News and Views of Clark County

Today is mom's birthday. We are always happy to see our pink Mimosa tree put on a show for her.    August is about the only month of the year that I'm (Debb) a fan of this particular tree.  Also known as Persian Silk Trees, this is NOT a native of the Pacific Northwest.  In fact, in the south, th...

YouTube Thursdays - Lesson Learned   Today, we take a break from our usual YouTube Thursday format to share a precarious ( and humorous) moment from our summer time activities. Fortunately, we are all still laughing about it. Even Bernie, he knows it's good to laugh at ourselves.   Like many peop...

YouTube Thursdays - Stories of Love, Inspiration, and Soul!  A recent post about different branding perspectives from Ron and Alexandra Seigel, really inspired us. Therefore. we are considering the varying viewpoints to tell our own brand stories as illustrated in their post. This is still a work...

The Power of Good Stories  In our opinion, it's difficult to produce a video without having a specific goal(s) in mind. We always follow these guidelines prior to shooting any video: 1. Flesh out the purpose and plan. 2. Identify the target audience. 3. Formulate a beginning, middle, and an end.4...

Finnegan loves to watch birds. In this photo, he's out on the deck watching the hummingbirds visit our feeder this morning.   Thanks to Kathy Streib, we learned today is All American Pet Photo Day. How fortuitous, as we're always looking for an excuse to take a photo of this little cutie.  Feel f...

Remember the Essentials for Producing a Good Video   First of all, we're assuming the video you want to produce will have good quality, good sound, and be produced using basic editing skills. We've likely touched on these points before, but they bear repeating. Producing videos that get watched i...

  These new Nature As Neighbors mugs have been on order for a while, so we were both excited when they arrived. Like Brian England's Focus Realty mugs, we hope to incorporate them into our marketing. Though, we haven't yet decided exactly how. The best part, they are hand thrown by artisians at a...

"The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment."  - Robert Falcon Scott.   Finnegan was so excited for the 4th of July celebration to begin, he woke up at 3:15 this morning. His usual modus operandi, it's never too soon for a party to start. We think it has to do with his desire to be with...

YouTube Thursdays - Taking the Time to Get Better   If you have some extra time, and you're interested in improving your video skills, Mimi Foster shared her secret. Well, not so secret, really. It's called YouTube for Agents with Karin Carr.  We can't wait to spend more time watching Karin's vid...

Rural Gardening - Now you see it, now you don't. A Disappearing Act This spring, I (Debb) transplanted a wild geranium to a sunnier spot in one of our backyard gardens. It has been growing nicely and we were looking forward to the blooms. We know deer will sometimes eat the blooms, and on occasio...