Saturday, August 30, 2014
LIBATIONS AFTER VISITING THE BREWERY
One day we met up with Andy and Linda Clarkson at the Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon. We tasted some of everything there, then came here to the Cascade Brew house to quench our terrible thirsts.
BARRY AND BARNEY THE BLUE JAYS
These guys acted like a couple of turkeys instead of Stellar Blue Jays. They showed up about 17 seconds after I filled and hung the bird feeder. Instead of sitting on the bird feeder and properly pecking at the seed, they would scoop the food out of the feeder and scatter it all over the ground, then peck it off the ground like a couple of turkeys.
HAIL YES, IT GETS COLD
The weather here in the Cascades has been lovely days and nights. Days typically in the 80's and sunny, and nights in the 50's. The wind has usually been a mild breeze, and the rain a few drops late afternoon.
However, twice, out of nowhere, came the hail, about marble size, and lasted longer than other hail storms I have witnessed. This one lasted about 1 1/2 hours, and this picture was taken about two minutes into it. I could not have ventured outside much later than this.
LAKE PAULINA
South East of Bend Oregon, lies this beautiful extinct volcano. The craters formed by the explosion formed the two lakes of Paulina and Eastlake.
This area is quite a recreational area, year round. Boating, hiking, and fishing in the summer, and skiing, snowmobiling, and other winter sports in the winter.
VOLCANIC RIM OF MT. PAULINA
Paulina Mountain was formed by a volcano. This is the rim as seen from the top. It drops down to form the two lakes of Paulina and Eastlake. From this vantage point, Paulina would be in the left of the ridge, and Eastlake would be on the right.
THE TWIN FALLS OF PAULINA
Drain off from Lake Paulina works it's way down the volcanic banks of the mountain to form these beautiful falls.
LUCKY FORTUNE CHINESE RESTAURANT
We have been blessed with fiends where ever we have gone this year. On this occasion, we were in La Pine, Oregon and hooked up with friends who also happened to be in the area for a Chinese repast. From left to right around the table, Diane, Nita, Ken, Linda, Andy, Sandy and Roger.
EL CAMPO BREHM AT SUNRIVER, OR,
This will be our home for 3 weeks. Beautiful scenery with Stellar Blue Jays, hummingbirds, red winged black birds, hawks, and a variety of other birds. Also deer, big bushy gray squirrels,and chipmunks.
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