Life as avalanche

Reminder to self: pick a limited topic and blog (like the 'flock and fiber' of my last post). When I 'collect' a bunch of topics to blog about, usually because each one seems insufficient for its own post, it turns into an overwhelming avalanche, picking up more and more subjects and accompanying photos, until the task of covering them all buries me – hence the lapse in weekly posts. Time to start shoveling.

My favorite change of seasons always inspires a flood of photos, some of them related to other topics. For instance, we celebrated Rick's birthday at his mother's house so she and her husband didn't have to drive at night, and I took a walk around her neighborhood and the nearby park while waiting for the birthday boy to arrive.

My birthday gift to DH were tickets to the Fellowship for the Performing Arts' The Screwtape Letters, followed by dinner at a favorite restaurant. No photos of the production were allowed, but the Portland venue (NOT a war zone as those trying to distract would have you believe), inside and out, had lots to appreciate.

As for the colors closer to home....

I finally put the canner away when I filled my available space (on the bottom shelf) with applesauce.

Then there are the sunrises, striking light, cloudscapes, and rainbows visible from our deck,

the colors around the house,

the colors on and from the hill taken during walks and rides,

and the color taken along I-5 on our way back from Eugene yesterday (my son drove Stella and me to a horse show there). The setting sun made the colors glow!

I'll try not to get caught in another avalanche anytime soon. I'll save spinning and knitting for the next post.

That's it for now from . . .