tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55494693215512607152024-02-18T17:32:50.597-08:00Sunshine DefineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549469321551260715.post-33862658131175945842013-07-23T18:00:00.002-07:002013-07-23T18:00:57.107-07:00Kentucky Falls<div class="MsoNormal">
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<st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kentucky</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Falls</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is a great day hike, but a bit of a driving adventure
to find. The trail head is about 1 1/2 hours drive from Eugene, Oregon. Check out oregonwild.org or planeteugene.com for driving directions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Once you get there though, you
will feel like you have stumbled upon an amazing hidden treasure and it will be
worth it. I like coming here in the spring when rhododendrons and dogwoods are
in bloom along the trail. The lighting for photography is best at </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Upper</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kentucky</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Falls</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in the afternoon when the sun peaks through the top
of the falls. I have not found the best lighting for </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lower</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kentucky</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Falls.</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The sun shines directly on the Lower Falls in the afternoon, and I have not yet arrived earlier in the day to photograph at that time. I have gotten lucky and photographed the Lower Falls on a hazy overcast day. Remember your tripod and shoot with a long shutter speed to get that silky smooth effect from the flowing water.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549469321551260715.post-86646429386568079402013-07-09T21:43:00.000-07:002013-07-09T21:48:54.214-07:00Backyard Chickens<div class="MsoNormal">
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playhouse into a chicken coop. I was
introduced to the idea when a friend brought over a carton of fresh eggs that
tasted so amazing, like a completely different food than the store bought
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Needless to say we now have chickens. They are Ameraucana's
and they lay bluish eggs and sometimes speckled. They also have greenish grey feet. I am not sure if they are pure Ameraucana's, I
bought them from a lady off of craigslist. I will save that story for another
day. My husband points out that each egg costs around $8.50 in
supplies, food and labor. Of course it goes down with every tasty one he eats.</div>
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12 Things I now know about chickens:</div>
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1. Chickens fly, really. </div>
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2. Chickens pant when they are hot.
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3. Chickens are easy to train to
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4. Chickens will come in the house
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5. Chicken will not eat the
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9. When the sun comes up, chickens will beg to be let out
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10. Chickens do not like to be
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549469321551260715.post-76205494957269771962013-06-19T20:28:00.000-07:002013-06-19T20:28:54.844-07:00Baseball, Hopscotch, Jump Rope, its all the same to me.I have to admit I am not a sports fan. I don't watch sports on TV and don't attend sporting events unless there is plenty of beer and hot dogs. But, I would watch my son play just about anything. If there was a Jump Rope competition I would be there cheering him on. Spring is baseball season at our house. I do admit that once the competition is on I can be heard yelling from the sidelines. For the last couple years I have taken pictures for the team. I had to learn what makes a good baseball shot. After trial and error I realized its all about the action. I love capturing the bat on the ball or that great catch. One difficulty I have; Watching the game and forgetting to capture it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The intimidation, the windup, the pitch.....STRIKE!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549469321551260715.post-47699036036438717552013-05-31T13:10:00.000-07:002013-05-31T13:12:59.916-07:00Camping at Alder Dune, Florence, Oregon<br />
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Over Memorial Day weekend we snuck away to Alder Dune,
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coast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alder Dune is a hop, skip and a
jump from Eugene, only a little over an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has a fun, small, fresh water lake stocked with rainbow trout that
are easy to catch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a great
hiking trail to the sand dunes right from the campground. It is a little too
far to walk to the ocean from the campground, but just a short drive and you
are on the beach. This time of year the campground is still very quiet due to
the possibility of rain. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yes it did
rain, well it poured, but not before we were able to have some great fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Fallen rhododendron flowers lining the trail. 2. Paddling on Alder Dune Lake. 3. The lush forest changes to sandy dunes along the trail. 4. Hiking trail begins in the Alder Dune campground. 5. Blooming, pink, rhododendron flowers.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549469321551260715.post-32797699458020173292013-05-22T13:14:00.002-07:002013-05-22T13:14:41.005-07:00BeginningIt is so difficult to get started doing anything. That empty, white, blank page staring back at me. I am excited to be taking the plunge into the blogosphere. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768156824366852856noreply@blogger.com0