John 5/3/21 John 5/3/21

Spotted Towhee at the Oregon Garden

Spotted Towhee looking back at me from a rock.

John 5/2/21 John 5/2/21

Acorn Woodpecker, Solo but Not Alone

Acorn Woodpecker clutching a fence.

John 5/1/21 John 5/1/21

Black-tailed Deer in the Country

Close-up of a Black-tailed Deer.

John 4/30/21 John 4/30/21

White-crowned Sparrow Singing Its Heart Out

White-crowned Sparrow sings along on a country road.

John 4/28/21 John 4/28/21

An American Crow’s Noble Pose

American Crow along Netarts Bay.

John 4/27/21 John 4/27/21

Canada Goose Coming in for a Landing

Incoming Canada Goose does its best Air Jordan impression.

John 4/26/21 John 4/26/21

Handsome Mallard at Silverton Reservoir

A colorful Mallard on a log in the water.

John 4/25/21 John 4/25/21

White-crowned Sparrow in the Light

White-crowned Sparrow on a fence post.

John 4/24/21 John 4/24/21

Short-billed Dowitcher Fans Its Wings

Short-billed Dowitcher on the shore.

John 4/10/21 John 4/10/21

Osprey Eating a Fish

Osprey eating a fish near its nest.

John 4/9/21 John 4/9/21

Female Red-winged Blackbird Making a Nest

Female Red-winged Blackbird on a cattail.

John 4/7/21 John 4/7/21

Coyote on Easter Sunday

Coyote in a sun-drenched field.

John 4/5/21 John 4/5/21

Great Horned Owl at Twilight

Great Horned Owl perched atop a tree.

John 5/29/20 John 5/29/20

Changing Our Family’s Money Story

After 17 years of fighting with—and fighting about—the family budget, my wife and I finally found a system that works. Here’s my review of the Real Money Budgeting course.

John 9/5/19 John 9/5/19

Ask Yourself These 20 Questions to Make Better Decisions for Your Community

John 6/13/17 John 6/13/17

Live Different: If Steve Jobs Translated the Beatitudes