Diane Putnam's photos

I think this is a juvenile buck with his little brother. Bucks don't ordinarily hang out with fawns and there was no doe in sight. Very smoky sky.

Smoky sky, hot weather, but they've found a bit of shade.

There's been a big, persistent fire in that direction, the rain helped a little. However, there was more lightning, which started even more fires to the north of this spot.

This is a perfect place to grow up for girls who aren't dainty.

They made special hand gestures that I edited out. They thought it was hilarious. ;-/ Oh well, I did too, but didn't want to post them here!

Storms coming in, all-night lightning is expected.

Funny guy! Kind of unruly, but sweet. My grandson came home with a stray the other day (NOT this one). No one was happy about it, as that brought the total up to FIVE dogs, all of which are very active and want to play all of the time. Even my dog-crazy daughter-in-law has had it! Four were too many - five are impossible! So, Travis is finding a new home for the little guy and is very understanding about it. Country living comes with stray dogs. Does anyone else think he looks part mastiff (those legs!), Lab, German shepherd and other things?

I don't know what the white stuff is in the background. Maybe some kind of grain I'm not familiar with...aha! Ask Google and ye shall receive: It's Meadowfoam..."harvested for seed, then crushed for oil and used in cosmetics. The meal, the byproduct from crushing, is used to feed cattle. Bees are used to help pollinate the flower and in return make delicious honey!" From OregonGreen.com. (Elsewhere, I found that it's also used in crop rotation with grains.)

Always dry, but drier than usual!

An old photo of my granddaughter with her new glasses.

He's a big, goofy puppy. Stephanie and Carley were driving down a country road and this big puppy jumped out of the ditch and sat in front of their car. They drove all over to nearby farms and no one claimed him, so Clyde went home with the girls! He is hilarious and obviously is many breeds in one. Those folded up ears make me think of German shepherd puppies. He has thick legs like a mastiff, crashes into furniture, and has a sweet temperament.

Ernie the miniature cattle dog. Reba the smooth coat border collie.

The outer boundary of the city's compost/mulch processing facility. Very old mulch, piled high. Anyone can drive in and load bags with as much as they want. In my (sadly) bygone garden-crazy days, I would have been a regular visitor. There are different grades - coarse wood fiber for ground cover and fine for the compost piles. There are probably some Canada goose nests on the top that we can't see. They are major contributors to the compost! ;-)

A small collage is all I have to offer to the people of Ukraine. I have web acquaintances in Russia and they are afraid. Complete lack of informations makes people afraid. They see demonstrators being beaten by police. They are cut off from legitimate news sources, Their own websites, Youtube channels, etc., have been blocked.

A petition on Change.org. www.change.org/NetVoyne The two young Russian Youtubers I have followed for three years have gone silent. This petition link was on one's Instagram homepage. Of course, Putin will not be paying attention to any of these things, but it is a way to show solidarity with the over 110million people who have signed - most of them young Russians. If you wish, please sign and leave a comment so that they know you are behind them. It is something to do when we feel helpless. Thank you.