We drove through Napa Valley, the vineyards are so pretty with their rows of grapes.  Pretty barns and orchards and even a town called Dixon!

We headed out of here to go to welcome Daniel home from Korea.  We took a drive down the Oregon coast to get there.  The first time we have stopped in Bandon.  The middle rock is called Face Rock, but there were other rocks there that had faces too.  In fact, I see two faces on the main rock.

With such awesome spring/summer weather, we have been taking more trips to the park to ride bikes, play in the spray pad and we even had a picnic with these guys. 

Josiah has gotten really good on his bike.  Arianna has been trying to ride her bike with training wheels instead of her balance bike that has no pedals.  And when she gets tired of riding it, she just gets off and pushes.  :)

We were surprised to find out the spray pad was going!  They didn't have their swim suits with them, so just stripped down to their underwear...oh man, to be a kid!  They had a blast, even though it was not that hot yet.  Arianna especially had a riot, as you can see by her face.  Lina, just took it all in.

We didn't know the spray pad was open, but we did prepare to have a picnic dinner there by the lake.

This little guy was singing his song of springtime.

Dew drops on the roses.

Mother's Day.  So blessed to have my parents so happy and healthy!  I know that this is not the case with so many of my friends and family.  Each day is a blessing!

Jessi asked me to go along with them to OMSI.  Fun to watch the kids learn while they play.

I was so happy to see an eagle go after a fish!  He missed, but the osprey caught the one he went after later on.  Meanwhile, the vultures wait for something to die...

The Blue Heron 

I have spotted 4 of them all at one time, but in different areas of the lake this year.  Maybe young ones from the same parents, I am not sure, just guessing.  Anyway, this year, I saw one doing something I have not seen before.  The first photo on the top left, shows him with his wings down.  It was almost as if I should turn my head instead of shoot a photo.  Kind of like he was flashing me.  a little awkward.  The bottom right shows what I saw at first, but the way the lake is and where he was, kept me from seeing the front side.  From the side, I could see his bill open and his throat wiggling, he was breathing hard,I think, not sure what he was doing, it was like he was in a trance.  Normally they fly away the minute they hear or see me, but he just kept there.  After a while he flew over closer to me and I got the top shots of him.  Very strange.  I think that he was sunning himself.  His feathers looked a little wet once he got close enough for me to see.

The first set of geese are doing well.

This mama Mallard had 10 babies!

But this mamma Wood Duck had 12!  so many that I could not get them all in the photo. 

 The baby bunnies are nibbling on the clover, bull frogs are a croaking, bees are buzzing and for the first time ever, I saw a baby squirrel!  The picture does not show how tiny it was.  The bull frogs were croaking in stereo as I approached the pond.  Loudly!  Normally when I get close, they hear me and stop croaking, but this day...they could not be stopped...all over the pond they were sitting and sounding like fog horns, now and then hopping around.  I have not seen so many in one place, let alone heard that many.  

Josh ran his All City Track Meet, competing in the 1500.  Once again he ran an awesome race.  Can't wait to see him run again in the fall when Cross Country begins.