This and That: A Blog

  Skywatch Friday   Click above to see skies from around the world and link your own sky!  My son took this sky shot while on a solo country drive. I'm particularly pleased with it as he actually pulled over to take it for me!  Have a nice weekend.  Mine will be hot, but not as hot as yesterday or Wednesday, which were both 104°.  

Skywatch Friday Some days lately have been absolutely lovely.  Wednesday was one of those days (it looks like today will be too, although there was a red sky at morning ).  These are some of the skies and sights on a country drive Wednesday afternoon.  It took me a bit to realize I could take photos along the way as I wasn't the one driving!  The rest are out my window, not leaning across at a stop sign! Roxy Ann Peak on the right. Mount McLoughlin's snow will become my water, after it percolates down through volcanic soils to emerge as springs.   A lovely view of the garbage transfer station!  Behind that, to the right is Upper Table Rock, to the left Lower Table Rock.  In the middle, further away, is the Sams Valley/Gold Hill Ridge system of the Siskiyous.  It includes Sams Valley Butte, Galls Creek Ridge, and the foothills  The Rogue River.  TouVelle State Recreation Site is on either side of the bridge. During summer's heavier w...

 My oldest was visiting from the East Coast earlier this week.  The mornings have been very foggy, but by afternoon it clears. We went out to one of my favorite places (that is, easy to get to, with a turn-out to park) to view the Rogue River.  The Rogue River is one of the original eight rivers in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The sun was too bright this direction. The opposite way has some rapids.   There are "falls" further downstream, which I will visit, but from the road they look more like bigger rapids. I thought the river was quite calm considering how much rain we'd had recently.  Then I saw the huge pile of sticks and branches at a high water line.  It must have been wild!  I don't know how the couple and their dog got over there, what looks like a road is a train track. Someone constructed a stick arch from the wrack (the organic debris mix of sticks, branches, reeds, etc.). From this photo you might think the tree is in bloom...