Underwater Treasure....

I am thinking that the rainbow's treasure must be at the bottom of the small pond.

And the leprechaun guarding it is most likely a duck.

2 inches of rain last night.

Lots of wind today.

The second rainbow is in the upper left hand corner

Snow and orchids...

Outside,

14 inches of snow,

some ice,

and hungry cold birds.

We watched a dozen bluebirds enter a small nesting box to keep warm.

A lot of birds in a very small space.

This car is still snowed in.

So while it snows outside,

inside the wood stove keeps us warm,

and this orchid continues to amaze us.

12 blooms that came out 6 weeks ago

 continue to last.

This is the first time that the orchids have bloomed

since repotting two years ago.

A little summertime in a pot.

Keep warm.

Libby preparing for the SuperBowl & General Update....

Super Bowl Tomorrow. 

 Libby has been invited to party.

Seems only right that she should be sporting Seahawk colors.

Dump Update:

We lost the dump vote.  The two county commissioners voted (the third commissioner's husband works for Waste Management) to approve the dump expansion on the banks of the Yamhill River.  The Dump shall heretofore be referred to as the Springer-George Memorial Garbage Heap.  Since they are the ones that approved it, it seems only right and proper that their names should be adhered to it.  What a legacy!
(thanks to Peter for the renaming)

Farm Update:

We are way low on rain this year.  Hopefully, we will make it up in the next month or so.  We saw a bald eagle about a week ago, an elk cow out in the field yesterday, and the usual mergansers, mallards, and ringneck ducks in the pond.  It has been a fairly quiet and cold few months here.

Blog Update: 

Haven't blogged, figured there isn't anything real exciting to share.  However, Libby's Seahawk haircut gave me a little shove to blog.

Maybe I am finished blogging.  Not real sure.  Perhaps time to ride off into the sunset.  Perhaps I just need some inspiration to continue.  Perhaps there is a time when blogs just naturally go away.  When they are done, they are done.  I don't know, just thinking.  I have noticed that several other people have stopped blogging recently.  Maybe 3 years is it, except for the diehards.  We'll see.