Too Cool

 Hi Everyone!

I found this on Pinterest. I had to share. Just too cool. I hope it shows up. Oh it does you have to click on it. 

A little part of Oregon

 Hi Everyone!

Last week when we made our monthly trek to Salem. I took a few photos. Ya, know in a moving car. LOL

This is the route we have to take once we are in Salem. 

 

click on the photos to see closer. 

I didn't get any photos of my town, these start at about 23-25 miles up Hwy 126. 

Oh, as you can tell it was an overcast day. Shocker 😋 

You have to go through a tunnel.	I love the view coming out on the other side.
Then out to a very green trees and bush.	We have had so much rain that everything is lush.
Around this corner we come to the town of Walton	Walton, pop. 360. that is the people in the zip code.
Soon we turn off of 126 to Poodle Creek road.	It is mostly farm land here.
I really like these round bales.	It's a mixture of farms to the lush.

 

This photo is for Tom from 

The Backroads Traveller 

The only barn I found. Big business. 

We had to make a stop and I couldn't pass up this beauty.	From lush to dry just like that.
Here is a little part of Jct City.	Now we are on I-5 going north. Here is a working quarry.

And then my batteries died. I don't use this camera very often and so that's it for the trip photos. LOL 

I couldn't believe I didn't check the batteries before we left.

Hope you enjoyed the drive.

 

Nicole 

Sunday Stuff

 Hi Everyone!

It's early Saturday morning. The house is quiet, just the way I like my mornings. I wish these were growing in my yard, however, these are at a rest area on I-5.

This year I thought I would try a new way to grow carrots. Haaa I'm so glad I just tried it in one area. It goes like this. You take carrot seeds put them in some wet paper towel, cover them with plastic and set in a dark place. When the carrots root you take one root at a time and plant them in an egg carton that you cut a hole in the bottom. These are not my photos. But the carrots are supposed to grow so you don't have to thin them out and the cardboard just melts into the soil. 

Uhhh yeah..... I saw that one carrot was ready to be pulled and this is what I got.

It didn't grow long, it grew fat!

I can't wait to see the other carrots. I have radishes growing everywhere. They are a good companion plant for almost everything. I found this one yesterday too.

OMG! How fun is this? Both the carrot and radish had excellent flavor. 

I got all of the rolled oats into mylar bags, into the freezer for 48 hours and then into air tight containers. 

 As gardeners we are always looking for that special tool. Mine is this gauge that checks the soil for the PH, how much light plants are getting and most importantly how much water. I do tend to over water so this is a gadget saver for sure.,

Do you have a special tool for the garden, or kitchen, or for your art, or work area? Let me know know in the comments. 

 

Have a great day today 

 Nicole