http://www.dianeabernathy.com Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:34:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have to say that overall I like the roundabouts, they are fun, they display art, they are not usually a problem to navigate.  It was, however, a little boogling to see The Bulletin’s frontpage story on Wednesday about the proposed eight new roundabouts on Reed Market Road  from 27th ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2006/02/04/roundabouts-on-reed-market-road/ I pirated this cartoon from my son, Jon’s web blog.  It gave me a chuckle.     He is my web master for Juniper and Sage, as well as my computer tech.  And the web page creation helping along his "sucky" week is my real estate web page, poor guy.    Thank you, Jon, ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2006/02/01/life-is-filled-with-blessings/ I am happy to report that I made the apple pies for Thanksgiving this year from the apples from my own tree.  My son and family hosted and cooked the main meal, it was as always a stupendous feast. The apples came from a tree that was a first year seedling, the ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/11/25/still-going-on-about-apples/ I have been contemplating the cycles of life.  That is one of the advantages of age, you get to live long enough to actually see the stages and cycles.  It  really is not linear, it is a circle.  An interesting way of charting your cycles is by charting your progressed ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/10/25/cycles-of-life/ What a beautiful trip.  That is one of my favorite drives, through Prineville and over the Ochochos through Mitchel, Picture Rock Canyon, Dayville, Mount Vernon and John Day.  You can stop at the Painted Hills and Sheep Rock, sections of the John Day Fossel Beds for astounding views and great ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/10/20/i-went-to-john-day-today/ I have been a bad blogger and have not been keeping up.  Darn!  But I do need to show you my apples.  A first time event.   http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/09/28/apples/ Rabbit-brush is one of the dominate shrubs of the juniper-sagebrush country, and is a bright splash of color right now.   Green Rabbit-brush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)   Gray Rabbit-brush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/08/30/rabbit-brush-is-blooming-now/ Roundheaded desert buckwheat  (Eriogonum sphaerocephalum)   Indian paintbrush growing with sagebrush (castilleja sp) http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/07/31/and-more-desert-wild-flowers/   Here we go, I have again gained control of the picture process.   Granite gilia (Leptodactylon pungens)  These flowers open at night and are fragrant. Mariposa lily  (Calochortus macrocarpus) Yarrow  (Achillea millefolium) http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/07/28/trying-the-flowers-again/ I have made a big change in my life, I have moved real estate offices to Bend’s Home Town Realty.  I can work from my home more now, and have more time to garden and look at wild flowers. I was having camera trouble, so have not gotten all the pictures ... http://www.dianeabernathy.com/2005/07/21/changes/