Yes there are a myriad of excuses for not updating my blog. And mama has told me most of them. The overwhelming one, and the one that I have no choice but to agree with her on, is that we’ve been in the midst of an oppressive heatwave this past week. No kidding, 105 –…
Catching Some Big Aire
The Dog Song
A Bittersweet Anniversary
8 years ago today I was standing in the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas, surrounded by friends, surprising my husband-to-be with a full-on showgirl costume (including headpiece with 6 feet of feathers floating behind me) for our wedding. When Klaus first proposed to me I thought he was kidding. He had been drinking and was…
Laurelhurst Fauna
Lovely Laurelhurst park. On a lovely – kind of hot but not as hot as it’s been – Sunday. People out having picnics, baby showers, and throwing frisbees. After a nice walkie around the perimeter, mama and I decided to eat our sandwich next to the algae pond. Ruh-roh… here comes a mighty duck army…
Hiking Forest Park
Mama promised me last weekend when we finally found the entrance to Forest Park that we would come back the following weekend and do a REAL hike. Surprisingly, I did not have to remind her. It’s another hot day here in Portland, so walking in the relative shade and coolness of the forest is fantastic.…