Spring in Oregon - Notes from Cooper

The rumors are true! The sun finally came out! We ran around the yard and then Mum and Dad packed up the van and went for a hike. Unfortunately, because someone who we won't mention (Dozer) misbehaved during the last field trip, we had to stay home. But Mum and Dad took lots of pictures and videos and it was almost like being there. They went to McDowell Forest and it had all that dappled sunlight Mum likes so much. There were lots and lots of waterfalls. Mum said after the first 40 or so pictures of waterfalls she realized that no one really likes to look at that many waterfall pictures. Good thing she uses a digital camera.

Dad took this picture of Mum as she sat on a bridge. I always worry she will fall off but Mum has assured me she has some semblance of balance. Look at that drop of the waterfall! That looks refreshing...which means cold!

Doesn't get much better than this.

The woodpeckers kept busy this year and made Swiss cheese out of this tree.

Mum by the biggest waterfall.

A little fairy waterfall tucked away in the forest.

There's Dad by the waterfall.

This tree has a coat of moss on it because it lives in Oregon. We get a lot of rain, a lot.

The road down from the forest.

Dozer told Dad that he was starving and almost died while he was gone. No one believes Dozer but he did get some one-on-one time.

The rain is supposed to return tomorrow. (sigh).