Deer spotting, plum smuggling, and rose smelling while jogging

Samantha and I are trying to make a habit of jogging every evening.  Tonight we went up and over one of the ramparts to Witham Hill.  On Crest Drive, we found a tree loaded with plums.  It’s amazing how much fruit goes to waste in this town.  We are thinking of creating a map of all of the fruit trees and other edible plants in Corvallis so that people can find places to get fresh fruit in season.

Just past the plum tree, I mentioned to Samantha how a house had a eerily realistic deer statue in the front yard.  Upon closer inspection, we realized with quite a start that it in fact was a very much live four point buck in excellent condition.  It watched us for a minute then ambled into the back yard of the house.

In total, our run was 2.8 miles.

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