Tygh Valley getaway

So I thought I'd tempt fate a bit by leaving town two weeks before my due date.  It certainly occurred to me that my water could break in the middle of the night and make for a very stressful trip home, but it didn't.  Instead, we got some sun and a bit of relaxation.  It's always sunny in Tygh Valley and this weekend was no different.  Here we cooled off by the Deschutes River:

Watching the rafters float by and soaking my feet...

Pepper loves the river and having a little freedom in the high desert.  She does a great job of relaxing at the cabin.

 Me, not so much. 

I pressure-washed the cabin while Alex trimmed tree branches, getting the place ready for a much needed paint job. 

Green in central Oregon in July!  It's usually pretty golden and crispy by now--the cool wet spring has delayed the dry out, I think.  So beautiful here.
But it's time to go home and prepare for the excitement to come.  So we packed up the Subaru and hit the road, stopping for a lovely lunch (and an ice cream cone!) in Hood River on the way.

And just like that we're home again walking the familiar fields. 

Not so bad.