Roots and Roses

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, September 15, 2024 Haven’t you found that it’s an honor to honor someone? That’s how it always seems to me, and that’s how it was yesterday, when we had the privilege and pleasure of honoring our dear friend Marion...

Character Sketches

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, September 14, 2024 A couple of weeks ago in a used-book store I went to one of my favorite areas, the art technique section. There I saw the usual type of instruction guide such as the ones in the photo: Drawing...

Overview

Photo ©2024 by Amber Jurgensen Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday and Friday, September 12 and 13, 2024 This recently-built observation style treehouse hovers about 15-feet above the ground. It is high enough to provide a great view, but not so high that...

Give or Take?

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, September 11, 2024 When you look at the calendar, it says 11 more days of summer, at least in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, we haven’t had the sunniest of summers this year, but we’ve had moments of heat...

Wood-Pewees

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Almost like two peas in a pod. You’d be hard pressed to find visual significant differences between these two members of the flycatcher family. But classed they are as two separate species, the...