My arms are exhausted

But damn Project #2 looks mighty fine, if I do say so myself.  If ShiBuiKnits is half as pleased with it as I am… well, that’d be fantastic.
I wish I could post a picture.
Right now I’m waiting until midnight to finish up Sockdown: September! and start Sockdown: November! on ravelry.  Wow, what an exciting life [...]

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Forest Park in autumn

We got up bright and early this morning to visit Forest Park whilst the weather’s still clear and not, you know, pouring. It was pretty chilly (30F when we left), but warmed up as we started hiking. The most noticeable change on the trail was the layer of Vine-leaf maple leaves everywhere. [...]

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Photo post

Went for a hike up Mt Tabor today (forgot to visit the caldera again), but took tons of photos. Mt. Tabor is the only active (well, sorta) volcano within a city’s limits in the US (on the mainland, anyway). I was loving the autumn foliage…

And autumn light. It turns almost thin this far North:

 

 

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May I present the Emperor Fabulous?

The peacock (who keeps coming back because my parents can’t resist feeding it) has a name now. Emm and I jokingly decided to call him “Emperor Fabulous” when the ‘rents called from Eugene the day after my, uh, shock. Somehow, the name has stuck. Like tar.
He’s getting spoiled, too. 2 granola [...]

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closing in

Wish I was here:

But I’m not. It’s a bit chilly and crisp in Portland right now. I’m not quite to the “brr” point, but that may be coming. I broke out a panta, woolly wrap, and campanula mitts tonight.  I even wore that short sweater-like garment I knit that ShiBuiKnits wants to [...]

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