Bellow are pictures of our beloved Tom turkey that was shot by an arrow. We put him down today because he was suffering and was going to die.

We have had these turkeys around our house in West Linn for about a decade as pets. They roam free on our property and around West Linn.

I called the sheriff’s department and the “officer”(telephone operator) said they would not look into it without a witness. After expressing how much the bird meant to us, she said they would possibly send someone out Monday that investigates livestock killings. I called WLPD and it sounds like they will be sending out an officer shortly. Hopefully we can get a print off the arrow and prosecute who did this.

The same turkey was shot by an arrow about a year ago, but that time it was in it’s buttocks and the arrow came out after 2 months.
Last year write up

These turkeys have been written up in the Oregonian (outdoors section - bill munroe), as well as the West Linn Tidings Police Blotter. They are loved by many in the community and we fear this could be the last Tom, thus ending their ability to breed any future generations. His killing was absolutely senseless.

The story will air on KATU channel 2, Saturday @ 11PM as well as KOIN Local 6, Saturday @ 11PM. If you have any idea who might have done this, please contact me.

http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=127126821665406000

http://www.oregonlive.com/west-linn/index.ssf/2010/04/arrow_robs_west_linn_family_of_a_beloved_pet_turkey.html

http://westlinn.katu.com/content/west-linn-family-dont-shoot-our-turkeys

Next weekend my mom is having the best sale ever!   There will be TONS of good bargains on very unique art made my her and her friends.  Rumor has it there will be a coffee company pouring joe and there working in getting a vineyard to serve wine.  So come get ALL your Chrismas shopping done in one stop!  I will be there Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday if you want to give me a high five and enjoy some wine together.

Who: A bunch of cool women artists

What: The sale of the century

When: December 5th 9-4, December 6th 11-4

Where:  Click the link for a map View Larger Map

Why: Because you need art, and so do all of your friends!

Click here for more details and to see her art!

Well, not just Halloween but also the trips leading up to it.  I think those trips are the most fun of the season.

3 generations of Munson's getting pumpkins

Father and Son

That is a funny look!

I think they are the same age in goat/ baby years

Little monsters I sewed for the kiddos Halloween present

Cowboy's and Nemo's

Thunder trick or treating @ the pond

One of the turkeys at my folks - Thanksgiving is just around the corner so HIDE Tom!

Kylie and I's trip to get a pumpkin up the street

A lot of familiar names on there...

Trick or treat success!

Log Get-er-er

Grant, hungry for some trees

The job inside the vehicle is better than the one outside of it

Rigging

Pulling

My office in the woods

Note American flag heaphones and American flag hat topped with the most American pose I could strike. Probably my most American photo to date in 2009.

The calm before the storm

Log lunch - 1/2 lb colossus w/ hidden cheeseburger in the middle. Also seen at the air show this year

The ultra elusive unicorn log splitter!

This is the model FJ LOGCRUSHER

Grant working it as the Grand Master of the Unicorn watches on

Thunder wathcing over the field of land cruisers used in this wood slaying mission

Big B came to help as well. He likes to dig with his nose

OK, are you ready for the action video?  Hit the play button on the bottom left for good wood action. This is Grant on The Unicorn, slaying a dragon sized round!

Ohh what an exciting year it was!  I fell 2 of 4 trees the exact opposite way so there’s plenty of room for improvement next year.  Good exercise though, and it all goes toward something good.  Hope we have enough to keep the folks warm over the winter as the woods will be shut down in a week once the rain comes.

Soooo my mom got some new chicks…up next is ducks and some really funky looking geese.  

They don't like the sports section

Ducks @ Wilco....we're getting some soon

Finally done with wood for the year.  I won’t miss the work.

Slooooow Timber

This video has some great Dobbie Brothers playing….

Today was interesting.  My father lined up a day of logging in our woods to offset the high oil prices.  He found a helper to show up at 10AM from an local AA meeting.  The new guy and I greeted each other and headed down to the woods.  Amongst small talk I asked him what he was doing this week.  ”Going to jail” he replied.  ”Really?  For how long?” I asked.  ”6 months”.  He said it very calmly, and I later found he had been in trouble plenty of times before.  He told me about his problems with drugs and alcohol, and his bender that lost him his job and sent him to jail.  I left thinking how lucky I am to be free and to really appreciate the time I have.  He left having helped some people and making a change for the better before he’s forced to.