Odd Ends and Mill Ends

Bits and pieces of our smaller adventures in early March.

Rock & Falls

Will came to visit from Rhode Island for two weeks. Prior to this visit he had never stepped foot into Washington or Oregon. I was delighted to be able to show his virgin eyes my favourite part of the world. On our first day back home after Seattle, the day dawned sunny once more, and […]

Always sunny in Seattle!

The common people can come up and look any time we want, for free.

Sierra Snow

We went on a roadtrip just to see all the snow.

Continuing the story

Goodbye New England. I’ll be back!

Wintry Providence

Like those early settlers here, I didn’t let a nasty winter day get me down.

Sachuest Point and Newport

For my birthday this year (January 9), I took a cold & windy walk along the Atlantic seashore at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. The visitor’s center was closed because the government is shut down. No comment. My five days in Rhode Island were to see my friend Will, who was my guide and chauffeur. […]

Mt. Angel Hazelnuts & German Market

Marlene, who keeps a blog at insearchofitall, likes German things, and has a special affinity for German Christmassy things. It was a no-brainer that when I heard about the Mt. Angel-Silverton Hazelnut Festival with a German Holiday Market, the person I wanted to share the day with was Marlene. The hazelnut (also called the filbert) […]

November friends

Friends made the cloudy days brighter and the cold days warmer.

Hummocks Trail

All this beauty before me sprung out from that poor beginning.