Little Fox, out and about.

**Note: This blog written before the Covid 19 outbreak.  Don't worry, I am following my states Stay-at-home order.  Keep those paws washed!

Little Fox here.  What's in the cooler you ask?   Farm fresh eggs!  Yum, nothing like fresh eggs from the farm.  Whose farm?  No idea, it's okay. I dropped my money in the collection box and got two dozen eggs.

The farm fresh eggs were a nice bonus but today's adventure involves a nice hike.  Sequoia i ready to go.

I am at Cape Lookout on the Oregon Coast.  A nice little hike to a viewpoint. It's typically  a busy hike but today is a little quiet.

What a nice view. I am looking south and the beach looks amazing.   Flowers are coming out.  Yeah Spring!

A fishing boat on the ocean.  Do you think I can barter some eggs for fresh fish?

Sequoia is quite the task master.  He's ready to go.

Actually, timing is good.  This little fox is hungry.

My friend Grinnell is with me.  He hangs out in the car and isn't much of a hiker but he's good company.  

He decided to help me eat the lunch my roommates provided for me.  Do you think we'll get lobster as the sign says?

This is lunch?  Are you serious?  One pack of saltines to share between a fox and a lion?  Edit: Roomate does indicate that there are TWO crackers in that packet....one for fox. One for lion.

After reminding the roommate that evaluation time is coming soon a proper lunch was provided for Grinnell and I.  Fresh fish and chips.

Yum.

Beanie's Art Contest. An entry from a little fox, drunk fox, and the gang

Good Day Stuffies.  Three entries.
Entry #1: Done by Little Fox.  Titled: Untitled.
My art is inspired by the many artists who use LED displays to do small and large scale installations.

Entry #2: Done by the Gang.  Titled: Family Portrait
Inspired by every home photographer trying to get a good  portrait of their family. 

Entry #3: Done by Drunk Fox.  Titled: Selfie

Inspired by tourists around the world

Thanks for the contest Beanie. Good luck artists.  LF

Search for the statue. A LF archaeologist exploration.

***Note:  This post was written/created before the stay at home order put in effect.  Please note, Little Fox is following all laws regarding stay at home orders (and all other laws as well)**

Little Fox amateur archaeologist here. Today, I am off to explore the beach on the Pacific Ocean near Lincoln City in the hopes that I can find an ancient stone statue.

The US Coast Guard is out today patrolling the ocean.  Semper Paratus is the motto for the US Coast Guard.  Latin for always prepared (thank goodness for that).  

I have to admit I am fond of the colors of the US Coast Guard.  They really have a knack for picking good colors on their helicopters.

Not bad weather today. Off in the distance if God's Thumb.  Last time this archaeologist explored the area it was super muddy.  

Sequoia decided to join me today on my adventure.  He loves the beach. 

The tides must have been perfect. I think I found the lost statue. 

I wonder what ancient civilization was trying to convene when they build the sculpture.  Was it an homage to the gods?  A way for ancient civilization children to spend time?  Who knows? 

I documented the sculpture and location for the museum.  After that my trusty companion and I got a bowl of clam chowder and some oyster crackers. 

After our adventure we needed a good nap. 

What's next for Little Fox archaeologist?  Only time will tell. 

Little Fox Archaeologist

***Note:  This post was written/created before the stay at home order put in effect.  Please note, Little Fox is following all laws regarding stay at home orders (and all other laws as well)**

Hello Gang,
Little Fox, here.  I have donned my archaeologist attire today for a little hike.  This adventure is taking on the Weldon Wagon Road.  The road was constructed during the apple boom of the Columbia Gorge around 1900.  Apparently, apples were big business and growers were growing on remote land, often very difficult to get to (and get product to town).  Before the road the apple growers used to drive their fruit down to town on sleighs.

The road is pretty narrow in spots.  They used the road for about 10 years then the apple boom was over.  The trees here are the Oregon White Oak.  Interestingly, we are in Washington State.   These trees are home to Bald Eagles and the Washington Grey Squirrel.

Nice and wide open landscape.

 Sequoia is along for the hike today.

 I wish there were still apples here, this fox is hungry.

 Apparnetly, this little piece of land I am on is a part of a national recreation area.

 Sequoia wanted to share his footprint.

 At the end of the trail there is a whole bunch of old farm equipment.

 Not sure if it's from the apple boom.  Perhaps that's another adventure for another day.

 The guidebook I used for this hike recommended visiting the Indian Cemetary near the trail head. These tombstones are the Chief and his family.  The Chief lived for 108 years. Not a shabby feat.

 Lot's of the tombstones were nicely decorated, this cemetery has a good caretaker.

Stay at home order......

Hello fellow stuffies.  Little Fox here.  I don't know about you but I am missing my hiking and day trip adventures right now. Currently, the Governor of my state has issued a Stay at Home Order, so being good, law abiding stuffies we are staying at home.

To pass the time our roommates bought a plant. (Bonus points for any stuffy that can identify the plant).  We have been watching this plant grow and bloom.  Yup, that's about it.  I bet my other stuffy pals are real jealous.

My executvive team of stuffies decided to have a meeting. Here we have the Easter Bunny, Lightning, and myself.   We are talking about what we should have for Easter dinner.  Lightning wants seafood, the Easter Bunny wants something vegetarian, and I want chicken.  We might have to do a game of rock paper scissors to determine whose menu is going to prevail.

Speaking of Easter, a cool card arrived today.  Handmade none-the-less.  I bet it's from my pal Droopy and his gang.   Sure enough, he's wishing a happy Easter and his card is perfect.  It has all these hipster bunnies hanging around. My hometown is full of hipsters and coffee shops so these hipster bunnies would fit right in.  

Receiving a nice card from Droopy and his team was a great distraction.  Us stuffies are back to our scheduled activity of watching the plant grow. 

Happy Easter everyone! 

A surprise for Grinnel.

Hiya Gang,
Little Fox here.  I am hanging out with the rabbits today as they try to curb their boredom.  They decided to make some homemade blueberry muffins.  As you can see one of the muffins is gone (better talk to Drunk Fox) but the leader of our rabbits (Grey Rabbit) is ready to dish up some muffins.

It's been a busy day.  Some of the other stuffies and I are deciding on what to do next.  Should we watch a movie?  Go to the park? Cook a fancy dinner?  The Easter Bunny is here, Wolfy, Grinnel, and Hedgehog (who is going through an identity crisis by thinking he is the Easter Bunny) and I were still deciding when a package arrived for Grinnel.

Grinnel is very excited but he's wondering who this package is from.  Grinnel doesn't get a lot of mail (or any mail for that matter) so this is exciting.

Little Fox, Easter Bunny and I noticed the package was from Sandy. 

What could it be?   Of course I could read the customs declaration but let's open this up.

Looks like we will need scissors. 

Wolfy is on it. 

Side note:  There was a lot of tape in this package.  Sandy packaged this well for travel to the US.  We had a hard time opening the box but us stuffies are a persistent bunch and conquered.

Grinnel looks super excited about his card.  It mentioned that he did a great job in the Art Deco contest and that he won the prize.

Little Bear decided to join the group. You can see he has his winter jacket on.  It's almost April, time to change your wardrobe Little Bear. 

Let's check out these snacks.    First, there is a candy bar called "Eat More".  It's a Canadian Bar (according to Wikipedia) and it's very popular in Canada.  Interestingly, a candy bar called "Eat More" sounds like something that should come the USA. It does have toffee, peanuts and chocolate (yum).

Next up is the famed All Dressed Chips.  These are hard to get in the USA as they only produce them once in a while.  In the USA they are labeled as "Canada's Favorite Flavor" and whenever the roommates go to Canada they always get them.  According to Wikipedia they were developed in Quebec in 1978 and were a hit from the beginning.  There is another company that makes a similar chip called "The Whole Shabang" but it's only made for the prison market. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chips-so-good-you-ll-have-go-jail-get-them-n648241

One prisoner described them this way: “The Whole Shabangs are a ray of sunlight in the very cloudy and drab existence that is prison,”

Other items in the gift bag are "Cheezies" made with Real Canadian Cheddar.  They are described as corn snacks but Grinnel doesn't mind because he loves Cheetos. Wikipedia says that these chips were developed by accident, well whatever the case it they look really good. 

Wolfy is holding a Coffee Crisp bar.   Coffee Crisp is a Canadian Candy Bar that is only sold in Canada and Australia.  There was an online petition to sell Coffee Crisp in the and it was  briefly sold it in the US but discontinued it in 2009.  Wikipedia states that "Canadian expatriates have long lamented the bar's relative unavailability outside Canada."  After tasting it, us stuffies can see why Canadian expats want it sold everywhere.

Thank you Sandy for the awesome gift box and thank you Canadian and US post office for getting it here in record time (8 days).

Ajdin's Quarantine Contest

Here's what I have been up to as of late.
Little Fox.

Wash those paws and stay safe stuffies.

Little Fox earns a day trip as a reward for his supervision skills

Greetings Blog Pals,
Little Fox here.  As you may remember I worked hard last week building some Ikea furniture.  As a reward for my supervision skills my roommates took me on a daytrip that included a nice scavenger hunt.

My adventure takes me to the Hotel Oregon in Downtown McMinnville Oregon.  As I enter the lobby I noticed this cool art deco light.  I might have keep this picture in my file archives if Sandy has another art deco contest.  This lamp came from an old church in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Here is my clue. I need to find Ruby tiptoeing south for the winter.  Ruby is one of beers that Mcmenamins brews across the Northwest (in fact they have been doing it since 1986).  It's made from raspberries and other things that go into beer (hops, yeast etc) and it's really good.  

Off to look at some art.  This picture caught my eye.  The rabbit in the far right looks really scared (probably because his pal is being abducted by a UFO). 

Onward.  I know this picture doesn't match the hunt but the squirrel wearing a hard hat mining nuts is pretty darn cool. 

On my adventure I made it to the rooftop bar.  Some rain today but looking westward the weather seems okay.   Ruby is not hanging out up here.  Time to move on. 

Onward....

This bear is really protecting his grub. 

The Hotel Oregon originally opened as the Hotel Elberton (1905) and the Elberton Grill opened in 1920.  Why is there a picture of a bear for the hotel?  Probably because bears are cool. 

Hmm, this person seems to be tiptoeing.  Could it be Ruby?

Yes, it is.  Yipee! Ruby sure seems to be tiptoeing and I made my roommates check the compass on their phones and she is facing south.

Time to celebrate my success.  Follow me gang back to that rooftop bar.

  Nope, no Ruby ale for me, instead I got the "Terminator Stout".  Terminator has been around since 1985.