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Some of the wildlife we routinely have on our back veranda… #Oregon #PNW #SouthernOregon #Wildlife #RuralLife #CountryLiving

A male deer with antlers stands in a grassy area, surrounded by trees and shrubs. The background features a landscape of bare trees and green patches of grass.

A group of turkeys forages in a grassy area, surrounded by colorful plants and trees. One turkey stands upright, while others are pecking at the ground.

A slender, colorful lizard with a blue stripe along its body is resting on a textured surface.

Late Fall fog has descended on the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon. Days of valley fog, blanketing everything in wet, white mist. We can barely see our neighbors, let alone the valley floor. Our usually expansive view has been reduced to about 50 feet of visibility. Heat’s on, music is turned up, and we’re playing with the cats. #PNW #Oregon #CountryLife #SouthernOregon

Southern Oregon 2023 #Eastcoastkin #ClassicMono #Monochrome #Stones #Sentinel #BlackAndWhite #BNW #sunRays #stunDay #monochromephotography #Photography #sand #Landscape #Scape #photographer #beach #Oregon #OregonDucks #OregonBeach #Dog #walk #blueSkyArtShow #shadows #SouthernOregon #photooftheday

I start my Sunday mornings with the #NPR show ‘Sunday Baroque’ on our #ClassicalMusic station, then at noon… the ‘American Music’ show comes on and I bail to our other NPR service: Rhythm & News for the Sunday Jazz program. I do that because (possibly unpopular opinion follows) American classical music is a joke, a cross between movie scores and circus marches. Oh I know… what about Copeland, Ives, Bernstein and Glass? Don’t really like any of them TBH. But I do love the Baroque period. We’re lucky where I live in #SouthernOregon as we have a local NPR station at SOSU with 3 services. Jefferson Public Radio covers the largest geographic service area of any nat’l NPR station, extending a couple hundred miles in each direction. You too can listen to a live stream at http://ijpr.org.

View looking south across Southern Oregon’s #RogueValley this Autumn afternoon. A real change from recent foggy days. Bright, sunny and brisk. Robins are feasting on our Madrone tree berries and making a pleasant racket… #Oregon #PNW #SouthernOregon #CountryLife

A scenic view of rolling hills and mountains in the Rogue Valley under a partly cloudy sky. The foreground features a landscape of trees with autumn foliage, including shades of orange and red, and a grassy area. The background includes distant mountains and a valley.

Whoa… def a storm blowing in at the moment in #SouthernOregon - rain has started and gusty winds are blowing Fall leaves from the trees. Looks like it’s gonna blow a gale out there. #PNW #Oregon #Weather

Harvest moon from our back veranda overlooking the Rogue Valley in #SouthernOregon. #PNW

A bright full moon is visible in a clear night sky, surrounded by a soft halo. Silhouetted trees frame the scene, with distant city lights glimmering below the horizon.

Travel Medford debuts the new Rogue Valley Digital Wine Guide | News

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Wine Passport for Rogue Valley wineries has received an upgrade from Travel Medford. There’s now a new an improved digital version called the Rogue Valley Digital Wine Guide. It’s a free, mobi…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #medford #RogueValley #southernoregon #travelmedford #Vineyard #wineries
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2316063/travel-medford-debuts-the-new-rogue-valley-digital-wine-guide-news/

Travel Medford debuts the new Rogue Valley Digital Wine Guide | News

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Wine Passport for Rogue Valley wineries has received an upgrade from Travel Medford. There’s now a new an improved digital version called the Rogue Valley Digital Wine Guide. It’s a free, mobile-exclusive pass to ex…
#wine #Wine #medford #RogueValley #southernoregon #travelmedford #Vineyard #wineries
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2316063/travel-medford-debuts-the-new-rogue-valley-digital-wine-guide-news/

Waiting for the first real rain of Autumn in a valley full of wildfire smoke. Rain forecast for today and tomorrow. Really hoping it’s more than just a drizzle. It’s long past time to put #PNW summer wildfire season behind us. #Oregon #SouthernOregon #wildfires #weather

Oof, #MoonComplex fire smoke is looking awful.

#FireWx #SouthernOregon #ClimateActionNow

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Map of Grants Pass and Medford and Southern Oregon Coast. The blackpurple circle of moon complex smoke makes a northeast and then southeast to pool into the Grants Pass valley and then orange reds into the Rogue Valley by Medford . Rosenberg and Cave Junction in green.

We’ve got this sweet little patch of adorable miniature Asters just inside our deer-fenced garden gate. Had to share. #Oregon #SouthernOregon #PNW #gardening #BloomScrolling

A dense patch of small white Aster flowers with yellow centers, surrounded by green leaves, growing in a patch of dirt.

3)🧵Pre-harvest risk assessment for #Oregon farmers as the grass seed, potato and hay harvests get underway. #Ag #farmers #SouthernOregon #KlamathCounty #hay #potatoes #GrassSeed #PNW #Agriculture https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJDqV_uPGlVpM6ZFxC16GYtc5G0N2q5P9sFTRjX8UZ4/edit?usp=drivesdk

We’re getting smoky skies and diminished air quality in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley - from fires just across the border in N. Calif’s Siskiyou County. I count 12 fires, the largest ones are 0% contained. We’re waiting desperately for the first rains of Fall, which are predicted next week. We’ll see how that goes. #SouthernOregon #Oregon #RogueValley #wildfires #WildfireSmoke #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

A digital map displaying active fire incidents across Siskiyou County in Northern California, marked by colored icons indicating severity and location. The overlay includes a legend and options for layers and navigation.

On another note… we’ve got a small flock of wild turkeys roaming down in the ‘wild’ and untended corner of the property. We try to maintain wildlife corridors on our rural, wildlands-adjacent 8 acre property. Heard a fox shrieking last night (no, they don’t bark), and we have skunks, wild hares, coyotes, the occasional raccoon, lots of deer, and a small army of ground squirrels (the bane of serious gardeners). #CountryLiving #RuralLife #SouthernOregon #Oregon

A rural scene featuring several trees and dry grass, with the presence of wild turkeys in the foreground. Fencing is visible in the background, suggesting a farm-like setting.

I call this one: moon through the maple. Taken with my iPhone sitting on my back veranda enjoying the view across the Rogue Valley in #SouthernOregon.

A rising full moon appears behind silhouetted trees, with a soft glow illuminating the sky and clouds in the background.

Sitting on my back veranda enjoying the evening lights across the #RogueValley and the crickets singing when two barn owls started talking to each other in nearby trees. Barn owls don’t hoot like Great Horned Owls, they trill, so when they talk to each other it’s quite magical. (See the banner pic on my profile to see the daytime view from my back veranda. At night, the Valley and surrounding hillsides all light up). #PNW #SouthernOregon #Oregon #CountryLife #RuralLife #EnjoyingLife

Sunset reflected on the clouds over our hillside home in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley. #SouthernOregon #Oregon #PNW

A dramatic sunset sky filled with vibrant orange and pink clouds, set against a backdrop of distant mountains and a hint of greenery in the foreground.

102 degrees (39 C) in the shade in the #RogueValleyOregon region today. At least it’s dry heat, but still… like stepping into an oven. Garden’s watered. Shade cloths up protecting most of our veggies from sunburn. Got a kids pool for our two pigs and goats. Could be worse tho, as smoke from regional fires has spared us so far. Profound heat + wildfire smoke is the worst; making it barely breathable. #SouthernOregon #weather

We had a real red moon rising last night, likely due to the many wildfires in the region. #Moon #SouthernOregon #RogueValleyOregon

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