Springfield & Mackenzie River by Judy Trombley-Ganance https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie A visit with Shoko, Warren & Tucker en-us 2017-07-25 02:43:31 UTC 2023-03-07 03:23:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Shoko & Warren ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179486377 Our kind & industrious hosts. Transplanted from NYC to the Oregon Wilderness. It took time to adjust my picture of Warren. It's been over 20 years since I saw him in his homeland (NYC). This is a very different life, to state the obvious. It seems we have more in common now with our studies of soil and plants. Also it's been lovely to spend time with Shoko! I greatly admire her artistic abilities. ]]> 2017-07-26 09:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179486377 Eye Catching Nature ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487346 2017-07-26 09:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487346 Shoko's Pottery ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487470 Very special talent ! Shoko is exploring many techniques. If she decides to sell her wares I will be first in line. ]]> 2017-07-26 09:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487470 ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487550 2017-07-26 09:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487550 Always a Good Laugh With Warren ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487809 2017-07-26 09:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487809 Foxglove ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487958 Abundant and wild throughout the area. ]]> 2017-07-26 09:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179487958 Tucker ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179488327 Tucker the water cat. Tucker wants your drink, even coffee. When Tucker hears the toilet flush he runs in. Warren & Shoko's first pet. He's the baby. ]]> 2017-07-26 10:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179488327 Sahalie Falls ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179519041 Up the Mackenzie River where we hiked and soaked in Oregon's beauty. ]]> 2017-07-26 19:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179519041 Warren Sculpts the Land ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179522930 Warren had an excavator to help move earth around his house and barn.  He also had them dig a pond and a path for the natural stream (two streams run through the land -- wow!).  Then he got to work with the earth, rock and cedar. And there's potential for hydro-power. 
Pretty cool. ]]> 2017-07-26 20:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179522930 ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179524010 2017-07-26 21:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179524010 The Gardens ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179530150 Very wisely, the gardens were built as terraces so work is chest-high.  No bending over needed.  Notice the water tank up on the hill. 
 Smart planning. 
The second picture is a strawberry patch under protection from birds & bunnies. They've got blueberry bushes under the arbor. The arbor holds the netting in place. In the larger picture this is the "orchard". Apple, persimmon, peaches and more. A big fence surrounds to keep the deer out. ]]> 2017-07-26 23:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179530150 July Wildflowers ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179531488 2017-07-26 23:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179531488 Blue Hole & Clear Lake ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179546692 Our goal was to hike to Blue Hole, however the access was off limits, possibly due to landslide (don't know). So we hiked up from Sahalie & Koosah Falls, parallel to Rt.126.  The falls left the water flowing with a Caribbean blue hue. Clear Lake was indeed clear and very cold; with boaters and hikers, yet not over-run.
Really beautiful.  ]]> 2017-07-27 02:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179546692 Oregon Forests ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179550144 Douglas Fir, red alder, hemlock, and big-leaf maple. Dripping moss grows as a result of the moist and low-light conditions. ]]> 2017-07-27 03:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179550144 ganancj https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179550297 2017-07-27 03:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ganancj/SpringfieldMackenzie/wish/179550297