When we were looking to move from our rented house in Clackamas, one day when I was out driving, I saw a for sale sign for our present house. We arranged to take a look at it right away, and the minute we walked through the front door we saw a sunset like this one, and knew that this was the place for us.

This mama deer has been around a lot this spring. I took these photos as we were coming up our driveway.

And then…we saw her twins!! We knew she’d had them but had never been able to get a photo of them before.

I saw this lovely passion fruit blossom at Boring Square Garden Center when I dropped off the grocery deliveries. Back home, we call them lilikoʻi, and I remember one time a friend and I were riding our horses and saw a big bunch of ripe fruit, and we sat on our horses and picked and ate the delicious fruits!

Spinning away for Tour de Fleece on my Ladybug spinning wheel. I’m spinning Haunui wool from New Zealand, which I’ve never spun before. It’s incredibly soft, like a cloud!

Daily hummingbird!

This book was in the waiting area of my vet’s office, where I took Kalakoa for her yearly exam.

Kalakoa exploring stuff before the vet came in.

When Little Jake came to mow our pasture, he saw a doe with twin fawns near the holly thicket. We haven’t had babies here in a few years, and now…twins!! I was able to take these photos as mom and babies ran through our neighbors’ yard!

Ho da kewt, yeah!

A few days later, I saw Mama down at the bottom of our pasture, but didn’t see babies. I hoped she had them stashed somewhere safe.

Summertime Shasta Daisies at my friend Linda’s house.

And… can you see da caterpillars? I had no idea what they were…Google Lens says they’re Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars, which primarily feed on ragwort plants, absorbing toxins from the plant, which makes them unpalatable to predators. Which makes sense, because the yellow flowers are Tansy Ragwort, highly toxic to livestock. Anytime we see it around here, we pull it up (using the term “we” very loosely). LOL.

And a few days after that, I saw Mama, resting casually alongside our driveway. And again, I hoped her babies were okay; we have lots of coyotes around here.

My favorite summertime indulgence: blended peppermint matcha from Bow and Arrow Coffeehouse in Damascus. My friend Kerrie makes the tiny bouquets!

Tour de Fleece spinning.

Our first tomato!