Chicken carnage, Track and more

On Saturday I went out to throw some weeds to the chickens and noticed all the chickens huddled down in one corner of the chicken run. I threw the weeds over the fence and a chicken inside the coop went berserk and started flying up and hitting the windows. I thought "what the heck" and as I looked closer, I realized it wasn't a chicken but a hawk! A hawk was INSIDE the chicken coop. It finally flew out but perched in a tree nearby and would NOT leave. Upon further investigation, inside the coop was the shredded remains of one of the chickens. After finally driving the hawk away he came back later that evening still looking for his hard earned dinner. He was not so nicely convinced that he should not come back around and if he does he will have had his last chicken dinner at our expense.

Here are a couple of shots I got before we "convinced" him it was time to move on.




In other news Lorelei met up with her long time friend Doreen (sp?) that she has not seen in 5 years. They had lunch in McMinnville.



Adam was home for the weekend and the boys and I went over to the pond and tried our luck for bass. We had a great evening together and we even caught a few fish.
Below: Adam and Queenie.



Adam is doing well and it was fun having him home for the weekend.

Jon is running well and his legs seem to be holding up. He needs some tougher competition to get him ready for state and we are hoping to get him into a big meet this Saturday where there will be PLENTY of competition. Amity ran at a meet in Sheridan last Thursday. Lorelei was there with her camera and helped me get pictures for the team. After the meet Lorelei and I had dinner at a local restaurant in Sheridan and then on the way home there was a really nice sunset. Lorelei grabs her camera and gets this shot.



More pictures from April are here.

That's about it for this week!

Glynn Jr.

Last week was busy.....

I helped out with planning and running the first Amity home track meet (last Thursday) in 3 years! It was Jon's first chance to run a high school meet at home. The community raised a bunch of money and along with a grant from Nike our track was replaced this past summer. We had a few glitches and sorting out the times for everyone took some time but we managed to get through it. I was up in the booth helping with scoring which meant that I couldn't take pictures.....so Lorelei stepped in and did an awesome job. It was VERY cold and windy, but she endured.
All of the pics of this event were taken by her. Jon ran the 800, 1500 and the anchor leg of the 4 x 400 relay.

Jon with a nice lead on the first lap of the 1500. Amity placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the event.



Jon normally does not run the shorter distances but the guys put together a 4 x 400 team and Jon was the anchor man. He gets the baton trailing the first place team by about 30 yards. Now the story would not be as dramatic if you didn't know who Jon was chasing. The guy in the lead coming into this meet had the 2nd fastest time in the 400 for 3A schools in the state of Oregon! Yep you guessed it.....with about 200 meters to go Jon catches the first place runner and stays on his heels around the last corner. It was neck and neck down to the finish and Jon lost by 3 tenths of a second. Everyone was screaming and cheering......what a great race.
Below, after the 400 relay coach Hayes helps to steady Jon.



It was a fun meet. Cody helped up in the booth running the clock. The superintendent for Amity schools did the announcing. At one point in the evening Reg (the super) asked Cody about school and wanted to know (with all sincerity) if he was being challenged enough and how he liked school.
It was another one of those moments that made me realize what a great choice we made in moving to this small town. The rest of Lorelei's pictures are here.

On Saturday morning it was a nice sunny day so the boys and I headed outside to work on the campsite up on the knoll. We hadn't been working long, Jon was using a buck saw to trim branches off of a log we were going to use for the tarp. He cut through one of the branches and right into his finger.

Below: Jon awaits sutures.




Here is the link to the picture of Jon's finger. WARNING: Do not click on the link if you are squeamish! Link

Well that was our excitement for last week. Tomorrow is another track meet and Adam will be home for the weekend!

Glynn Jr.