Banco in Situ

Galesville Reservoir

Motoring up to Azalea and then about 8 miles on Upper Cow Creek Rd leads you to Chief Miwaleta park on the Galesville Reservoir.  Much, much larger than Lake Selmac.  We saw a bald eagle hunting. And Steve and Debbie joined in a more leisurely motorized vehicle.
Afterwards it was back on the freeway to Roseburg and the Abacela winery.  A few glasses of excellent vino and a late lunch.  A long but fun day.

Illinois River

Outside Selma is a road that winds along the Illinois River's fire scared valley. Karen took Barb and I on a trip to her favorite swimming hole.  The water was high as evidenced by a submerged campfire. Clear green water. The wild flowers were out. Fantastic find.

The Petty President

Drink Wine!

The Oregon Inside campaign is here

Red Poppies

While SoCal is enjoying a super bloom of poppies, we have been getting some red ones amongst the orange.

Lake Selmac

Barbara, Bruce and I went for our first kayak excursion today to Lake Selmac. Barb and I are trying out the new inflatable kayaks and they turned out to be very good. We saw osprey and a great blue heron fishing.....along with a few humans. Gorgeous day before it gets hot tomorrow.

Pozo Blue

I've not been able to grow our favorite Clevelandii sage here, the Winifred Gilman variety. I found another kind called Pozo Blue or Grey Musk that's supposedly hearty in our chilly winters. Hoping these guys survive and we can start cooking with it soon.