Roadtrip-Pacific Northwest

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Pictures....hmmm

Ok, let's start with this:




What can we say about that? Grant's pass....was totally unsuccessful. Grant's pass...this too shall pass. Grant's pass...and here we thought there was only Grant's failure.

Hi, Grant...it's 5:00 pm (in Portland)

We stayed at a nice little hotel in Roseburg-no pictures, not very exciting, but we did get this picture for Sorcererdale:



A few hours on the road the next day brought us to Roseburg where we stayed with Jamie's aunt and uncle, somewhat out in the countrry.

On one side there were horses:



And on the other...Llamas!



Jamie's aunt took us to the Jackson Bottom Wetlands, for a wee bit of birding:





We found this one in one of the shelters overlooking the lake. An exotic Robin.



We did nab 2 new birds (Tree Swallow and Marsh Wren) for our year list, but we were kind of expecting dozens-it was surprising how many we already had and frustrating how many new calls I heard but could not identify.

Ah well, we birders are a strange race.

We also got a Red Breasted Nuthatch and a Black Capped Chickadee the next morning on our walk, so I'm happy with the past 24 hours.

Jamie kept wasting time looking at plants...



This morning we made a quick trip to Forest Grove and visited with my grandmother (91 years young).

Don't they make such a cute couple?



Tomorrow is BrewFest, so we'll be on the lookout for fellow kilties. We'll be in Loud Macleod, so maybe our fellow kilties should be on the lookout for us!

By the time we're done with that, we'll be too hot, tired and slightly the better for beer to post, so I'll probably be checking back in on Sunday.

Be well,

Star

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Pictures....hmmm
This morning we made a quick trip to Forest Grove and visited with my grandmother (91 years young).

Don't they make such a cute couple?



Star

This has got to be one of grandma's Christmas presents in a nice frame.

Thanks for sharing your photos with us. As usual it appears that you are all having a grand time.

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

This has got to be one of grandma's Christmas presents in a nice frame.

Thanks for sharing your photos with us. As usual it appears that you are all having a grand time.

It will definitely be sent to her as a present-maybe for her 92nd birthday this year!

Now, I must keep up appearances and post more pictures of the grand time.

We got yesterday's photos loaded-not very many of them turned out great(interpretation: there are plenty of pictures of me looking shiny or tired or weird, but not a lot where I look young and sexy! ), but there are plenty to show.

Here's a teaser of the Space Needle, but the rest will have to wait just a little longer, because I've been invited for a walk along the beautiful pebble beach of Semiahmoo Bay (an international flyway for birds, and you all know how crazy we are about birds). I've also been told that at low tide one can walk across the border on this beach!



Be well,

Star

[Streetcar]

Well it was a fine craic all around last night. Unfortunately, my terrible thirst (brought on by the unseasonable heat, don't you know) caused my hand to stray to my pint glass more than the camera. Consequently I only have a few snaps to share.


Morrison and Panache


The F.H.C.A.G. had to hold down Kilted John when a neighboring table started talking about how Volvos were inferior automobiles...



F.H.C.A.G. and She Scott try to keep cool. (Kerry is in the foreground)

A couple shots of a proud papa...






The F.H.C.A.G. was showing off her nails...


But it turns out she had a pretty serious case of Happy Feet as well:




A picture of Jamie, um, taking pictures...


A last shot of the travelers as we left that evening.



I don't know about anyone else, but I had a fantastic time. I'm always happy to meet fellow Xmarkers for the first time, and feel like I've known them for years.

Panache, F.H.C.A.G., Sinbad and Xena, it was a joy to meet you all, and you need to come back to Seattle again!

(Sinbad, don't forget - cats are EVIL!!)