Fishing and gathering

It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to fishing and gathering. And fortunately enough, each of us had some success this week. The fisherman brought home his first Chinook salmon of the season (bottom photo), and I brought home three pounds of chanterelles. Tasty!

Another day, another King salmon (top photo).

Family visit

During this summer's family visit, fog prevailed, and through the week, our temperature hovered around 59 degrees. The marine layer, also known as fog, is why we don't need air conditioning. The sun came out on Saturday, which made for a great beach day.

The bottom photo is Bori with Fran, the wonder woman. The top photo is Grandpa Bori and Sadie, heading out for a bike ride.

From the earth

Mid summer in Oregon is the time to pull the garlic. The bottom photo shows my elephant garlic harvest. Kale has been doing quite well this summer as well.

In the woods, the wild mushrooms are starting to appear. Right now, Chanterelles (top photo) are popping up. However, our weather has been so dry, that the mushrooms aren't growing very fast.

Bird notes

Last week our pine trees were graced by the presence of a family of cedar waxwings. Their whistling call was easy to identify, but the birds were hard to find. That's because a pair of partially hidden, fluffy fledglings were calling to their parents, who later returned with meals for them. The bottom photo is one of the fledglings, and the middle photo is one of the parents, watching us watch them.

The top photo is of brant that were walking along the beach on the north side of Alsea Bay, on Saturday. These geese were probably molting their plumage, as there were 22 of them, they looked rather motley, and they showed no inclination to fly off.