Month: September 2017

  • Still sick and not feeling very bloggy, so here are some photos from yesterday of goats and I flowers.

  • Sunday drive

    I’m officially too sick to go running today. But I felt like getting out of the house without expending any energy and being around people. So the Mister & I went for a long drive around Mt Hood. Highway 84 was reopened yesterday and I was curious to drive through the Gorge to see the…

  • I saw this new release, “Why Poetry” by Matthew Zapruder, as I was ordering books for the library and thought it looked interesting. I am hoping it will give me motivation to write! I’m about three chapters in and so far I like it. That’s really all I have to say about that. I have…

  • Terrapin Box Turtle in Color

    Today’s image is a shot of Oregon City from the top of the Municipal Elevator. This is a favorite spot of mine for photography, and someday perhaps I will post a blog with all of the pinhole photos I’ve taken of this view. I shot this with a Terrapin Box Turtle (3d printed by The…

  • I was at my meditation group last night, listening to our teacher talk about the 4 noble truths. As she was talking I had an insight. You have probably heard of the 4 Noble Truths. They are a central teaching of Buddhism. When I first encountered Buddhism this is how they were presented: Life is…