Summer '06

The events from the past couple of weeks include; my son getting lost in the woods during a hike with the family on Father's Day (we found him all is good), a significant bike accident (fortunately only road rash, lots of it), a wonderful wedding experience in Oysterville, Washington, a biopsy, restructuring of my job and the anticipation of my family coming to visit. Life just seems to come at you with so much. I am glad that everything isn't as hard as a concrete bikepath!

Wildlife near my Home

I have been blessed to have open space near my home that is abundant with wildlife. This weekend I saw animals that I did not expect, bull elk and whitetail deer. We abundantly see mule deer here, but it was cool to see whitetail. As for the elk, periodically they come down from the mountains in the winter, but these guys seem to be here for the summer. They have beautiful velvet as their antlers are growing for the summer. I love this! I have also included a photo of a great blue heron.