April 9 --- Sex on the River

I went fishing this morning. One vigorous bite, but only a moment of excitement.

Background for the pictures. Oregon has an increasing number of raptors. Osprey (fish eagles) nest near the water on a high platform in a pile of branches and different kinds of fluff.

The best fishing for the next couple of weeks has many boats trolling slowly within a 100 feet of the nest. None of the fisherman bother the osprey pairs and the osprey don't seem to be bothered with the fisherman. This nest has been occupied for several years. The first picture is the pair building the nest and the second picture is the pair mating. I picked up my camera about three minutes before I took these pictures. Luck is a wonderful thing.

April 8

4:30 A.M. was very early today. I arrived at the boat launch on the Columbia at 5:30 and 30 boats were ahead of me. I launched a little after 6:00 and there were 40 to 50 boats waiting to launch. My fishing partners for today were Doug and Devin. By 7:30, there were boats (200 to 300) everywhere between the I-5 Bridge and the I-205 bridges (about 2 miles) We did not see many fish caught today (2) and about 9:00, Devon hooked a wild Chinook. Remember wild fish are released - hatchery raised fish make it to the table. For the technical difference between wild and hatchery is whether the fish has an adipose fin on the dorsal side of the fish just ahead of the tail (look at the picture and you will see a small fin just in front of the tail). The hatchery people will clip that fin before they are released. Today was fun, but no dinner.

April 6

Sunny weather visited us for the last two days. We ventured outside and it was weed patrol for Nancy and I finished building our raised beds. I have been rebuilding them and moving the dirt from one to the other. Now I have two empty ones to fill (OH joy). These beds are significantly higher than my old ones. It will make it easier to harvest all of our organic vegetables.

North Carolina is whooping Michigan State in the first half.

April 5

Busy day. Early church. A quick trip to Lincoln City to drop off a easy chair and we needed to check on things. On the way home we stopped at the tulip festival to take a few pictures, but the tulips are very late this year. So I have some nice daffodil pictures.

April 4

Nancy and I went to Corvallis, Oregon for the ordination of a young man, Lance Peeler, that grew up in our church. It was a very special special day.

April 3

Fishing again on the Columbia with Doug, Scott and Roger. No fish today.. Nancy and I went over to David and Sherry's to help them lay some sub flooring in preparation for hardwood floors. We will work on that later.

April 1

Wednesday was cold, windy and wet, so Doug and I went fishing on the Columbia River. I caught a wild chinook salmon. The fish was about 30" long and put up a great fight. The downside is that hatchery fish make to the dinner table and native or wild fish are released.

Tuesday 3-31

Katie returned from her trip. Matt, Katie and Nora are now spending some time with Katie's parents so everybody gets some time with the Klamath Falls Lanes.

We really enjoyed babysitting Nora and Ginger the Pug.

Busy Days

Matt and Nora have been with us for several days, while Katie is on a business trip. Matt is working the week days. Nora is taking walking, watching Papa run the little rototiller, going to the play area, eating, napping and we are changing diapers. Deja Vu all over again.

Sunday we had a family gathering with the Wilsonville Lanes, Scappoose Lanes, Albany Reiners, and the Kamath Falls Lanes minus Katie. Great times.

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Welcome to the our new pursuit online. We hope you will find some information and enjoyment in our little adventures. Today we are babysitting our granddaughter Nora for the day and I think she just decided to start her afternoon nap. Three minutes of quiet is a good sign.
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