Elise, Joy and I lost dear Beagle Bailey this year—and discovered he’s now the desktop screen image for all of us. But more adventure and great times with family and friends. Below is a gallery of 2014 images; click on any image for more info and a slideshow.

After our long last night together in early May...poor Beagle Bailey struggled to breathe while lying down.

Just the start of the outpouring of sympathy and stories...what a gift Beagle Bailey gave to the world!

PDX Bridge Pedal, celebrating his long happy life...Bailey always accompanied me on this annual ride.

Funny thing: Joy, Elise and I all have Bailey photos on our desktop...he'll always be their sweet long-eared little brother.

Colin and Naomi on one of several excursions in Portland, this one to Colin's haunts near Reed College.

Bob and Mary at Mom and Dad's memorial in the Canyonville cemetery, with beautiful flowers Bob brings every Easter.

Many of the women in our clan -- Lyra, Ryoko, Mary, Joy, and Elise -- in the kitchen of Mary's new home preparing Christmas dinner.

The bathhouse, just one structure in our Canyonville plans, finally coming together in 2014...soaking tub to appear in time.

Mary, Naomi, Peter, Bob, Elise, and Colin getting ready for badminton and camping on our land in August.

Longtime friends Brody Guthrie and Terry Hergert in the Canyonville gym where we once played basketball...and now Brody as principal keeps it in good shape.

Hello, bobcat! The wildlife camera sits at an intersection on our forest we call the Saddle, and lots of critters pass by.

Riparian area replanting day, late November. The aim: to replace blackberry brambles with a variety of trees...we planted 10 different natives.

Imagine, if you will, a common house! This will be the large gathering structure in our overall plans...let's see how much progress we make in 2015.

...and delivered a workshop on a related initiative, Imagining the Global, with participating overseas programs in Japan, Vietnam, and Germany.

The end-of-semester Environmental Studies "poster" celebration, now branching out to include digital media!

Hooray for trail running! Here we are at our perennial destination, Pittock Mansion, above PDX in January.

Now onto music, starting with none other than Michael McDonald playing at (can you believe it) Canyonville in August...