October 2019

Spirit Mountain. Photo taken from the site of the Ft. Yamhill bockhouse.

October found Rich and Cheryl volunteering at Ft. Yamhill State Park located near Grand Ronde, Oregon. A sweet site that we will return to in 2020. The fort was in operation for only ten years, 1856 -1866. An interesting piece of history. A small section of the Killamook trail, the inland route the indigenous people used to walk from the coast to Willamette Falls in Oregon City, borders the park. Fort Yamill was built to moniter the Killamook trail.

September 2019

Granary Tree. Acorn woodpecker food storage.

September. A lovely month as the maple leaves change color and begin to fall to the earth. Squirrels and acorn woodpeckers gather acorns. Humans return to school and work.

At Tou Velle State Day Use Park and Marina near Medford, Oregon, Rich and Cheryl gather mostly cigarette butts left by fishermen. Lots, and lots. They also gather confetti. Hordes of the stuff. Birthday confetti. Graduation confetti. Bridal confetti.

Two precious items gathered, two kittens. One we were able to reunite with its mother. The second, mother not found, we took to a no kill shelter. The little tyke spent the night with us. Mimi, our cat, nose bent out of shape went outside and refused to come in the RV.

We still think about the little guy and hope it is adopted by a good family.