When I was director of a sizable dental office,
staffed by seven dentists and about twenty support staff, part of my
duties included preparing a budget each year. Fortunately, I had a
great deal of help from people who knew a great deal more about
budgeting a multimillion dollar operation than I did. One of the
things I learned during that season of my life was posted above my
desk on a sign that read:
“Forecasting
is very difficult, especially when it deals with matters of the
future.”
I can
only commiserate with the meteorologists among us, including the one
who predicted sunny weather for today. In fact, we have had moments
of sunshine, and perhaps, I was expecting too much. Here's what we
got. FOG! Lots and lots of fog, until about 1:30PM, was followed by
sunshine for about half an hour, followed by overcast skies.
In
fairness, we did have sunshine. The temperature got to the forecast
level, around 60 degrees, and we have had a wonderful time walking in
the woods with the dogs, and enjoying Champoeg with a paucity of
other campers. The dogs loved the hike, as evidenced by the fact
that they are currently sacked out on the sofa, snoozing.
So
here's what we saw:
Even in late October, God provides a few flowers to brighten our path.
The old blogger needs to learn to do selfies well enough that he can remember to smile! That's the Willamette River in the background.
Here's one of the little shacks that sit along the river's edge.
Can you say "acer macrophyllum?" That's "big leaf maple" to most of us.
Don't know if this is a single family dwelling or some kind of lodge. Either way, it is impressive.
A cathedral like forest path. We love this place.
My lovely bride said, "He looks like a fun guy [or was it fungi?]."
Here's his cousin.
Come back again. I'll see if I can find more to share.
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