Pacific Dunes #11 - Our Last Hole

Thursday was a perfect day for golf in Oregon. I didn't use my umbrella once, and actually gave my jacket to John Grothe as a gift for letting us play this magnificent course (and he really wanted a UC Davis windbreaker!) Also, I birdied this hole... (and so did Williams)

A wild day at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

UC Davis Golf- Oregon Retreat
Originally uploaded by Todd & Barbara

The 2008 Oregon Retreat at Bandon Dunes golf resort. Between the 1st green and the 2nd tee, the hail started pelting us. It didn't let up until the middle of the 3rd hole, by which time the course was covered in hail. We talked about just going in on the 3rd tee, but decided to wait just a little longer under a tiny tree. Luckily, it stopped hailing and we finished our round.. but there was more weather to come! This is the 3rd green at Bandon Dunes.

Rough Day in Oregon

UC Davis Golf- Oregon Duck
Originally uploaded by Todd & Barbara

We started out an hour late because of fog, and then it didn't get much better. The next two tournaments are going to be very important for the Aggies.

Springtime in Oregon - The Aggies are in 4th

Nate Pistacchio hits a shot during the afternoon round at Emerald Valley GC in Creswell, Oregon. The Aggies are in 4th place heading into the final round, but all the teams are very close, so we are looking forward to a great day.

We carried our rain-gear all day, but Oregon weather is unpredictable, and today it was very nice and sunny.

Connie's visit

My best friend from College, Connie, flew out to visit for Easter. We had a great time. One of the highlights was a surprise trip to drop in on her friend, Paul Moller, whom she dated way back in those days. We had a great visit and Paul took us on a tour of his company where he designs flying cars and alternate-energy engines, among other things. We brought home a nice collection of Moller items, like coffee mugs, models of his M400 flying car, and some delicious almond butter that he and his daughter, Jennifer are producing and marketing. That sure was fun.

Pups starting their third week

We had a visit to the nursery and the pups have just about doubled in size now! Their eyes are starting to open and they are looking more like puppies now. They sure are cute. Lorrie is having a great time even tho' she is pretty isolated out there in the nursery most of the day.

UC Davis Golf at the Oregon Duck - Men and Women

After a long week of finals, the Aggie golf teams are back in action at the Oregon Duck Invitational. Both the men's and women's teams are playing, but on separate courses. The women get to play the beautiful, Eugene CC, while the men tee it up at Emerald Valley GC in Creswell. This will probably be the only photo I get of the women's team, and I was lucky to get it.... they were just leaving the dinner when we were arriving. Of course, the weather is Ducky, so look for lots of rain-gear photos.... T

Davis...The People's Republic of.....?

Well, our fair city has finally done it. We have labled ourselves "The City of Bikes", "The Tree City" , the "Nuclear Free City", and finally, "The City of All Things Right and Relevant", but now you can see we have gone a little too far.

Great News!!!

This is so exciting. You might remember when we were so happy when we won Photo of the Day at Steve's Digicams. Well, now we have found out that our little "Baby and the Bubble" picture has won First Place for Photo of the Month! Wow. That was so fun to find out. We don't know what we have won yet. It might be a digital picture frame or a camera!
You can see the picture at

http://www.steves-digicams.com/dpotd_feb2008_winners.html

New Babies in town!

Sterling, the beautiful Harlequin Great Dane, has given birth to 4 little pups. Three males and one female. Here they are at 4 days old. Aren't they cute? Oh boy, lots of photography ops ahead for us! The last litter was 13 pups, so that was quite a job keeping up with them. So I'm thinking 4 will be more manageable for us. They are all doing fine and Lorrie, the "mom" (not the dog) is spending all her waking (and sleeping) hours at the Nursery making sure that Sterling doesn't lie on a puppy. Luckily, the Nursery is a nice cozy place with a little TV and a soft bed for Lorrie.