Finley

Finley National Wildlife Reserve

Corvallis, OR

May 2014

To remember:  This is our second time visiting Finley, but our first time going down to the water, walking the boardwalk, and exploring around the barns and old homes.

Our friends Liz and Pearl Sproul met us out there for the little afternoon outing.

The girls ran around looking for bugs (esp Pearl) and seemed to have the most fun throwing rocks into the pond.  There is a big red barn that had a sign stating that there were baby owls in the barn.  The girls were trying to listen for them, and were trying their best to somehow break in or get a good look under the barn doors or through little holes in the walls and doors.  At one point Pearl slipped into the open side door and Maria about lost it, struggling and begging to have Pearl come out because it was not safe and she could get hurt.  Maria is my little safety girl - even though she never seems to like to buckle up.

Malan was her usual busy self, running along the paths, picking up flowers and rocks everywhere she goes.  She loves Liz and insisted that Liz carry her multiple times.

Finley is a peaceful place that is home to a number of different bird species, cows and I guess even some elk.  I know we will visit again soon.