paca bums

and here are the gals we got as wee chickies last spring...there is a rooster here and there thrown in to make them happy chickens!!! 

Here is miss henny penny...she didn't care too much about it being cold, she just wanted her chicken scratch... 

See here she is... 

Here is my Kufa girl...she was full of it this morning as usual, kicking her feet up and running through the pastures. See the icey frost on her mane... 

The pond is frozen, no ducks or geese on it this morning...just stillness...it was beautiful... 

Wonderful icey cold morning...There was hoar frost on everything...it was quiet outside and I scared up two big male coyotes...I whistled and they stopped and looked at me...they were spooky looking! 

Here is one more shot I took this morning. There is a beautiful forest behind our house. It's where the coyotes hide and sing to us from. You can see there is a slight dusting of snow that has penetrated down through the trees... 

well here it is snowing...!!! it's november 28 2005. Isn't it just beautiful...the only thing missing are some sheep...oh well...got the wood stove going, and just took muffins out of the oven...it's a beautiful day!!!! guess I'll just go sit and knit and look out of the window!!!! 

Here is one more picture of Crater Lake with Wizard Island in the middle...even with all of the people coming and going there it is a very peaceful place for sure!

This is a nice picture of a Clarks Nutcracker (bird) on an old dead snag at the edge of the crater rim at Crater Lake. These birds are plentiful and are beautiful to see in flight! 

Here is another picture of Crater Lake with Wizard Island. See the Hemlock Trees in the foreground. There are lots of Hemlocks up there. Hemlock trees have small needles and the very top of the tree falls over very graceful like...They have tiny little pinecones. 

Here is a picture of Crater Lake I took this weekend. It was a really clear day up there. People of many nationalities were visiting. They were all in awe! It really is a beautiful National Park that is here in Southern Oregon! 

Here is the knit hat I made to go with the felted purse for my sisters grand daughter...cute cute cute...I love these bright colors!  

Here are a few loaves of freshly baked organic brown bread...doesn't it look yummy...need to get out some organic butter and slice me a bit of that...maybe with some jam??? and a big glass of orange juice... :-) 

and here...is a little knit/felted purse I made for my sister's grand-daughter...isn't it darling...the red button has a little girl stick figure on it...I think she will love this for Christmas...!!! 

Here is a purse that I knit and felted with my handspun. the picture doesn't really show the colors quite right...it's more subdued than this.

Here is the Metolius River. Most of this river is a fly fishing only river. It is catch and release with a barbless hook...I did not try my hand at it this time, but would love to go back and see if I can still flyfish...It's a really beautiful area! 

Here is a side shot of the cabin that we stayed in. It was very beautiful inside and out, and in a really peaceful setting. I got lots of knitting done on that front porch! 

Here are two of the Three Sisters mountain range. This photo was taken from Dee Wright Observatory on the McKenzie Pass. 

This is Lower Proxy Falls. We hiked in to lower and upper Proxy falls on our central oregon vacation. It was so beautiful there and a great way to beat the heat! 

At shore Acres there is a green house. In it are beautiful plants such as the begonias pictured here.  

Here are some lilypads on a different part of the pond...The flowers were wonderful...some white some pink. 

Here is a picture of the rugged coast line here at shore Acres. In the past we have seen seals on the rocks below and also nesting shorebirds. 

Here is a small area of a beautiful pond at Shore Acres. If you look closely you will see a pagoda and statues of Great Blue Herons coming out of the water...It's got a very peaceful asian feeling about it. The big firs in the background are at the top of a cliff overlooking the coast.