beautiful oregon

Taking the idea from Neesie, I picked some of my fave vacation pics and put them into little mosaics so it wouldn't take so long to look at the photos.  I grouped them kinda sorta by topic..... we spent a week in beautiful central Oregon, visiting Redmond, Bend, the Painted Hills, Smith Rock and more.  If you have the opportunity to visit, we'd strongly encourage it - the scenery is just stunning!

Painted Hills & Smith Rock area above and delightful rusty old stuff below (except the heron!)

Who doesn't love a decrepit old barn and picturesque hillsides?

Fun stuff below - dinner & drinks, art in the evening, feeding the mule deer an apple and sightseeing in Bend.

And here's some of the stunning scenery! Mt Hood, first hint of fall, the Crooked River and a sunset to die for (lots of wildfires putting smoke and haze in the air).

Thanks for letting me share Oregon with you......

time for r & r

It's vacation time! Dan and I are headed to Vancouver Island, Canada for a week.  We own timeshare and traded into a resort in Nanaimo that's right on the beach.  I've been to Victoria many years ago to the Butchart Gardens, but didn't have the opportunity to explore the island.  We'll be doing lots of exploring next week.

See Victoria on the southern tip of the island and Nanaimo is north of it, part way up the eastern coast. We also plan to visit Tofino (Lorinda's recommendation) over on the west coast.  Lots to see!

AND, the coolest thing ever!  I'm getting to meet a couple of my blogging buddies:  Jenn of Just Add Water Silly who actually lives in Nanaimo (what are the odds?) and Lorinda of Everyday Endeavors who lives in Victoria.  I'm SO excited to meet these talented ladies and talk art and life and just hang out for a bit.  Dan....well, he'll have to find something else to do without me for awhile!

I won't have computer access, so will fall woefully behind in blog reading, but will be eager to catch up and see what everyone has accomplished while I'm gone.