Week 5 - Oregon City, Oregon - January 31 - February 6, 2022

I've done a bit more work on the living room windows.  Removed all eight panes of glass (only broke six of them).  Now I need to sand and paint.

One day, when I walked in the woods, I used the Map My Walk app which shows all the trails in one color.  And in this one, I only walked on the paths - I didn't try to separate each, each time I walked on it.  This one is really more accurate than the one I did on GAIA with all the different colors.

We got more craft kits from the library.  This one was for making a collage.  Here is Abby with hers - it's a copy of a painting that I have.

This is mine.

I had a bit of a shock on one of my walks - I discovered that someone (turned out to be Malcolm) had built a earthen dam across the creek close to the big bridge.  Honestly, I was horrified....the pristine woods which had received such care had been spoiled.  I immediately asked Malcolm to restore the area, which he did.  And then I refined his work and brought the area back to its original state.

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Years ago we planted the Ponderosa Pines along the hay field next to the road.  We also planted several along the edge of the woods.  Only two have survived.  They were ruined by deer - and probably shade, and maybe falling branches.  We pounded in posts and tied them up and gave them our apologies and asked them to grow straight and tall.

We went to Corvallis for another gymnastics meet.  The campus is wonderful.

Oregon State won the meet again.  And Jade Carey was wonderful againnnnnnn.  She took first in all of the rotations and even got a 10 on the bars routine.

Before the beam, she stood on the sidelines concentrating (I assume on her upcoming routine) and then practiced her flips...on the mat.

Here she is talking with Madi Dagen

Sunday night there was a pot luck "reception" for Jenny and Larry who were in town for the weekend.  You know, some people move away, and then they're gone. Others move and you remember and miss them.  That's how I feel about Jenny (sitting in chair).

Warren and Holland enjoying the tortilla.