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Inflammation in the Public Sphere? in Everyday Ramblings
I love this house. I took this picture just this time last year on my way to a medical appointment and the house is in the original neighborhood before they started putting big busy roads throug...
A Most Pedestrian Week Ahead in Everyday Ramblings
So it seems the Photobucket problems may have something to do with Adobe Flash and an upgrade there. I haven’t solved the issue yet but I am getting closer and have my email the photo to myself ...
Scrub That in Everyday Ramblings
Okay, Photobucket is acting wonky today. I had to get very creative to get the address of this picture so I could post it. Our scrub landscape is currently full of chicory, wild sweet peas and Q...
Better Better Better in Everyday Ramblings
Love the light here, just a block up from my place at the park. We’ve had cooler mornings and lovely warm afternoons with a breeze. Yesterday I was in the office with St. Joe and I was able to b...
Facing Vulnerability in Everyday Ramblings
I overheard one of my students spontaneously tell another last night after class as we were rolling up our mats, “ I like this class.” Man it doesn’t get much better than that. It certainly make...
Improvements? I Do Hope So in Everyday Ramblings
Starting tomorrow “my” beloved track is going to be closed for a month or two so they can make the “improvements” that Under Armor is paying for. It is taking forever for them to finish the impr...
But Still... in Everyday Ramblings
We are in the middle of full-blown summer here though now there are undeniable signs of fall everywhere, near and far. It was 93 (33°C) yesterday afternoon but at least there was a bit of a bree...
Wanting it Bad Enough in Everyday Ramblings
If you look closely here you can see the beautiful shapes of the lantern flowers just beginning to turn that brilliant orange that they get as we head towards fall. I don’t know how it is in the...
All a Bit of a Blur in Everyday Ramblings
Yes I know it is blurry. Think of it as painterly. For days there hasn’t been enough light but I wanted to get a shot of the upper track next to the lilac garden where I often walk when the publ...
Asleep? Not for a Minute in Everyday Ramblings
Thank you all so much for your supportive notes, they helped me keep my spirits up through the long intense surgery yesterday. Last night I checked the stats on my Fitbit and it said I slept thr...
A Muddle in Need of Reassurance in Everyday Ramblings
Today I feel as if I am covered in a creeping vine. Many people might caution me in saying this, wanting to hang onto the illusion of summer but there are signs of fall out there everywhere unde...
Inherent Biases and Velvety Dahlias in Everyday Ramblings
It hasn’t been good picture taking weather here lately. Heavy overcast and intense glare until late in the day, where, if we are lucky, we get some clearing. I did take this yesterday with my ph...
It is All So Unnerving in Everyday Ramblings
Wow, such difficult news these days, non? The blow upon the bruise. I think not only of the suffering of those who die in this carnage, and their families but also of all those who have been inj...
That Would Be Something in Everyday Ramblings
We have had much glowering in our skies lately, heavy threatening humid cloud cover but just occasional rain. There is this sense of foreboding out there, an eerie oppressive mood. It looks like...
Model Behavior in Everyday Ramblings
I was a privileged kid in many ways. We had a big house; we had plenty of food, my mother stayed at home to care for the house and us. I had a brother and a bike in a neighborhood where there we...
A Treasure Hunt for Common Ground in Everyday Ramblings
This is a shot from the parking lot at the trailhead where we went hiking on Thursday. The looming Bonneville Dam complex is straight ahead down on the river on the other side of the road and th...
Of Fire Roads and Food Carts in Everyday Ramblings
I was standing in the middle of the creek on some rocks when I took this yesterday. Most Honorable and me hiked this trail a couple of years ago and at this exact time of year but the trail was ...
In Which an Older Woman Becomes a Happy Girl in Everyday Ramblings
Thinking through some suggestions Charis left privately on my last post I tried a few things with the camera on my phone and I believe I have solved the sizing problem for posting here. I was th...
Gladiola on the Flower Clock in Everyday Ramblings
From my phone this morning. The gladiolas are a bit later than normal this year. I went for a longish walk because I could. as it is a holiday here. It is gray, (gunmetal gray as I read in a des...
Turning the Boat Towards Home in Everyday Ramblings
It is full on early summer. The trees are still green but it will only be a few more weeks of dry heat before we see them start to fade a bit. The wild grass is already turning brown and the swe...
Hello Hello in Everyday Ramblings
This shot is from this time last year from outside the practice field at Portland State that I walk by practically every day. The house under construction is done by now of course. What I wanted...
Better All Around in Everyday Ramblings
Title: Things are better. I think everyone that was so inclined to, left town. I noticed a decrease in insane traffic Friday afternoon and it has continued so far through the weekend. Oh the th...
Wet Shoes and a Naked Football Player in Everyday Ramblings
I felt in need of a serene vista today. I took this from the ferry leaving Washington and crossing the Columbia River into Oregon last Friday. In spite of the weather reports we had more than e...
Happy Solstice to All in Everyday Ramblings
As our days turn shorter I am happy to know that for those of you heading into winter your days will lengthen and spring won’t be so far away. We were all so caught up in the Senate vote last n...
Just Before the Squall in Everyday Ramblings
Yesterday morning I took the train down to Salem. It was a typical late spring day with sun and lots and lots of dramatic clouds. We had a really lovely homemade taco lunch, a recipe from Cooks ...
