More Oregon

23 Aug 10 – 29 Aug 10

We are now working on all the things that have to happen before you can finalize a house purchase. Loan, insurance, utilities, where to park the RV and all the other things are taking some of our time this week, but we have had time to go look at different sites and watch the birds.

This weekend is 'Salmon Derby' in Gold Beach(GB) so we will watch some fishing also. We watched for about an hour Saturday morning, but had more fun watching the Osprey. While we were watching the score was Osprey 9 fish plus what looked like 1 eel to the fishermen's skunk. The weather was windy and the water was a little choppy, but the Osprey would take the fish out of the top of the wave. It looked like one will not be back for a couple of days as the fish looked it was a two or three pounder. I get a kick out of watching – pictures will come – of the seagulls chasing the Osprey when they have a fish. The Osprey always wins, but I guess a seagull must have won once or you would think they would give up.

After church this morning we went to the Farmer's Market at the Fair Grounds to see if they had anything good. We bought from the same people we bought corn from two weeks ago. It looks like we will have a little bit of non-store veggies, but not much. While we were there I had a chance to talk to the guy doing the selling as they were not real busy. I thought he said they were from in California, but they just have to go through California to get here. If you have ever been into California you know they have a vegetable – fruit – livestock inspection station as you enter the state. We have learned over time what they will permit and what they take so never have any of the things you will lose. Going thru the inspection station one of the things they are not supposed to permit is unshucked corn, but he had a whole bunch a couple of weeks ago and I asked if he had to husk all of it to get back home. He said NO. When he told me where they lived I even knew the place. Last December when we were staying in Cave Junction going back and forth to Grants Pass we passed his place every day. I almost put my foot in my mouth Sunday by asking if he had the place that could not spell 'corn'. Every time we went past I threatened to stop and take a picture because the was a BIG sign with big letters that said: “CRON”. I always thought it would make a good topic to make a spoof on – little did I know I would be writing about it today – no picture. He said we are across the road from the sign where they do not know how to spell corn – that is our last name.

Next week we will do more sightseeing and should have some pictures from the area.

Pictures:
Wrentit in Klamath.
Horned Lark in IA.
Do you wish you could sing like that.
All those clouds and no rain where we were.