The Killing
Finally warm, gorgeous weather made its way to Bend but we spent the entire day packing, running the last of our errands, doing laundry, and …
Month: June 2008
Best Laid Plans
Finally, I slept the whole night through. I think I was nearing the point of complete exhaustion. Bob slept on the floor in the living …
Beauty And Birdsong
What a glorious day. The sky is clear at last. The meadow is freshly washed from yesterday’s spring shower. There is such a crisp cleanness …
June Hawks
Night Hawks, also known as Bull Bats in our local vernacular, showed up in the Yamsey Valley today. They are in the night jar family. …
Eternity
What a glorious day to be living, and dying. The Yamsi Valley is nearing the height of its perfection. No fires burn in the Klamath …
Returning Chami To The Yamsi Valley
Chami seems a bit low this morning. She didn’t eat her dinner yesterday and vomited twice during the night. Bob, who is sick with the …
A Mother’s Love
If a person is of sound mind and body, and has a dog, it is impossible for that dog not to become a part of …
Choices
For Chami, it is best to go out this way. Twelve years old, beautiful, and strong, Chami has suffered very little in her life, nor …
Oh, How I Weep
I weep, oh how I weep. I ache, I can barely breathe, and I can’t focus on anything… except the knowledge, just discovered, that Chami …