Stan & Joyce Orchard
Trying to figure it out since 1975.
Fuzzy Antler Time 2020
Many patches of their winter coats scattered around as I mow. Love this time of year.
It’s A Green World
Our little garden friend seems greener than normal these days.
Mighty Macro
This is my first attempt at macro photography using the Moment Macro Lens for the iPhone. Pretty sure this little flower is Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). We have tons at our place and it turns out, while they may be pretty, they’re on the state’s noxious weed list. Who knew?
Deck Friends
As we put more plants out, these little critters abound.
A Trillion Trillium
Well, maybe not a trillion but compared to normal years, it’s a lot. We’re lucky to see one trillium in the spring. This year we found an abundance along our road. Spotted this morning on our 1.5 mile walk.
Jupiter, Moon, Sunrise
A nice little sky show about 45 minutes before sunrise this morning.
Three Amigos
These three have been hanging around our place for weeks. Never far away. We encountered them again this morning on our one mile walk. We did see one human today, a most infrequent sight these days.
45 Years Ago It All Began
On March 22, 1975 in Ketchikan, AK I was invited to dinner at the KTKN Program Director’s home. New in town, just started five days earlier, his wife served crab louie and asked her neighbor to join us. My life would never be the same.
River Walk
Today we chose the flat Cedar River Trail at Landsberg. Went 2.6 miles and we’re both bushed, but happy to be able to do it. Encountered maybe a dozen other souls, mostly runners, and we all kept our distance. It’s a new world.
Taylor Mountain Morning
Joyce Carol and I hiked a bit at Taylor Mountain Forest here in Hobart. A beautiful morning for some social distancing on a pretty much deserted trail system.