January 8, 2026

We had a very mild fall, but this week, our first BCE of winter and the first week back after break, Mother Nature finally gave us an authentic Oregon winter experience. But before I dive into this week, it looks like the post I wrote (and thought I published) on Dec 13th about Balderdash never […]

On our first field trip of the year, and our second annual visit to that beautiful piece of land just west of Bear Creek known as Balderdash, we were greeted warmly with giant doggie hugs. Okay, in truth, most of the hugs were saved for Gavin, who was clearly Laggie’s favorite. After a quick snack,