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we also went to the Oregon Gardens and Silverton- both very close by gems southeast of Portland. One a splendid botanic garden and a nearby Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house ( only one in Oregon) and the town of Silverton ( timber money once upon a time ) is like a little Ashland but much closer to home. We were home by $ pm for a bath, drinks on the north patio under our new HUGE umbrella - Overstock dot com, thank you) and two games of Quiddler - aha I won both)
My current drink of choice is Lemon juice, simple syrup, orange tequila and sparkling water. Yum.
Then we had chicken fajitas cooked on the grill . Paradise beckons !!!
But the redwood against the violets looks great and my columbines are blooming as is the jack in the pulpit hidden within the maidenhair ferns. and now jim is building a raised bed within part of the redwood walkway and i will plant gypsophylia from seed. always good to have and such a heavenly scent. My paltry little peony has not died .......yet. I will be amazed if next year it really takes over. Now i just have to finish hiding the black rubber that lines the muddy hole, get my stone pagoda, do something to hide the electricity post, and plant the remaining ajuga along the water's edges. Yahoo !!!
The other great thing is the full bath off the garden room. once again I came into the house literally covered in mud.... stripped down to bare skin, jumped in the shower and wrapped in a towel. tossed the muddy gardening clothes into the washer and came upstairs all clean and ready for warm clothing. The weather predictions which are REALLY laughable out here is for weather in the 80's later in the week so Jim and I will head straight for cannon beach or tillamook. anyone want some cheese?
Most Rushing Yards in a Career
6,070 Priest Holmes
4,897 Christian Okoye
4,764 Larry Johnson
4,451 Ed Podolak
3,837 Abner Haynes
3,698 Marcus Allen
Most Rushing Yards in a Season
1,789 Larry Johnson 2006
1,750 Larry Johnson 2005
1,615 Priest Holmes 2002
1,555 Priest Holmes 2001
1,480 Christian Okoye 1989
1,420 Priest Holmes 2003
1,121 Joe Delaney 1981
1,087 Mike Garrett 1967
1,053 Tony Reed 1978
1,049 Abner Haynes 1962
1,031 Christian Okoye 1991
1,015 Barry Word 1990
Most Rushing Yards in a Game
211 Larry Johnson at Houston Nov. 20, 2005
201 Larry Johnson vs. Cincinnati Jan. 1, 2006
200 Barry Word at Detroit Oct. 14, 1990
197 Priest Holmes at Seattle Nov. 24, 2002
193 Joe Delaney vs. Houston Nov. 15, 1981
192 Mike Garrett vs. N.Y. Jets Nov. 5, 1967
186 Derrick Blaylock at New Orleans Nov. 14, 2004
181 Priest Holmes at San Diego Nov. 4, 2001
180 Priest Holmes at New England Sept. 22, 2002
172 Larry Johnson at St. Louis Nov. 5, 2006
170 Christian Okoye vs. Dallas Oct. 22, 1989
168 Priest Holmes at Oakland Dec. 9, 2001
162 Priest Holmes at San Diego Nov. 30, 2003
161 Priest Holmes at Denver Dec. 15, 2002
Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Career
76 Priest Holmes
50 Larry Johnson
44 Marcus Allen
40 Christian Okoye
39 Abner Haynes
34 Ed Podolak
Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Season
27 Priest Holmes 2003
21 Priest Holmes 2002
20 Larry Johnson 2005
17 Larry Johnson 2006
14 Priest Holmes 2004
13 Abner Haynes 1962
12 Marcus Allen 1993
12 Christian Okoye 1989
11 Marcus Allen 1997
10 Billy Jackson 1981
Most Rushing Touchdowns in a Game
4 Abner Haynes vs. Oakland Nov. 26, 1961
4 Priest Holmes at Cleveland Sept. 8, 2002
4 Priest Holmes vs. Atlanta Oct. 24, 2004
4 Derrick Blaylock vs. Atlanta Oct. 24, 2004
Most Receptions in a Career
820 Tony Gonzalez
416 Henry Marshall
410 Otis Taylor
391 Chris Burford
377 Stephone Paige
369 Kimble Anders
352 Carlos Carson
321 Eddie Kennison
Most Receptions in a Season
102 Tony Gonzalez 2004
99 Tony Gonzalez 2007
93 Tony Gonzalez 2000
80 Carlos Carson 1983
78 Tony Gonzalez 2005
78 Derrick Alexander 2000
76 Tony Gonzalez 1999
74 Priest Holmes 2003
73 Tony Gonzalez 2006
73 Tony gonzalez 2001
72 Andre Rison 1997
71 Tony Gonzalez 2003
70 Dwayne Bowe 2007
70 Priest Holmes 2002
68 Eddie Kennison 2005
68 Chris Burford 1963
Most Receptions in a Game
14 Tony Gonzalez at San Diego Jan. 2, 2005
12 Ed Podolak vs. Denver Oct. 7, 1973
11 Chris Burford at Buffalo Sept. 22, 1963
11 Emile Harry at Cleveland Nov. 24, 1991
11 Kimble Anders vs. N.Y. Giants Sept. 10, 1995
11 Tony Gonzalez at New England Dec. 4, 2000
11 Dante Hall at Denver Dec. 7, 2003
11 Tony Gonzalez vs. Oakland Dec. 25, 2004
Most Receiving Yards in a Career
9,882 Tony Gonzalez
7,306 Otis Taylor
6,545 Henry Marshall
6,360 Carlos Carson
6,341 Stephone Paige
5,230 Eddie Kennison
Most Receiving Yards in a Season
1,391 Derrick Alexander 2000
1,351 Carlos Carson 1983
1,297 Otis Taylor 1966
1,258 Tony Gonzalez 2004
1,203 Tony Gonzalez 2000
1,172 Tony Gonzalez 2007
1,110 Otis Taylor 1971
1,102 Eddie Kennison 2005
1,092 Andre Rison 1997
1,086 Eddie Kennison 2004
1,078 Carlos Carson 1984
1,044 Carlos Carson 1987
1,021 Stephone Paige 1990
Most Receiving Yards in a Game
309 Stephone Paige vs. San Diego Dec. 22, 1985
213 Curtis McClinton vs. Denver Dec. 19, 1965
206 Stephone Paige at Denver Sept. 17, 1990
197 Carlos Carson at San Diego Oct. 25, 1987
193 Larry Brunson vs. San Diego Nov. 10, 1974
190 Otis Taylor vs. Pittsburgh Oct. 18, 1971
188 J.J. Birden at Raiders Dec. 22, 1991
176 Henry Marshall at Baltimore Dec. 21, 1980
173 Derrick Alexander at San Diego Nov. 22, 1998
173 Carlos Carson at New Orleans Sept. 8, 1985
167 Willie Davis vs. Philadelphia Oct. 11, 1992
166 Henry Marshall vs. Seattle Dec. 9, 1984
165 Carlos Carson vs. San Diego Oct. 14, 1984
165 Carlos Carson at San Diego Dec. 11, 1983
164 Dwayne Bowe at San Diego Sept. 30, 2007
163 Stephone Paige at Pittsburgh Oct. 29, 1989
162 Andre Rison at Oakland Sept. 8, 1997
162 Carlos Carson at Jets Oct. 2, 1988
159 Emile Harry at Cleveland Nov. 24, 1991
155 Willie Davis at Seattle Sept. 3, 1995
154 Derrick Alexander at Chicago Sept. 12, 1999
153 Derrick Alexander vs. Seattle Oct. 2, 2000
153 Carlos Carson at Giants Nov. 25, 1984
151 Eddie Kennison vs. Cincinnati Jan. 1, 2006
151 Stephone Paige at New England Dec. 2, 1990
Most Receiving Touchdowns in a Career
66 Tony Gonzalez
57 Otis Taylor
55 Chris Burford
49 Stephone Paige
34 Fred Arbanas
33 Carlos Carson
33 Henry Marshall
Most Receiving Touchdowns in a Season
12 Chris Burford 1962
11 Otis Taylor 1967
11 Stephone Paige 1986
11 Tony Gonzalez 1999
10 Stephone Paige 1985
10 Derrick Alexander 2000
10 Tony Gonzalez 2003
Most Receiving Touchdowns in a Game
4 Frank Jackson at San Diego Dec. 13, 1964
3 Chris Burford at Oakland Sept. 23, 1962
3 Chris Burford at Boston Sept. 25, 1966
3 Otis Taylor at Denver Dec. 17, 1967
3 Otis Taylor at N.Y. Jets Nov. 16, 1969
3 Sylvester Morris vs. San Diego Sept. 17, 2000
3 Tony Gonzalez vs. Miami Sept. 29, 2002
I hate lawns. Let me clarify that. Lawns on large estate, golf courses, tennis courts or the rolling terrain of a horse farm can be really beautiful. In fact I even read up on the history of lawns to discover how this madness took over america.
But little postage size squares of sod called front yards really creep me out. And while they might be cheap to put in you have to water and fertilize them and mow them. And we know that Americans just love their loud large lawn mowers. I live in a natural rain forest. Zone 8. and I am surrounded by neighbors who feel compelled to put in sod yards. Oh they never walk on them. Never play badminton or croquet, they don’t even let their children in the front yard to play so why do they adhere to this noxious landscaping concept?
I can understand if you have inherited a yard of grass, it might take years to slowly convert the grass to areas of low maintenance high ecology value ground covers but I am watching neighbors TEAR OUT shrubs and replace it with sod. In fact the insane pig to the west wouldn’t want camellias because the flowers are messy when they fall off. and another neighbor installed an irrigation system for the two months a year that lawns need watering up here.
This afternoon I was assaulted for over an hour... first by my neighbors' vacuum cleaner cleaning their cars ( they take more care with their cars than home and yard) and then a mower service mowing a yard belonging to people I have never seen outside since moving in a year ago. And then of course the fat guy in the headphones had to use a leaf blower to get the clippings off the sidewalk and then... Horror of all horrors... He BAGS UP THE GRASS clippings to be hauled away. Haven’t they heard of mulching lawn mowers that add the clippings to the grass to nourish it? Am I the only neighbor within 6 houses either way who has a compost bin and mulches.
As the landscape architect and queen on my plot of land I have instructed the spousal unit to pull out any grass that invades our yard. My garden paths are pine needles and pea gravel. The beds are mulched with leaves or bark and the prominent ground covers are what grow native to the area: wood anemones, wood sorrel, violets, kinnikinnik. Shady areas have moss and ferns and vancouveria and the sunnier areas have wildflowers and shrubs. And in fall when the deciduous tree leaves fall they never get carted away but moved to the planting beds to protect the plants and bulbs during winter and to decay into enriching compost for what’s planted already. the larch needles get spread over the wilder paths along the east side of the house where we keep our firewood and kindling stacked to dry. when we prune a tree the limbs go to kindling and the foliage into compost. even the fireplace ashes serve my yard.
Ok I confess that I also recycle, use linens and towels instead of paper products, buy VOC Free paint, banned aerosols decades ago and let the air dry my hair. My next car will be a hybrid and I take the bus when I want to go downtown for the day. These are simple things to save the earth, they also save me money and enhance this small corner of the universe in which I dwell. Try it, you might like it.
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