Reminded of other things that happened in Ashland as I write my way back home to Portland. Since I am just making a log of events to help feel more grounded about things I learned here, I would remember:
Trips to the Klamath Wildlife Preserve. Yellow headed blackbirds and bald eagles sit by the road at different times. Thousands of snow geese flock through. The Refuge is a bird watcher’s paradise.
“Klamath Basin Refuges consist of a variety of habitats including freshwater marshes, open water, grassy meadows, coniferous forests, sagebrush and juniper grasslands, agricultural lands, and rocky cliffs and slopes. These habitats support diverse and abundant populations of resident and migratory wildlife with 433 species having been observed on or near the Refuges. In addition, each year the Refuges serve as a migratory stopover for about three-quarters of the Pacific Flyway waterfowl, with peak fall concentrations of over 1 million birds.” from http://www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/history.html.Rainy Tuesday. Garbage day. Recycling too.
Impressive visits. I only got lost looking for the yellow headed black bird which was on the Tule Lake part of the reserve. Dan knew where the eagles were and drove us right to them on my first excursion. He has a spotting scope and knows the ducks much better than I do.
Another field trip for me was to Mt Shasta. I made a little hike into Panther Meadow and brought my friend, Mary Ann, potable water from the headwaters of the Sacramento river. One trip led me to a crystal shop where a woman was demonstrating singing bowls. I wanted one but hadn’t planned to buy one. The demonstrator said that it was better to go work with someone than to buy a $1000 bowl. Sadly that was my last visit to Mt. Shasta. Lovely but I didn’t find what I was looking for in that lovely little town.
We revisited Lake of the Woods where we spent so very many weekends swimming in the lake. Also Fish Lake where my folks had a cabin.
Anna and I went to a couple of plays: Macbeth and Our Town. Seems like I would go every week as there are specials for towns people. Haven’t done that. Played as a musician at the Shakespeare Festival in high school and college. Good memories but it was work. I carried my bass viol around up and down between buildings and up to the music room which was on a mid floor at the festival. Not an authentic instrument of the day but Bernie Windt used what he had. He was also high school music teacher so the bass was from the high school.
Guess I am pulling from old memories and that is a different story.