Here is the view of the river from the back deck of the cabin. Mornings are so ethereal...with a fog rising up off of the river, and the sun just coming over the ridge reflecting off the water. I feel like I belong there. It's in my heart.

Just back from a week at the cabin....weaving....also took a load of wood over, washing windows, vacuumed spiders and just cleaned the place...it was soooo beautiful and peaceful!!! I wove two saddle blankets...one was a dud, but will still work under the saddles of MY horses, and one is awesome....I finally got the correct ends per inch, tie up and color combination....I am in love with this Krokbragd Pattern for sure....(it means The Crooked Path in Norwegian and that suits me fine!)

Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

I was out taking pictures a few days ago, and saw what I thought might be either a moth or a butterfly. I took the picture and started to research it on the internet....Hey! There are a lot of butterflies and moths to choose from here in Oregon. It didn't look exactly right so I emailed a butterfly expert from Duke University and he told me for sure that this was what I had photographed (common wood nymph)...a beautiful thing, but I love anything that is brown!!!