Yesterday I noticed the date on the back: 11/09. One or the other of us has been the official holder of the weenie award since November of 2009. We've been walking since sometime in 2005...I can't remember for sure when we started.
We were walking the Fanno Creek Trail. There's a section of the trail where a small pond forms and we often see ducks and ducklings there, along with the occasional red-winged or tri-colored blackbird, great blue heron, and/or snowy egrets. A time or two, we've seen hawks. Yesterday, we were met by some ducks.
Got any Cheetohs? Fritos? Doritos?
And the pond had flooded the trail. We considered passing, but the water was several inches deep, and murky with sludge.
We decided to turn back, and then took a different branch of the trail. Same thing there. This seems very unusual in July.
Mike thought water might have been released from a dam upstream. I tried to find some information about it, but couldn't find anything relevant to the current time period. Nevertheless, I did find some information about Fanno Creek here, if you're interested.
We turned back again, and then headed back to our cars, appropriately discouraged for the day. Along the way, we passed this sign.
Now they tell us. We could have died out there!
There were a few things I needed from the grocery store. When I got home, I took a nap. There's no good reason for that, except that I felt like it. Sometimes I think it's important to give in to our strongest of laziness urges. We had some lunch, and then I worked a little bit on the Shop Hop embroidery, polishing off the name of one shop.
And then I tried to bore myself to death. I considered all the possible ways I could spend my afternoon, checking each one off with a heart-felt "Nah!" Finally, being unable to stand myself any longer, I got up and made a label for the Quiltmaker's Garden. It's due in Salem mid-August, and so I really need to get it ready to go. The border for this was a free download I found online. I added the text.
And now It's printed on fabric. I'll put a little border around it and then sew it to the quilt. Also, I started piecing together the remaining scraps of fabric I have to try to come up with the length and width I need for a hanging sleeve. It might be a lost cause since the fabric appears to have been chewed off the end of the quilt by squirrels; not actual squirrels, you understand. It was me and my scissors, masquerading as squirrels. If that's the case, I'll use some muslin.
As for today, I'll be doing some cooking. We have dinner guests coming tomorrow. I'm keeping our menu simple and making most things ahead. There will be more things to do tomorrow, but getting a head start today will help. I'm hoping to get some time to work on the hanging sleeve later today.
6 comments:
I understand beaver have been a problem on Fanno Creek. They block the culverts to form ponds. Did you see beaver as well as ducks??
I looked at the Fanno Creek link you gave - have you ever been to Mr. Fanno's house? Looks nice from the outside. I also went to see the Fanno Creek report card, but it hasn't been updated since 2015. I just wondered how much it might have improved since then. Sorry your walk with Sue was cut short, but you two get an A for effort!!
Cool looking duck too. :)
And another trip to the grocery store with no killing - you are on a roll!!
When you mentioned you had weenied out the other day, I was a little surprised there was no mention of the weenie award. So I'm glad to see it show up. It's important to stick with those traditions, y'know? I think it's good you took a day to just relax after all the cherry canning and whatnot. Enjoy your dinner with friends. It sounds lovely!
Love the label - very pretty!
Nice label! It has been so dry here we do not remember mud!
It's been pretty wet here too this year, which is unusual too. I've had a couple of my morning walks rained out. A very pretty label. It's fun when you get to the label because that means you have almost finished a quilt.
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