Gushing Falls

My sister Denise and I volunteered in the Visitors Center at Multnomah Falls yesterday.  With all the rain we've been having the falls were ROARING and running at an estimated 7500 gallons per second!  In late summer when it's been dry it dwindles to 75 gallons per second.  Just one of the fun facts I enjoy telling the visitors.

Here is a video I took a few years ago Gushing Falls

With all the moisture in the air the mosses at the falls are happy and lush.

When there is so much water coming over a second falls forms.

And Multnomah Creek was running high.. it's fun to see it like this.

Can you imagine how many years it took for the falls and creek to cut through this rock to the river?  See the neon green lichen across there.. it is always there year after year.

In the middle of the plaza is a rock with a fountain...

Donated and installed by a DAR chapter.

The best part of volunteering to help visitors make the most of their visit to the gorge.. is the wonderful people you meet.  These two recently moved from Oklahoma to Richland, WA and are enjoying getting to know their new home area.  The nice woman gifted each of us with a small "pocket prayer" crocheted piece with a little cross crocheted in.  How nice is that?

Our chickens are in full springtime production of eggs!  We sent my sister home with a dozen.  

We snapped this photo of Mocha as she napped the other day.  So funny.  You can tell she feels secure in her environment.  :-)

Here she is cuddled up on my lap with my arm around her, out like a light.  She is everything we hoped for when we adopted her.  A real sweetheart.

We've been invited to our son's home for fried chicken dinner tonight.  I offered to make chicken gravy for the mashed potatoes.  We're looking forward to it.  Any fun plans for the weekend?  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)