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I was in Washington D.C. for the first time recently and I walked around all the monuments. They are impressive. And yet I was also struck by the people living out their days in the shadows of these places. For these two men, what better way to pass the mid-spring afternoon than [...]

On the plane looking out from above the rocky mountains to the great plains. Salmon Nation’s Eastern border.

On the way into Olympic National Park from the north end of the peninsula, you drive along the Lower Elwah river. I got here late afternoon and stepped out to find this serene scene.

The mini-bike olympics cam through town.

This tree is in Mt. Tabor park in the heart of Portland. It’s seen a lot happen in the last 300 years from its perch overlooking E. Hawthorne Blvd.

This year I built a couple of raised beds for some fresh vegetables. On this one, I made a hot-house lid to start off the little lettuce.

These berries grow on the tropical, big leafed plant in our yard in Portland. Every spring, these berries ripen and the crows have a feast.

This fish had washed up on the beach and needed saving. When we got to it, it was gasping. It felt fatty and sticky when I picked it up and threw it back into the rolling waves.

When the tide goes out in Nehalem Bay State Park, there are lots of tide-puddles to jump over.