Week 11 - Oregon City - March 6 - March 19 2023

This was another really good week....because I went back into the woods to work....on burn piles.  The daffodils are blooming everywhere.

And, don't forget that spring is here because the Osmaronia cerasiformis is also blooming

On Wednesday, in Sector 5, I burned the piles of Doug Fir branches I'd collected in the fall.  It was challenging because of my ankle.

On Friday and Saturday, I upped the difficulty by burning on First Slope.  The main challenge was dealing with the upper third of a 60 year (I counted the rings) old Western Red Cedar that had snapped in a windstorm and dropped right in the middle of the trail in Sector 1.  It was challenging because the slope was much steeper and the branches were long and curved and big.  

But, I prevailed.

Heh-he!

On Monday we went with Randy and Katharine Wilson to a concert by the Navy Sea Chanters.  We went to one years ago which I like better than this one.  This one was at the Assembly Hall at Camp Withycombe (US Army Natl Guard).  The seats were uncomfortable, the acoustics not too good, the stage was not raised so we couldn't see much - they are still great singers.  And I didn't much like the selections of songs they performed.  We had fun anyway.

On Thursday I went on my first unaccompanied shopping trip since my boot came off.  Wait for it....DI, Winco, Costco....so exciting.

SNIFF...............On Saturday we watched the PAC 12 Gymnastics Championship meet held in (not so neutral West Valley, Utah).  Sadly, Oregon State did not win.  I am too depressed to give any more details.

Sunday evening - we celebrated Malcolm's 35th birthday.  How can that be?