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Helens’ Ring

The flight from Seattle to Portland was described as “a quick up and down” with no drink or snack service, and they implied that there would be little to see or do between takeoff and landing. However, the rimed remnants of Mount St. Helens rising above the clouds was a rare sight like I hadContinue reading “Helens’ Ring”

Dawn of Departure

Rising with the Sunby Howard Eskildsen The middle of the night The Sun hugs the horizonSeems a strange time to arise As we leave the runway behindTo drive to the place And it seems hard to imagineWhere more than time flies That there was ever a timeFrom security to concourse When flight was but aContinue reading “Dawn of Departure”

Bee Bumble

While wandering the local amusement park we came across this visitor who did not have to drive for hours, paid no admission or parking fees, and waited in no lines. Unlike us, I’m sure it was quite secure in its own sense of “beelonging.” #disney #disneyworld #bumbling #bumblebee #belonging

Enforcement

When they tell visitors to remain seated during the ride, they mean it! #disney #piratesofthecaribbean #cannon

Cookie Central

If the world were ever to suffer a cookie crisis, this would be the place to head. Blooming by the dozens, these peanut blossoms are just the solution! #cookes #peanutblossoms

Poo-932 How Do You Doo?

I could not help wondering how this plate came to be. Was it simply random letter assignment at the license plate factory, or is there a dark, possibly smelly, secret to it. Some preposterous theories began to grow deep inside my little brain but I quickly put them aside, thinking that they could be asContinue reading “Poo-932 How Do You Doo?”

Sunset Cicada Serenade

It was hard to tell which tickled the senses more, the sunset’s glow or the sound of myriads of cicadas singing their evening songs. Both captivated the attention. To hear the cicadas see: https://youtu.be/BaqjeUvfnAE?si=g91O0GsU8LCtIQcO #cicadas #sunset

Closer…

If we follow any closer might we meet Him really soon? #meetjesus #sticker #followtooclose

Sunset Siblings

Venus, the small dot near the right horizon, has taken its place as the evening star once again while the grinning crescent moon lies higher in the twilight sky. Together, they trace the path that the sun will appear to follow as it heads south towards fall and then on to winter. #venus #moon #sunContinue reading “Sunset Siblings”

To Big for His Britches

Hurricane or not, life goes on, and after the tempest passed, this cicada decided that he had outgrown his skin. No problem, simply crawl out of it. It is known as molting, and the “nymph” transforms into an “adult” when it emerges from its exoskeleton shell which is left behind. After a brief period ofContinue reading “To Big for His Britches”