The duck pond at Big Valley Woods where I met with the Gathering this morning before heading to the vet’s office.
Holding my special boy for the very last time.
Now he’s with his special sister, Noelani. I’m crying as I type this.
December 12th
I sure didn’t feel like doing food deliveries today, but somehow I got through it.Mourning Dove in the bigleaf maple tree.
December 13th
I just wanted to stay home and grieve, but I had things that really had to get done, including returning some library books. They were having a kids’ gingerbread house contest there.
It stayed foggy all day long.Daily hummingbird.Lovely Christmas cactus is blooming, reminding me of life.
December 14th
My friend down the road from us took this lovely photo; she faces makai, too. I’m glad she saw this, because I didn’t.Daily hummingbird.
I finished my hat… now it has a pom pom on it, too.
December 15th
Daily hummingbird.
December 16th
Daily hummingbird.The old barn is still standing. The hills in the distance have snow on them.
My finished hat with the pom pom.
December 17th
Daily hummingbird.
I used to have a Sapsucker like this but the dumbass starlings chased him out.
Low-lying clouds all day long.Our neighbors’ wonderful Christmas lights.
December 18
The Gathering met today at Susie’s log cabin home for our annual Christmas party. She does a masterful job of decorating! See the owl in the tree on the far right?
Susie made this quilt!
Okay then!
December 19th
Food delivery day, with a whole crate of fresh green beans.Oh look! Mt Hood is erupting. Nah nah nah.
Christmas display on my way to a food delivery. I love the crab!!
Daily hummingbird.We saw one!!! On the way home from Clackamas after Nolemana’s appointment.
December 20th
Two at a time.Daily hummingbird at sunset.These guys come to my feeder; I love seeing them upside down, eating.
Born and raised Hawaiʻi girl who misses home and loves the Pacific Northwest. I’m a free spirit and love the serendipitous events that bring people and places together.
My philosophy about knitting and life in general:
“It is good to have an end to journey toward,but it is the journey that matters in the end.”Ursula K. Le Guin
Michelle is wise. I’m sorry there is a Keola-shaped hole in your heart right now. But you did the right thing.
That light-covered car is so cool! And one of our neighbors has that same light-up crab! Along with porpoises wearing Santa hats.
Starlings are the one bird I hate. They tear up my plants. Apparently they line their nests with certain kinds of leaves to keep parasites at bay for their babies, but I still hate ’em.
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You kept going, which probably helped more than staying home and grieving. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful photos, even the painful onees.
Michelle is wise. I’m sorry there is a Keola-shaped hole in your heart right now. But you did the right thing.
That light-covered car is so cool! And one of our neighbors has that same light-up crab! Along with porpoises wearing Santa hats.
Starlings are the one bird I hate. They tear up my plants. Apparently they line their nests with certain kinds of leaves to keep parasites at bay for their babies, but I still hate ’em.