Painting the Golden Rock

There was really no question who was getting the painting when I finished it.

Ashland Shakespeare

Margaret and I met up for a vacation a little closer to home than our two most recent trips to Chile and to Myanmar. This time, we went to southern Oregon! She drove north 5 1/2 hours from Santa Rosa and I drove south 5 1/2 hours from Rainier. We met at a hotel in […]

Gig Harbor music scene

I was a quiet, wide-eyed witness to musicians simply reveling in the joy of making music.

Tara is 21

Dang, it went like a blink!

Improvements

He built some forms for me to make steps, and then left me to do everything else.

Chicken Palace

One big change is that my chicken Hussies finally have a decent home.

Mini RT Series – five

I hope my friend now feels more keenly his place on this particular spot of the Pacific Northwest.

Mini RT Series – four

I spent time reminiscing.

Mini RT Series – three

Pop quiz: what is Oregon’s state fossil? Metasequoia, of course.

Mini RT series – two

Day two we headed east and then dropped south from the Columbia River Gorge to explore the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.