This was one of those east side days with west side weather “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which […]

“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8) Maybe we can’t hear it, or even see it move  trees here on the ground, but the wind […]

Spring rain can be very iffy over our valley. Storms form over the mountains, but as they move east over the lower terrain, they can often dissipate. Only the strongest survive. So how to I make the transition to mention the March 25th Pastor Jonathon Fisk video, “I’m An Idiot. Help My Unbelief. (Ephesians 5:8-14)?” […]

and this is my first posting. Front passed through this afternoon so I’ve been enjoying the post-frontal diversity of clouds at sunset.

The Kloshewoods blog has been almost all but totally neglected. Today, so it won’t look so bare, I’ll post a cloud photo. Perhaps I can make it a habit; if I have nothing else to post maybe just a cloud…tomorrow the first weather system of a series is supposed to move in, but for today […]

Burrs from the golden chinkapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) was one of the treasures which we gathered on our Sep 9–11 trip along a portion of the Barlow Road, just below Mt. Hood. Twice before we’ve attempted to grow chinkapins we bought as small plants. The first we lost in its first winter in the ground; the […]