Creation
Piper’s Kids
The Lord works in mysterious ways. His timing can’t be beat. 
When I was home alone — the kids in California and Jeff also out of town — Piper went into labor. She is the goat who we never saw go into heat. We felt she must be pregnant but we had no idea when she would give birth.
The Demise of The Drake
One of the recent changes on our homestead has been getting ducks. We’re starting with raising Muscovy ducks for meat. We purchased three hens and The Drake from a local lady. This post is not only about the fun of these ducks, but about the demise of The Drake.
Mother’s Day Pictures
How was your Mother’s Day? Ours was wonderful! Jeff’s parents surprised us with a visit; Jerry (Jeff’s dad) was in Oregon for business so they extended their trip to stay with us for a few days. Judy and I both had an agenda – pictures. She wanted updated pictures of us for Jerry’s new office. And I wanted pictures… just because. I realize that there’s alot to catch up on Such Treasures. But because I can’t possibly catch up, I am just going to jump in, and try to fill in the blanks as I go.
Hiking in the Umpqua National Forest
Since Jeff had yesterday off due to Labor Day, and also because it wasn’t raining, we decided to go hiking in the Umpqua National Forest. When we moved here, five years ago?, we hiked to many waterfalls in that area. But no hiking there since. I guess you could say the hiking bug bit us when we were in Montana, at Glacier National Park.
Picking Wildflowers
The kids picked wildflowers in our front pasture today. Okay, I’ll admit. They were posing for me. But pretty soon they got lost in the activity. Mikah found a turkey feather and put a headband on to become an Indian picking wildflowers.
Warm Days; Burning Brush; Digital Photography
Here’s a little diversion, but it does relate. Even though I know I’ll never be a great photographer, I do enjoy reading about it. A site I really enjoy is Digital-Photography-School.com. The tutorials offered are super and easily adaptable to GIMP (from Photoshop). Today’s tutorial is called “Creating Depth of Field With Filters and Masks”. I know it will be very useful in the food photos I take — I’ve always wondered how food photographers make the food focused and the background blurred. I decided to try out the technique first on a photo of Haniya from yesterday. She was taking a much needed drink on a hot (okay, warm) day.
Naomi’s Spring Gifts
What gorgeous spring days are upon us! Thank you, Lord! The sun is energizing and refreshing and Oregon is a bloomin’. This must be my favorite time of year. At least until allergies descend! Naomi brought me a bouquet on Saturday. She also brought me a frog.
Umpqua River Revisited
We went to the river again yesterday. The sun felt so good. Just enough warmth to warm our stay. We couldn’t stay long enough. And today we are going back. We have to go to the orthodontist and plan to make it a fun trip.
Trouble!
Meet Trouble. He’s just few months old. Our friends ran out of grass on their place, so he came here to get fat. Yes, that means he is going to be butchered. Our friends are going to share him with us. Usually, we take a long time to consider such moves. Not this time. His [...]
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