Driveways

     There are ten houses on my side of the street.  It's a long block. One house is vacant and being remodeled.  In the remaining nine driveways, there were twelve vehicles, with four more in the street.  Every house has a double garage.  Only three actually have vehicles in them, mine being one of them.  The other side of the street is pretty much the same and the whole neighborhood as well.
      We park our $50k posessions outside in the weather and our accumulated "stuff" indoors. 
 

Observations on my walk

   There are two dogs in our family.  Dogs are great!  Always loyal.  Always there at the door wagging their trails, happy to see, when you come home.  But they do require some extra work.  Feeding, petting, and " the walk".    " Walk" is a word that know, along with "outside", "stay" ( sort of),  " come", and the other favorite word, " cookie".
    Getting to the walk.  The boys, Hunter and Quam, love to be with me, but they love to be with me on a walk even more.  The schedule is not "set in stone" but usually early morning (6-7am), followed by breakfast for them and me, 5pm, followed by supper, 9pm, followed by bed and one or two more if they give me enough hints.
    Walks mean new sights and smells.  I think the smelling part is more important part.  Also the walk allows the opportunity to mark the territory.  Some days there seems to be more marking than walking.  So the pace of our walk is leisurely at best with frequent pauses.
      These pauses allows me to observe my neighborhood.  The area is established residential.  Houses, sidewalks, driveways, mowed lawns, and fenced backyards. ( I'll talk about fences at a later date.)  However, nearby is a neighborhood under construction as I write this.  It is part of our "territory" and so is being observed as well.
     Tomorrow I will talk about driveways and what is parked on them.

   

Remember fall colors

A reminder of fall for ya'll

Coaster from the Coast

This brewery is located in downtown Coos Bay.  I had the Cranberry Cider.

Morning

Al's

The Willamette Valley is in Zone 6 so everything goes here.  That means there are lots and lots of nurseries.  Wholesale and retail.  Al's Garden Center has four locations.  Randa and I stopped by several days ago.  The inside store was already filled with Christmas decorations.  Evidently it's never too early to display for Christmas.
     

However the back patio still has plants.  Here are some.

Raanda and I really like the selection of succulents.