Landed in Oregon IV

July 21, 2007


Too much this week.

Roberta was here until Friday. We had about a half day of rain. We were preparing to paint two bedrooms. Started one today. Had people delivering flooring. Had people tearing out old carpeting and preparing the floor for a red oak flooring.

A new doe and fawn showed up this week. Would have been a spring birth. The fawn was still spotted, small, and had nubbins for horns. They were checking out the apple tree. My guess is that they are able to smell apples that have fallen from the tree.

We determined that the evening prim rose by the kitchen window does in fact bloom during the night. It leaves curl about 6 a.m. into much like a yellow rose.

The phantom rooter has rooted one more night.

The gopher in the garden is starting to work on the tomatoes. Are tomato roots poisonous? Hope so. Stay tuned. Sharon says we will invest in a gopher trap.

Weather in the 80’s. Hints of rain. Great for working.

In the garden I have in one bed what is called The Sculpture. It is a lot of old not used tomato cages, wired, soldered and taped together. Today, saw a red dragon fly. It is in the summer that the carnivore yellow jackets appear. Also, dragon flies. Dragon flies are more like swallows -- they get their prey on the fly. As the sun goes down, one can see them high in the sky, catching those insects that follow the sun’s rays as it sets.

July 21st & 22nd. Painting. Morning, noon and night.

July 23rd. The show started at 8 a.m. We painted some closet doors before they arrived. Flooring going in. Out-of-sight. Stay tuned.

Sharon & Marc