Table for Two?

Laughing Gull

From the Texas Gulf Coast. Evens gulls can be beautiful.

Gibraltar Apes

From our visit to the Rock last year.

Good News

"It's benign."

Great words to hear when there is a possibility of cancer. And when the family (Peggy's) is extremely prone to cancer. This was Peggy's cousin Melba. We are extremely grateful.

Remembering Those Who Helped Pay For Our Freedom

Memorial Day today. Hundreds of people see this modest memorial every week as they walk around Drummond Lake, one of our favorite haunts.

More Birds From Texas

Laughing Gull in Flight


Great Blue Heron Stalking the Shallows


Black Skimmer


Royal Tern

Bird Talk

Dallas Golf Course From the Air

Flying into DFW from Corpus Christi, Texas.

Bird Island, Corpus Christi, Texas

Shot this from the car on a bridge.

Rockport, Texas, Birds

A few shots from my trip last week.

Western Tanager

This gorgeous western tanager did a photoshoot with me in Portland last week, presenting me with several poses. This is the best.

Portland Bloom

Portland is not only the city of roses; it's also the city of flowers. They are everywhere, especially in spring.

I saw these gorgeous blooms and had to take a photo. Does anyone know what they are?

Mother's Day With Peggy's Mom

See Peggy's blog for details.

Happy Birthday, Peg

It's my wife's birthday and I'm in Portland, Oregon at a conference.

Happy birthday to my wife.

(See Peggy's birthday post on her blog.)

The Guy in Front of Me

Flying to Portland

Why is it the guy in front of me always has to put his seat back all the way? With my 6'-4'' frame squished into the tiny United space to begin with, my knees start touching the back of the seat in front of me. Then, wham! The guy in front of me slings his seat back. He doesn't inch it back. It seems he waits till the right moment and ... pow, I have to do the splits.

So I look up and down the aisle. I can't see anyone else who has put their seat back. It's always the guy in front of me. People who are 5 feet or shorter and have all kinds of room to spare have people in front of them who keep their seats up the whole way. Children and midgets have people in front of them who keep their seats up the whole way.

Now the guy's dome, with its few wispy hairs on top, is a few inches from my face. What a flight.

All right, enough with the complaining. But flying is just no fun anymore.

At least I'm back in my beloved Oregon for a few days, though most of the time will be spent indoors at the conference and board meeting.

May Calendar

Job Well Done

We're patting ourselves on the back. Peggy and I are both very tired but very thankful and satisfied after holding a garage sale at Peggy's parents' house to coincide with the annual neighborhood sale. A lot of larger items went that we will not have to lift again.

Peggy's mom is living happily at Maranatha but we still have the house to deal with ... and a housing market at rock bottom. But yesterday and today helped us accomplish quite a lot that we will not now have to deal with when we sell the house.