Fate, Felicity or Fluke

. I sorted out the bolts for the new bed this afternoon. I love to see them all lined up in a row. And I look forward to the assembly soon..

Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum.I've been watching the bigleaf maples blooming and leafing since we arrived in Portland. Finally the green is covering the hillside across the river. Today I sit on the shady deck in a tank top, a kitty lolling in the sunny patches and birds coming to the feeders and the blossoming madrone. Maybe later I'll do something. Not now....

. Before we moved to the left coast, I had never even heard of marionberries. It is now time to write about them. Based on three years of research, I now feel qualified to say that anything with marionberries in it is the food of the gods. I came to that conclusion today based on the divine marionberry cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream at our local McMenamin's Pub. The rich, fruity,...

. I made a more thorough exploration of Sauvie Island today. It rained off and on, making it a relatively good day for seeing birds. Unfortunately, all I got are these mostly pretty bad pictures of common birds. I was grateful for waterproof shoes as the day's trails led me through tall, wet grass and mud at times. A kind of rainy day has another advantage: you great the great outdoors virtually...

. I've wanted a bunk bed ever since Mr. Clean and Big M had one growing up. I had to share the full size bed with either the Baptist Nun or Robin. We never actually did much sharing, because the Baptist Nun found me unpleasant to share a bed with. I remember her often sleeping on the sofa. I found every opportunity to sleep places other than the bed. I slept on the floor beside the bed both by...

Erodium cicatarium~This common, non-native yard weed goes by two names: filaree or storksbill. I can't decide which I prefer, but I love to find the beauty in common yard weeds....