Biking into work yesterday I came across a large group of Canada geese in the field near one of our middle schools: Next up, they were startled and flew overhead: All in all a neat scene on a cold winter day here in Eugene.
Biking into work yesterday I came across a large group of Canada geese in the field near one of our middle schools: Next up, they were startled and flew overhead: All in all a neat scene on a cold winter day here in Eugene.
When the term ends our usually bustling campus becomes a ghost town and a haven for the critters that live here. These fellas were chasing each other until I showed up and they froze . . .
Got up early today to start my run at 5:30 am out at Mt. Pisgah. This is the Howard Buford Arboretum and I usually run one side, down the other and back to the top, which I did today. I got up before sun up on the first summit and then made it back for the image below. It was a beautiful morning – starting with hooting owls and yipping coyotes and then this:
Today I took Nora and a friend of hers to one of the local pumpkin patches a bit north of town. It was nice to get to a part of town with less smoke as well. We had a great time and it does feel more and more like fall has arrived!
I’ve been exploring a new camera lately – a Panasonic GM-1. It’s a small one, micro-four thirds type which lends to being easy to carry and use. So I have been trying to do so. Below is a photo from this morning’s sunrise across campus. Side bar: our campus has one tree from every continent which is pretty cool. Qualified: Our campus has one tree from every continent that has trees. 🙂 And yes, there has been a reprieve from the wildfire smoke for now.