Christmas

This years tree is the best one I have ever had. It is 8 feet with lots of space to get the ornaments on. 

There are ornaments from the 1960s till now, three new ones this year. 

for me the tree is Christmas. I celebrate the whole 12 days. I am wishing everyone a Wonderfull Holiday, peace , health and joy.

houses on the north end of Eugene that have fantastic light displays

my nativity

This is a huge estate

 

Summer days

Saturday farmers market and people at the river. I have been going to the river almost every day since I have been back. Mornings are cool but by late afternoon it is in the 90s. This coming week predicted to be 104 for about 4 days

 

 

Spring is official

 

Took the woodland path from the top of Skinners Butte. Trillium is just starting to bloom. A trip to Sweet Creek last week to see the falls and rapids. Lots of water running, powerful.

Thanks everyone for your birthday Wishes

trillium

plum blossoms

sweet creek falls

Valentines day

VALENTINE’S DAY

When I was a child on Valentines Day all the children in my class would bring valentine cards and we would put them into a decorated box. When the time came the valentines cards were drawn out  one by one and given to whoever it was addressed to. I can remember putting my favorite ones into a scrap book. My grammar school had 8 rooms one for each grade and the valentine box was a tradition every year

  After grammar school I received only a few Valentines and then after a few years the scrap book disappeared .Now you can go on the computer and look up old valentine card images. I even saw ones I had received back in grammar school. I think Valentines day should be a national holiday.

This day is mostly for lovers or those that love one another. LOVE needs to be expanded, because the word has a narrow meaning when it really encompasses everything. I believe everything is created from love. It is an emotion that can’t be defined only felt. Here are some of the actions that love creates; passion, compassion, respect, forgiveness, surrender, kindness, deep affection, enjoyment, caring, appreciation for. It is action, a force. It is entanglement. It is giving and receiving. Everything needs love or it withers or even dies. One can also love nature, for it’s beauty and the peaceful feelings it emanates. So I think we should up grade Valentines Day and send our love forth. Who knows, it may bring peace to the planet.

Audrey Bechler

In the super market yesterday and everyone was buying flowers

these were like the grammar school cards we gave each other

I think I might have been given this one in school

my little animals

older hand made fold up cards