Week 17 - Oregon City - April 21 - April 27, 2025

This week I practiced my guitar and participated in woodland restoration

There are a lot of conifer seedlings sprouting.  This one is a cedar

This one is either a Doug Fir or a Grand Fir.  I think its a Grand fir because, In Sector 1,  there is an adult Grand Fir in the area and no Doug Firs.

I set out pink flags at all the places where these seedlings are - about 30 flags!

Here is a BIG bed straw plant - I love pulling these up.

I love digging up thistles like this  big one.

It's neat to see new fronds starting to emerge from the Sword Fern plants.

I spent nearly three days in the area behind the barn, in Sector 2, where the spring is.  the nettles and dock were so tall, and the clumps of bd straw were huge. 

the steepness and the muddy muck made it really hard  ...but I prevailed.

For Activity Day, I asked Ben Lyman (who is a county sheriff -- I think at the county jail) to come and teach the kids about CPR - - he brought about ten manikins.  It was a great event.  Ben did a fantastic job and the kids were very attentive.

Here is Ruby and Sam

We celebrated Ann's birthday...again..but with her own cake....wait - it was an icecream dessert that Travis made.

Gotta end the week with a photo of the big sleeping cat, Zelenski