It has been a busy couple weeks . . . no time for travel . . . pics taken recently have been for use on the project . . . spring on the Columbia River . . . the temps are just starting to rise . . . as is the water level . . . hellish winds through the valley . . . someone lost a load of bees . . . so there has been a cloud of angry bees right around one turn in the road, keep your windows up!

Oscar is home!

At about 5:30am this morning . . . the lost little miscreant came strolling home . . . a bit thinner but apparently no worse for the wear . . .

Cowboy and Indian Auction . . .

This weekend was a drive down to Redmond, OR where the Annual Cowboy and Indian Auction was taking place. An interesting experience . . . the items to be auctioned provide a good part of that interesting . . . and another part was the drive . . .

Once across the Columbia and heading south . . . there is a lot of this . . . in central/eastern Oregon. Miles and miles of miles . . . farming grass, ranching . . . and sparely peopled.













But as you get further down . . . past Madras you see some interesting rock formations . . . This is Smith Rock . . .

No confirmation . . . the search continues

The search continues for Oscar . . . many tips for conducting the search have been provided . . . several individuals in the area have been very helpful. Though there has been some possible sightings it has not been determined if the cat seen is actually Oscar . . . trying to enlist more help in the search . . . we would really like to see Oscar home . . .

A sighting . . . possible positive outcome . . . stay tuned . . . Oscar may get home yet!