Swan Island Dahlias

Another satisfying trip to one of Oregon's beautiful flower farms...

Megan, Jesse and I walked the Dahlia fields at Swan Island near Canby. It was very hot, but we walked through the sprinklers a few times to get cooled off.












Pictures cannot do justice to these beautiful colors and designs! We took 3 times more pictures than I am posting! Megan and I took turns using the camera, and some of my favorites are the ones she took.





























These were as big as dinner plates!












































































































Megan took the picture above, this one, and the one below. They are stunning, and would make a beautiful wall cluster!

















Can you believe these colors?!
































This was unusual.


























This was one of my favorite colors.





































































This was probably my favorite dahlia. I loved the pastel pinkish-coral with strokes of lavender. It looked like it was brushed on!


































Afterward, Jesse deserved time at a little shaded park in Canby.


















Aren't Moms great?!

Lunch with Megan and Jesse

The cookie is great...





but I'm not sure about those pickles!














Now we're being funny!

Portland Zoo

It was a fun day at the zoo with two of my daughters and a grandson!












This baby elephant just turned one year old.

The raptor demonstration was fabulous! As each raptor was released, it flew over the heads of the audience and perched near the crowd.

Barn Owl










Hooded Vulture



Bald Eagle...









an incredible raptor!













Screech Owl
Baby Kestrel















The zoo is well kept, and will soon be adding some more African species.































This little Lorikeet was chewing on Anne's fingers instead of drinking the nectar. Anne was giving it a little piece of her mind :-).