back I tried a fabric collage using fusible webbing - I'm not happy with it (at least not with the trees) but it was a learning experience.

Last Saturday Kevin & Shannon came out so I could help Shannon get started on her very first quilt; that got me in the mood to make one as well. Mine's not quite done, but it has been fun & is very cheerful.

I also made a couple of baby burp cloths that were in Mom's things. She had some waterproof fabric and baby flannel all cut to size, but not sewn. That made for a quick little project; and I already know who those will go to.

Oregon Coast

We drove the Oregon coast from Astoria to Coos Bay, spending 2 nights in Lincoln City.

The first 2 photos are from our room in Lincoln City.
The beach was beautiful and virtually deserted.

In the opposite direction of this photo there was a small rocky area where we found lots of interesting sea life.

Lots of starfish, even more anemones & millions of muscles (which don't photograph well).



We stopped at this beautiful spot, where the Yachats River meets the ocean, to stretch our legs, not realizing that we were just a quarter mile from our next scheduled stop; Sea Lion Caves.

Below you can see the sea lions on the rocks

The weather was cloudy that day but the views were amazing.

Oregon Vacation Photos

Mill Ends Park in downtown Portland is the worlds smallest park. The kids in the background were on a field trip & were being allowed just 10 seconds at the park, as it is located in the middle of a busy street.

One of the beautiful scenic views along the way

 
Multnomah Falls - it is amazing & powerful.

Beautiful Mt. Hood, the clouds cleared just for us.

at Wildwood Recreation Site, Mt Hood

Along the Columbia River Gorge

Vista House at Crown Point, along the Columbia Gorge

A garden at Edgefield Manor, Troutdale, OR
(now owned by McMenamins)

more scenes from Bodega

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back to Bogeda Bay

I was looking at some photos from our day at Bodega Bay in January and decided to post a few. I'm looking forward to being at the beach again soon.