My home-BOYS

On a rare "in-house" visit Raya (our cat) gets all sorts of cozy and lov'en with Steve. These two boys are total buddies --- even though Steve is slightly allergic to cats.

WHAT CUTIES!!!!

Autumn

Oregon is DOING autumn.


And a videos for my niece India.
This is a singing group called Divisi from the University of Oregon.

Too many updates for one posting?

Soooooorrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy --
I have not had a minute to post on my blog for over two weeks now.
That means this is going to be another long catch-up entry.

I'll go back in time and then move forward to the present.

Atwood/Greenwald wedding!!!! (Sept 19)
Yup -- my amazingly fabulous friend Amy Atwood got married to super cool dude Noah Greenwald this past September. The celebration was all sorts of fun and fantastic.
I had the honor of ministering their wedding along with Noah's uncle .... what a blast!

Along with the wedding came several excuses to connect with a few of the wonderful women friends I have that live out of town. Again -- what an honor to call them friends......and such soul food each of them is for me. ODE TO YOU LADIES -- I couldn't get any luckier!

Sandra


Elissa, Tina, & Meera


T, E, M and me -- melting into Portland's art.


Meera, Amy and Pollyanna -- Happy N----- Girls

Immediately after Amy and Noah's wedding I headed back out to the Middle Fork John Day to close up the field work season. It was a solo trip and I loved every minute of it -- even the 6+ hour drive from Eugene. The path out to the MFJD takes one over the Cascades, through the Ochoco Mnts and Picture Gorge, along the valley north of the Strawberry Mountains and then into the Wallawa Mountains (Greenhorns).
My first night out there got down into the 20's F. BUrrrrrr. It warmed up during the day and the following nights were more mild -- slightly above freezing. Since I spent my days wading in the water up to my arm pits I was pleased that the sun came out every day to thaw me out.
I enjoyed my summer job spent out in the Middle Fork John Day River valley -- working on the river. In the evenings I would walk down from base-camp to a hill to watch the sunset -- my last one of the season was spectacular.
Also got myself up Coyote Bluff early in the morning on my last day out. (See Sept 25th posting for a video with coyotes yipping).
I miss the landscape and all the features that it offered -- especially the early morning mountain bike rides through the Malhuer National Forest.
But, as I moved westward and crested the Cascades I saw a black bear run into the shrubs along the roadside and I stopped at Sahalie Falls. Both welcoming features back to the west side of the state.

Sahalie Falls -- Oregon

I am now back in school here at the University of Oregon. Fingers crossed -- I might actually get my M.S. thesis done this term. Send me good energy and luck (and chocolate) for this one.