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| A wild Pacific tree frog floats in a pond on a farm near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Saturday, March 16, 2019. As the days begin to get longer and the temperatures warmer, western tree frogs are beginning their annual migrations to ponds for mating and egg laying. |
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| After noticing the camera in his face, the frog makes a dive for the safety of the deep water. |
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| Students march through Eugene, Ore., as part of the world wide Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15, 2019. Student-led climate strikes, inspired by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg, took park in 130 countries Friday with students, teachers and parents demanding that world leaders address climate change. |
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| A mated pair of barn owls perch together in the rafters of an old barn on a farm near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Thursday, March 14, 2019. In most cases the adult female barn owl is larger than the male. |
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| It's been 15 days since a snowstorm downed thousands of trees and shredded the electric grid in and around our home in rural western Oregon. We're still without power. On the bright side, my amazing border collie Lily has lots of new trees to climb. |
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| Lily is the Queen of the Oak |
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| Last week when the snowstorm hit we lost power. An hour after I took this photo the electricity at out house went out and it's still not back. Hundreds of trees came down and shredded the electric grid. The power company is predicting 2-3 more weeks before the electricity is back on the ranch. |
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| Cots have been setup at the American Red Cross emergency shelter in the gym of the Elkton High School in rural western Oregon on Sunday, March 4, 2019. Residents of the area are continuing to be effected by a massive snowstorm which hit the area a week ago and left thousands without electricity. The local power company if predicting 2-3 more weeks before they can restore electricity to some rural areas in and around Elkton. |
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| The shelter is offering hot showers, food, water, snacks, cots, and a place to charge cell phones for the people in the area. Here Lilly and her mom Terry check in to use the shower facility. |
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| We were hit by a massive snow storm on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Power, phone, internet still out. Hundreds of trees down. The county has declared a state of emergency. It really sucks... unless you happen to be our amazing goofy chocolate Labrador named Cocoa!!!! |
