The Saga of a Rock Wren family. In early April Eric Setterberg found a most unusual Rock Wren nest in Emigrant Lake County Park. He saw a pair taking nesting materials into an open-ended steel pipe that serves as a… Read moreSaga of a Rock Wren Family
It was the most whirlwind, active, and diverse Mother’s day in my personal record of 70, which included some lovely ones, but this one deserves an entire item in itself. Heath and Phoebe arrived Friday evening and we talked until… Read more2017 Mother’s Day
The first big event in January was the Women’s March in Ashland. We are a city of 20,000 inhabitants and the march was 8000 strong. And although it was the only one in the Rogue Valley, I knew so… Read moreJanuary 2017
Summer breeding migrants In the Klamath Basin the winter raptor spectacle is a huge draw for bird lovers, but the summer months are very low on visitors. This is odd, as Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon draws large numbers of… Read moreKlamath birding adventures #1
End of the year – Thanksgiving and Christmas Let’s skip the election and go on to the good things that happened this winter. I will say only that November 8 was my 93rd birthday and will live in memory as… Read more2016 End of the Year
Autumn September is a favored month for Rogue Valley residents. The last heat wave is over and crisp, clear mornings become routine, walks become a delight aqgain, winter birds start arriving, painting outdoors is at its best, and local events… Read moreAutumn 2016
The summer of 2016 will haunt our family forever, as Mac McAuliffe committed suicide on Monday July 11. It darkened all subsequent events that were planned – Jenny’s Britt Classical commitment and 3 planned trips for me, as well as… Read moreSummer 2016
Mac McAuliffe, Jenny’s beloved husband, committed suicide on July 11, 2016. No one in the family, including Jenny, knew how despairing and determined he was. He suffered at least 4 major illnesses, any one of which would have been more… Read moreA Tribute to Mac
Saturday, July 2, an extraordinary day I woke in the morning feeling disgruntled after a very restless night. And had to remind myself, which has happened often lately, of how lucky I am, and how little reason I have to… Read moreAn extraordinary day – July 2, 2016
