Lemon Meringue Shark

And another fun guy:

(This one looks to me like some kind of confectionery concoction.)

For Oregon State fans…

A month or so ago along a small stream about four miles up from the river, I encountered some beaver activity; several dams across the stream with nice ponds and one large lodge all ready for winter. Not far from the upper pond the beavers had fallen a fairly good sized tree and carried all of it away to stock their winter larder… except for this piece which was much shorter than all the rest of the pieces. Because of it’s size and shape I perceived it to be their football and since the season was over and they had obviously discarded it I decided it would be OK to take it home with me, although it added nearly 20 pounds to my pack.

This comparison illustrates why I perceived it to be a football:

On top of the people’s football you can see four front teeth that I had extracted several years ago from a beaver down by the river after realizing that he had no further use for them. I thought they might be interesting for anyone who has not seen the size of a beaver’s front “choppers”.

I knew I shouldn’t try that jump!

Rain flower

The trail was steep, the brush was wet and the wind was cold, but suddenly
right at my feet appeared this rare blossom of a Rain flower.

Decoy to nowhere.

And you think you have had a long, hard winter!

(I felt compelled to post this after I looked out the window this morning to see new snow on the ground and more coming down.)

Fore!!!

Well, … maybe not.