Saturday, June 13, 2009

Miscellaneous

Not much is happening at this very moment--no big trips just completed, no unusual events. I thought a few miscellaneous photos might be just the thing.

About 10 years ago, we planted wildflowers in the natural area just below our back lawn. At first, they were multi-colored. Slowly, the yellow daisies took over, as the less hardy varieties died out. Then a few white daisies showed up, on their own. Today, it's all white daisies, and they're spreading out! I'm hoping the daisies will prevail over the Japanese bamboo grass--a vile weed that secretes some kind of poison that makes the ground infertile for other plants and throws out tens of thousands of seeds that can germinate up to 7 years later. So far, the daisies are holding their own.
Craig and Pug Mikkelsen,with some Taggarts in front of Multnomah Falls from a few years ago at Thanksgiving.
The legal staff at Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation.
An eclipse of the moon last year. That greenish shadow up and to the right comes, I believe, from a reflection off the filter I had on the camera. Not good, but still an interesting picture, don't you think?
Young Jack Taggart on his mission. Jack is getting married next week, so I thought a picture from a couple of years ago would be a nice thing.