enough about pigs

and nutria, and goats, and tons of blue jays that I see and hear around town...
We are settling in to our new room at a permaculture house in Eugene. I cant describe how much Ama loves taking care of the chickens and doing other meaningful work around the house. She also loves riding her bike, and her newest favorite thing is to play guitar at the farmer's market.

invasive pigs...

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No=361&storyType=news

for those who dont believe

someone also said that those crazy rat things that live in the rivers...what are they called? well, I heard that those might snort and grunt too.

random encounters

A man playing keyboard by the the farmers market.
A guy who lives next to the community leaf pile.
A lady who has turned her yard into edible landscaping.
An alley that was turned into a neighborhood garden.
free boxes
free fruit and veggies
free piles

installing a garden

camp out

I am camping in my moms backyard this week with Ama. I am grateful to be sleeping in the fresh, cool air. I've had some interesting encounters that just dont happen when you sleep in a house. The first night I actually slept on the porch. I woke up when I heard an animal walking around. It sounded larger than a cat, so I got up and looked. It was a raccoon! Two raccoons. I sat on the porch amused for awhile, then tried to go back to sleep, until something pounced on my feet! That was just the cat, luckily. Last night, I heard a ruckus coming from the alley. It sounded like squirrels fighting- a bunch of squirrels fighting. I kept looking in the direction and the sound quickly approached...little dark squealing things ran by....snorting! They ran by so fast I didnt confirm my idea, but, Im pretty sure they were wild pigs. The fun didnt end there. A little later the raccoon family stopped by for a dip in the kiddie pool!

split up

Our duo is split up this week. Ama is going to gymnastics camp, which is giving me alot of freetime. I am not used to having so many hours to myself during the day. So, while she has been causing mayhem on the trampolines, I have done a bunch of stuff. I got paid to pick some blueberries, did some work trade for a class I took, planted a garden and finally talked to my best friend! Next on the list to do, sign Ama up for school, work on my photos, and maybe sign up for school myself.