Just some photos I've not posted or not posted in awhile. None of these are recent. This is because I'm thinking of Sue lately, who posted birds, flowers, skies and art, along with her lake visits and roo fixes. Our birds here are not as colorful. Mourning doves, sparrows, Scrub jays, finches, chickadees and juncos are the norm.
Fog is a mainstay in Oregon.
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Fall colors, years ago, at Waterloo park.
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And then there was Fall 2020, the evening of Labor Day, when everything changed. Fires roared down the canyons, including the Santiam canyon and the Mckenzie. Smoke choked our air. People died. Homes were lost. Animals suffered.
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| This was the dense smoke in town here from the Santiam Canyon fires just a few days after Labor Day. |
Small fires popped up to the south near Brownsville too. There were fires near the coast. If we were to evacuate, I wondered which direction would be safe. Fire seemed to be everywhere. I'd hurt my knee and felt helpless to help friends and animals in it all. But we here are surrounded in flat lands and by September, dead brown fields of dirt, after the grass seed harvest, so we were the lucky ones.
For you Sue, in remembrance of your beautiful garden and soul--a sunflower.
Happy Sunday!
Sue would have love this post for its sentiment and photos, and I do too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew.
DeleteI agree. Hugs, my dear.
DeleteExcept for the fire photos, lovely stuff.
ReplyDeleteI ran across those fire photos from 2020 when looking up randem old photos to post. That event was a big deal in all our lives here.
DeleteIt's good to remember people. What a nice remembrance.
ReplyDeleteYes, and I miss her positivity.
DeleteGreat pictures-- and a sweet dedication. I never saw a picture of Sue. I only communicated with emails and blog comments. But I knew she was an absolutely good person. I miss her.
ReplyDeleteMe the same, Bill. I thought maybe one day someday I'd visit her in Canberra but I knew it would never come about. Miss her too, Bill. She was so positive and encouraging and also had a sense of humor.
DeleteSuch a sweet tribute. Her roo pictures were always a treat.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous photos.
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