A Year of Blogging...

Wow!  Today is the one year anniversary for this Old Moores Valley blog.  I have learned so much from doing this, and had fun, too.

This is a huge commitment.  More so, than I realized in the beginning.  There are people who check in on a regular basis and if I go too long without a post, I hear from them, though not in a bad way.  I usually post in the evening just before bedtime, and it always takes much more time than I think it will.

When I "designed" my first blog, I thought that I did not care if anyone read it or commented, that it was only for me and my enjoyment.  Not true.  I do care.  I enjoy the comments and questions, whether they are posted on the blog or come via an email.  I enjoy reading the "blog stats" and seeing where readers come from.....all over the world.  Thank you.  

It is always interesting to see what key search words bring folks to Old Moores Valley.  In the past year, the alligator lizards and the rubber boas have brought the most readers.


My favorite single post is probably the haying post with the black and white pictures.  And, of course, I love all the bluebird posts. 

I had lots of ideas that never made it into a post.  For instance, rhubarb. I am thinking that rhubarb may be the next most very wonderful thing to grow and cook with.  

Rhubarb: the next food craze.

A couple more pictures just for fun of it.

Early blooming poppies.

Rusty found objects get attached to the shed & the barbed wire wreath.
"Parking Lots or Pears" sign from an Oregon Land Use political campaign.

Instead of plastic bags.

Bees and Sunflowers

A self portrait.
Still love those saltwater sandals.

California male quail in the front yard.

Shadowy characters in the back yard.


If there is one thing that I hope shines through this past year of blogging, it is how much I love this place.  Everyday I wake up and feel fortunate to be the co-caretaker of this very special piece of land.


May your 2012 be wonderful!  Happy New Year.
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