New Computer after the Crash

Howdee all,

Finally went to Best Buy to buy a new computer..

The Geek Squad took a look at my old computer…and said the Hard Drive was gone…must have been that clicking sound that gave it away……they said they could run a utility to see if they could recover any documents…I decided to wait on that. Maybe brother can help me with that at a later date.

Anyway……

I wanted the Dell with a 17 inch screen..but once in Best Buy…I was convinced I should buy an HP computer that had a few faster components.

So I did..as they were registering the Antivirus software Windows froze.

So they gave me a new HP computer, which I took outside and started to play with it.

  Windows froze on me as well.

Brought the computer back and opted for the Dell computer with the 17 inch screen.

So far a few minor glitches ..everything seems to be working fine.

If not..this one goes back too!

Wish me luck…..I will spend the next few days transferring documents etc from my hard drive. Setting up programs, downloading software etc etc..

Hope to be up and running at full capacity by next week..

After all..it still is

MUSHROOM SEASON

and I might just have to pick a few…

Computer Crashed

Howdee all,

I am typing this via Jeffs computer, my computer crashed...looks like the hard drive is a goner.
So I hope to get a new computer very soon..today hopefully..
Best Buy has a Dell computer on sale this week that looks pretty good.

So I did loose a few photos that I wanted...the before photos of the coach being worked on...otherwise my latest back up was a month ago..and most of my photos that were lost were on my Blog, thank goodness.

It will take a while to get the new computer set up ...
Hope to be back and running by the end of the week.

Oh well...
See You all then!

Yachats Mushroom Festival..The dinner

Howdee all,

Last weekend Jeff and I attended the 10th annual Yachats Mushroom Fest

We started going to this event about 9 years ago when we first learned about mushroom picking in Oregon. We love this event and go whenever we are in the area.

The

kickoff of the weekend of walks, displays, sales and lectures is

The Friday night mushroom dinner. Thirty dollars a head.

This year all the proceeds went to benefit the public trails at the Gerdemann Botanical Preserve..

The cakes and deserts below are auctioned off at the end of the dinner..

Young woodland fairies helped serve the meal. 

The menu

Menu Items donated by local restaurants.

Mushroom almond Pate in Puff pastryWild mushroom tapenade toastsOur hostess decked out as a Cauliflower mushroom fairy.Entertainment by the Woodlands TrioFrench Onion and Morel Soup

Puff pastry Salmon with Chanterelle CreamMushroom salad with Parma Ham and Chicken of the Woods Polenta with Cauliflower Fungus Cream.Stuffed shells with Wild Oregon Mushrooms and Heirloom Tomato Sauce Candy Cap Mushroom CakeThe Auction went well with many cakes going from 50 to 100 dollars..

This particular cake went for 300 dollars..and the woman who donated sat at our table ..we all enjoyed this wonderful mousse cake! If you are ever at the Oregon Coast in October, and you love mushrooms, I highly recommend this event.

My Utube Video from 2006 Mushroom festival

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We are finally at the coast, parked in our friends Driveway, where we will stay for a few weeks…picking mushrooms and visiting.

Sorry Muther and Sickstas for not getting the renovation photos up yet…

Jeff took a few..but i really want to take my own..and ..well…I have been too busy picking mushrooms …all day…….cleaning mushrooms ..spending time with friends in the evening………and then crashing..…….so no time…

I am writing this post at 6 in the morning.

We have friends coming from Eugene to the coast today to pick mushrooms with us..

Tonight dinner with Jim and some of his friends and family…

Fun…busy…miss U all online…

Hope to catch up soon!

YIPEEE ITS MUSHROOM SEASON!!!!!!!

Skywatch Friday…Yellowstone sky

Howdee all,

It has been over an month since we have been to Yellowstone..

I thought I would share a few more photos

of the amazing skies we saw Yellowstone skies….I also want to mention…that it took the foresight Of different people..to save places like Yellowstone from destruction.

There are still many areas of Natural beauty …worth saving

Here's hoping that more Natural areas are saved….

You can help…you can be that person to help save our natural spaces..

Please read this information below and take action.

Did you know they are removing the tops of mountains in Appalachia?

Mountains decapitated. Forest obliterated. Water Polluted
Take action now to stop Mountain top removal..by clicking on this and signing the petition.

if you haven't read this article below….You Must Read it…

Tear That Mountain Down By Julie Zickefoose

Please Take Action…

Now for more wonderful skies….click on the photo below!

Two Ocean Lake, Tetons pt 2

Howdee all,

This is the second part of our hike around Two Ocean Lake…

We started the hike on the north side of the lake…

and took the side trail to the Grand View Point..a  1.2 mile detour..

up a few switch backs…offering views of two Ocean lake on the leftA Distant Fire…more views of Two Ocean Lake as we hike higher…

On the way up we heard some very strange animal calls..I thought maybe marmots..

but we couldn't find where the sound was coming from..

We continue to hike to the top…And finally we arrive at the top..

Grand View Vista

The Tetons ….always dramaticI zoom in for a closer look..the view to the west…Charlene and Tom in the clouds…..  The View to the east and  Two Ocean lake on the left..          We stop to take in the scene and have lunch..

on the way down…We hear the same animal sound..

and we discover what it is…

At least three Great Gray Owls…

We assume young and adults ..

We hung out with the owls for over a half hour..

In the video below..Tom talks to the owl…and I am a bit concerned that the owl might come toward us…as it seems so comfortable and unafraid…

Tom and Jeff head down the hill before Charlene and I. 

We pick Chanterelle mushrooms on the way down…

to the south side of the lake….

Its early evening…   the sun is starting to set…Tom, takes photos… I take a few photos…before we start to speed up our pace..

A storm is brewing…and its getting dark  I find a very cool looking copper colored cricket?

And some remains of what I think is Bear Poop….

Any scat professionals out there?

  We made it to the car just as it started to rain..

Another awesome day in the Tetons..

Two Ocean Lake Trail, Grand Tetons, Part 1

Howdee all.,

Sept 14th Jeff, sicksta Charlene her husband Tom and I took a very nice hike around Two Ocean Lake. ..an area of the Tetons that doesn't get as much hiking traffic.

But before we get to the trail…we stop for…

photos..of the Tetons Thistle heads…and the Tetons….

clouds..and the Tetons What's this? Fall color?

Awesome Orange trees in the distance

I don't know what they are….but they make a nice backdrop to the thistle…

and lookie here…I get lucky

  And  Capture a bug in flight… We arrive at the Trail head for…Two Ocean Lake

A beautiful easy hike

The natural lake is 2.4 miles A 6.4 mile trail circles the lake passing through groves of Aspen and conifers.
  The name Two Ocean also refers to nearby Two Ocean Pass which spans the Continental Divide and where a small stream splits into two distributaries named Pacific Creek and Atlantic Creek that flow toward different oceans. Two Ocean Lake is on the western side of the divide, and only drains into Pacific Creek, which flows to the nearby Snake River.

We hiked Grand View Point, which added about 2.5 miles

The start of the hike…

Distant Teton views..Sicksta Charlene taking in the view…   a seed head…don't know what kind 

And..more droplets..couldn't help myself…

The path crosses a large field of grasses and wildflower seed heads

   Views from the field….

Fields of Grasses…

The field had an interesting patch of green that mimicked  the rounded patch of shrubbery in the back

   Ahh…Teton Views

Zoomed in View…

   We walk thru woods..

I notice a tree …different

Bark off and resin showing Dripping.. About halfway across one side of the lake

Autumn shows its colors in the dried grasses and colorful foliage A butterfly says helloDistant Teton views…Zoomed in…

Bugs sharing a flower…gathering pollen

We are almost across the northern half of the lake… Alfred Hitchcock or Winston Churchill?

The northern half of the lake has the most scenic views of the Tetons

But the southern portion of the hike also quite beautiful…

For more nature posts click on the photo below…..

Stay tuned for Two Ocean Lake Hike Part 2