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2012 

  Silent Saturday - The Road To Hana, Maui, Hawaii   Continuing my series of summer photos (in my attempt to beat the winter blues), this is a photo I took on the road to Hana on the island of Maui. My parents have a home on Maui so we vacation there regularly. As I type here in Oregon, outside i...
02/18/2012
  Here's A Guy You'll Really Like... Meet Ike!   Ike is a super fun, loveable and playful, older guy who is a black lab/English bulldog mix. He's probably around 8 years old, but has the energy of a much younger pup. He also has the maturity to calm down when it's time to. He is a little deluded ...
02/18/2012
  Friday's Foto - It's Baby Lamb Time!   I guess this city girl read too many children's books that convinced me lambs were born in the spring, but the lamb population around here is bursting these last couple weeks! At least three different friends report their new generation of baby lambs' birt...
02/17/2012
  Small Town Business:  Amber's Hood To Hills Snack Wagon, Odell, Oregon   We strongly believe that small town businesses are the back bones of our communities and even our nation. As such, they should be supported and encouraged in our neighborhoods, not only to build a sense of community, but t...
02/15/2012
  Wordless Wednesday - The Little House That Could   I just happened by this cute little house one day on the edge of an orchard, just across the street from Mid-Valley Elementary School in Odell, Oregon. I don't know it's story, but I love the painting... it's so whimsical and almost fairytale-l...
02/15/2012
  Speechless Sunday - Mt. Hood's Snowy Grandeur   Mel took this lovely photo of Mt. Hood covered with winter snow and framed by a delicate branch. Neither of us ever seem to tire of photographing our volcano which seems so different in every season and from so many varying angles. He took this ph...
02/12/2012
  Hood River Middle School Presents... "Princess Slob", A Musical     Next week Hood River Middle School premiers its very first attempt at a musical with "Princess Slob". The muscial was written and scored by Mr. Mark Steighner and is directed by Ms. Rebecca Nederhiser, Hood River Middle School'...
02/12/2012
  Speechless Sunday - Bonding Over Baseball   Continuing with my series of summer photos (as my attempt to beat the winter blues), this is a photo of Mel and our sons, Ben and Sam, at Safeco Field (home of the Mariners) in Seattle, Washington, near where we lived at the time. Mel is about as huge...
02/12/2012
  Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids' Sake! Columbia Gorge Teams Forming Now     Bowl For Kids' Sake is Big Brothers Big Sisters biggest fundraiser and is coming soon to Orchard Lanes in Hood River. The event will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012, but teams are forming now and captains wil...
02/11/2012
  A Real Little Lady Looking For Love... Meet Emmie!   Little Emmie is just about as sweet as they come. This tiny little bundle of fun is a chihuahua mix who is about three years old and just can't seem to get enough attention. She can be a bit shy at first, but warms up quickly and ends up lovi...
02/11/2012
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