Auburn Elementary Bike Club

Another great bike club meeting. Students reviewed proper helmet fit, practiced single-file group riding leaving a “ghost bicycle” in between real bicycles, practiced bicycle control skills by riding in a figure 8, and began learning how to scan over their left shoulder and still ride a straight line.
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Harvests begin

The first yellow-green of the rice fields are evident.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
And then cousin Glenn sent this picture of the wheat harvest on the family farm in Markinch Saskatchewan Canada, three combines in one field.
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Glenn with grandson Romen who thought it was way too noisy.
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Thank you Glenn for sending me your pictures and letting me share them on the blog!

Thursday @ Merrilyn’s

Except that it was Wednesday. When a TRUSD mandatory meeting (in order to do CELDT testing for English learners in Kindergarten and 1st grade) for Thursday was made known at the last minute, thankfully Merrilyn and Phyl were able to switch our get-together to today.

Dear friends in Foley AL, Tom and Paula, should recognize the following beverage, Frozen Good. And Phyl chose a matching outfit!
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Yum!
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The food is always great: Shrimp Remoulade w crackers and pumpernickel and Salmon Mousse in pastry cups.
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The best part, as always, was good conversation with friends.

Landscaping project cont’d

It’s at least 2 full days’ work on the weekend for Justin and Tom. By Sunday night, 44 sprinkler heads were installed. The yellow flags are sprinklers for shrubs, orange for grass.
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Justin has been working on sprinkler systems and landscaping projects since he was 7 years old and helping his dad. It’s his 33 years of experience that makes this project big and complicated, but not hard to figure out or execute.
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Bend OR – Friday

Time for a bike ride:
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We started in Camp Sherman and rode along Metolius River to Lower Bridge for lunch and back, about 16 miles.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
The source of the Metiolius is two springs about 300 yards apart
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which quickly became this:
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Be still my heart – a quilt/fabric store in Sisters. I think I could spend a whole day in Sisters poking into all the shops.
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