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Friday, April 3, 2009

Eating Out

I offered to Annie and kids out for dinner tonight... we decided on a place next to the first choice, not wanting to hang around a half hour for a table. The other was having its first night open, had an ambitious menu. We looked it over, decided the prices were do-able based on the kids menu, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Long flight over a lot of country

From Seattle to Oakland... Oakland to Phoenix... Phoenix to Baldimer... Now, a little over 12 hours since leaving home, I am settling in at the house my daughter and husband (to be) purchased last summer. I saw it Before, and now am mighy impressed with the After. They have done a fine job on what I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

"I've looked at clouds from both sides now..."

Sometimes they are like glorious, angelscapes--other times, sinister and packed with disasterous omen... or benign, abstracts of nature that simply please and amuse the eye... Like this 'mackerel sky' seen as flooring: Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A week to pack...

I hadn't realized until yesterday how soon I'm leaving for Maryland and almost 2 weeks with my elder daughter and her growing family. A week from tomorrow, I will be headed east, flying out of Seattle, and past Mt Rainier... Logging roads in the Cascades, west and north of Mt Rainier Sometimes its a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Yesterday, complaining; today, on strike

So much for the big plan: one knee has just said, no. It doesn't wish to bear much weight, so has hobbled me and my walking even from one end of the house to the other. It does not care to remain in any one position for long, which hobbles me at the desk, too. How very inconvenient. Annoying.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

In Training: Walking, walking, walking...

Spending too much time at the keyboard lately, and remembering how laborious it is to keep up with the younger daughter who walks quite a lot, and keeping in mind that her new house has a steep set of steps down to a beach, and because Davy and I both need the regular exercise anyway, I have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Where the Rubber Duckies come out...

This is where the last of the falls pours itself into the flat waters that will be called Capitol Lake by the time it comes to the bridges that mark where the fresh water of the Deschutes River connects up with the salty and tidal waters of Budd Bay, one of the southernmost inlets of Puget Sound. A... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 2, 2009

Local thrills

Olympia, Washington is nestled under evergreens that hover over the tumbling waters of the Deschutes River, at least the parts of it that are not paved over, built on, filled with traffic... In fact, there are a fair percentage of acres still held as parks that are little wildernesses to explore.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Mesa Verde interior

This shot was taken through a small doorway, angling the camera upwards. See the painted decoration on the right? The original builder, most likely a woman, painted that centuries ago. I have not read anything on the significance of the pattern and design, but looking at it now, I wonder if the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Kiva sunbeam shines across time

TAPS describes a kiva in her comment to the previous post. Here is the best image I have to go with that description: I especially like the thought that the sunbeam we saw that day shining in the dust motes below the entry to the kiva, is exactly the same as it would have been centuries ago, when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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