Thursday, March 14, 2024
Thursday's Bird Watch
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Using Merlin on the Scooter
Friday, March 8, 2024
Taking the Scooter for a ride.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Thursday's Bird Watch
During our snowstorm last Friday March 1st here at Dallas Retirement Village, the sun came our briefly, and Jeanette and I rushed out hoping to photograph a bird in the snow. We were fortunate to get this Dark-eyed Junco in Vern and Ann Beeson's Garden Home front yard. Vern had sent me a text to let me know they had a lot of birds at their feeders. Thanks for the tip Vern! As I have said many times before, Juncos are my favorite winter bird. I still remember being fascinated with the first one I saw outside of my grandmother Scott's window in the snow under her camelia bush, 77 years ago.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Electric Scooter!
For six months I have been dealing with debilitating foot pain. Footwear changes and attention to therapeutic stretching exercises, failed to bring healing. Time off my feet brings only temporary relief, curtailing my active lifestyle of walking to increased time in my rocking chair. Birding observation trips now occur from the front seat of our van. Jeanette literally waits on me hand and foot. Medical visits, referrals, and x-rays have now pinpointed the problem as bone spurs.
Today, hope arrived in the form of this electric scooter. This should allow me access to the halls, elevators, and dining rooms at Dallas Retirement Village pain free. But most importantly, Jeanette and I will be able to get back to putting on some miles on the trails, identifying and photographing birds!
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Thursday's Bird Watch
Monday, February 26, 2024
Toledo to Dallas Retirement Village - Day 5
Day 5 found us at the Toledo Marina and Moorage, after a quiet night. Coffee, computer work, and breakfast started our morning off. Before leaving town, we checked out the location of the Toledo History Center. We will be returning here to the History Center with the bus from Dallas Retirement Village on this coming Wednesday.
We left Toledo on Hwy 20 in a light mist, which turned to rain before clearing to sunshine by the time we passed through Corvallis. It's been an adventure filled five days, that has left us inspired to do more in the upcoming months, and perhaps years. We birded in the six counties of Benton, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, and Polk, turning in almost two-dozen eBird lists. We post these blogs in part to keep or family and friends informed of our where abouts, but also to share the inspirational places we visit. In addition, in all honesty, we have the selfish motive to have a record of places and dates of our travels to refer to since age seems to have an effect on the recall and clarity of our adventures.