Autumn in Oregon

Photo of Minx is from an early October drive through the wildlife sanctuary.  Still haven't identified the hawk we saw there.

 Later in the month we picked up the Laverda from the museum where it spent the summer on display.  It's nice to have it back home.  

 The leaves turn brilliant to ensure that we miss them when they go.  Need raking every day!  Soon the tree will be bald.  We planted this to replace a short-lived Pacific pine, and it shot up, as you see.

 We heard the Cannonball Run this year would be from Portland to Portland, and would stop in The Dalles on Sept 22, so we made our biggest trip this year (overnight) to go see the motorcycles.  They were all built pre-1929, but for this trip, they had battery-packs powering LED lights.  See the belt drive?  See the plunger?  We had a lovely time.

 The man with this Fiat 600 saw our Hillman in the driveway and stopped by to chat, and said he'd come back with his Fiat, and he did.  The doors open front to back.  What a little cutie!