After five days of rain we are starting to wish for sunshine, but it is the water that keeps the area so incredibly green. It truly is an oasis in the middle of a sea of brown every summer. Even when the rain isn’t falling the air carries moisture to the plants, it’s overpowering, there is just no way to get fully dry. There was a moment of sun on this Rhodie... It was inspiring.
Nearby there is a Native American museum where they describe the migratory patterns of the early people in this area, they moved with the seasons, even then they had summer and winter homes. Life was good. When it got too hot they went to the beach to get cool, and when the weather got too cold they moved inland to get warmer. It’s the same today; just watch the “snowbirds” flock to the Southwest every summer. This tree would a make a treehouse to remember, it is at least 15 feet across the base of the lowest branches.
In the meantime I am left to photograph what I can see, and with a maximum visibility of around 100 yards that means more close up work. That means more flowers.
And a never ending supply of fungus.
If you are reading this and feel hot or muggy and want to cool off, drop everything and run to the Oregon Coast, chances are you will find cool weather and all the relief you could ask for.
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