This was a bad week for remembering important birthdays. As Melissa and Emily know by now, their Uncle Matt more often than not sends them a belated birthday card. I can now add Lauren to this tradition. Melissa and Lauren, I apologize, and if it’s any consolation, I also forgot to send the house payment. Now where did I put those memory pills I bought? I’m thinking the next addition to the web site might be a family calendar where we can keep track of such things. I’ve looked at a few for clients and they look pretty nifty. I used to have a program on my computer that reminded me of upcoming dates, but I’ve been moving things around on computers so much lately I’ve lost track of it.

You might be wondering about the significance of today’s picture. Well obviously the picture shows some ferns and other vegetation, and while ferns have some relation to Ferndale, there is something more important about these particular ferns than that they just happen to live in Ferndale. You see these particular ferns are growing around the entrance to the little cave where there is a spring. And that particular spring is where the Knowles family gets their water.

Saturday the Williams Creek Water Co. had a picnic up by the reservoir so we got a tour of the reservoir and the spring that feeds it. This private company was formed over a hundred years ago and serves about 20 houses in the area. Not only do we get good tasting spring water with no clorination, we get all the water we need for only $38 a year. Yes, that’s per year!