Fishing for trout is high on Jim's list of fun things to do! Here he is taking off with the hope of catching a fish.
While Jim was fishing, I sat right on the bank of the river, in a camping chair and just observed. I was struck by the many, many blue dragonflies that were swirling overhead! It was a dragonfly freeway experience! An Osprey flew into a tree that was towering over me. He stopped long enough to look my way and probably wondered what in the world was I doing in his territory! Another small bird that was black, yellow and bright red, flew by and we figure it was a woodpecker. Why? Look at the picture below this one!
See the holes in the tree? These are quite large holes and I don't remember them being there before. I watched for a long time to see if there was anything living in the them but nothing came around except the little black, yellow and red bird with a long beak.
Our campsite was perfect! It was situated right above the river and we could hear the rushing river all the time! In the background is our little bus, which suited us just fine as a motor home...bus style, for this trip! No tent to put up, no setting up at all! It was great!
This pine loomed over our campground and served as a perfect late afternoon source of shade. The sun moved right down the trunk until it was low in the sky. 
Indian Paint Brush is often not found at this time of the season, but a clump survived, and we found it. It's color and unusual flower are beautiful in contrast with the green woodsy surroundings.
We had time to read, sit by the river and relax on our quick anniversary trip. It's good to be home and back into the workaday world of selling buses!
See the holes in the tree? These are quite large holes and I don't remember them being there before. I watched for a long time to see if there was anything living in the them but nothing came around except the little black, yellow and red bird with a long beak.
Our campsite was perfect! It was situated right above the river and we could hear the rushing river all the time! In the background is our little bus, which suited us just fine as a motor home...bus style, for this trip! No tent to put up, no setting up at all! It was great!
This pine loomed over our campground and served as a perfect late afternoon source of shade. The sun moved right down the trunk until it was low in the sky. 
Indian Paint Brush is often not found at this time of the season, but a clump survived, and we found it. It's color and unusual flower are beautiful in contrast with the green woodsy surroundings.
We had time to read, sit by the river and relax on our quick anniversary trip. It's good to be home and back into the workaday world of selling buses! We wish you all a good rest of the week and may you find time to do something in nature this week!
We are celebrating our 20th Wedding Anniversary for the next few days. We are returning to a place that has become a favorite over the years, the Rogue River in Southern Oregon.
A couple of pictures were taken of the babies and they show their curiosity to my camera! I stood back, zoomed in, so the photos are a little scratchy looking, but you can see their little faces.
