Mid-Sept Catch UP

I haven't posted anything for a couple of weeks..............but don't think that "noth'ens" been going on. The harvest moon has grown fat and the sun continues to warm our days.

I have spent a lot of time working up the data that we collected over the summer on the Middle Fork John Day River. I'll be heading out that way one more time next week to close up the field season before classes at the University of Oregon start back up on the 28th of September.

Beyond boring data organizing and field work report writing ........ a few notable occasions have come and gone.

Steve's mom Sue had her birthday. She and Brenda (Steve's sister) came to Eugene for the day and we enjoyed each others company with what developed into a tastee fantastic "food" theme. Restaurants and the amazing Eugene Farmer's Market provided us with beautiful looking and tasting food all day.

Also Brenda, me and Sue all got our birthday shoes for the year...........Keen style. What a pleasure to spend the day with such great folks.




And Steve had his girls with him all day.



Then came Esther's 50th Birthday at the Hill.


Becky L. and her crew put the theme together into a lovely fabulous & fifty event of well deserved praise and gratitude and....... yes ...... more good food.... for the fabulous birthday girl.


In the mix of it all was the annual Eugene Celebration where the city closes its downtown streets to traffic for three days and opens them to music, parades, booths, entertainers, etc.
I had the opportunity to fire dance on the streets Friday and Saturday nights of the E-Bration with a group called EarthDescendance. What a treat that was!