The venerable Piper J-3 Cub was produced with extra windows and other modifications and used in WW II and in Korea as observation planes and to direct artillery fire. The military version was known as the L-4 and nicknamed the “Grasshopper.” It was generally hated by the enemy since they knew that it was aContinue reading “Bazookas and Grasshoppers”
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French Polynesia 2012 Day 6: Bora Bora by Sea
Return of Saturday Travelogue #borabora #sea
Continuing Education
School days are over and graduation doneNow the real education has just begun. Graduation marks the sunset on scholastic education, and like the new sunrise that always follows, the dawn of real-life education begins. That education will continue for a lifetime. Learn well.
Piecemeal
Finally it soaks in that the “easy” part of the puzzle has been completed, and it was actually quite difficult. Now the real challenge begins. #puzzle #hard #noeasypart
Leave It to Beavers
We walked by a sign by a creek lined with brush and trees in Forest Grove, Oregon, that stated environmental restoration was in progress. It looked like just another chaotic wetland, and we were wondering who they had hired to do the restoration or if they had even started. We got our answer when weContinue reading “Leave It to Beavers”
Ke Kumu
Twenty years ago we bought this small ukulele in Lahaina at a craft fair as we were getting ready to depart for home. Fairy thought it was cute and maybe I could learn to play it. I had my doubts, but agreed since it was so cute. Sure enough, once at home, I tried toContinue reading “Ke Kumu”
Wine Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Wine doesn’t grow on trees, but fine vines yield great wines at Celestial Hill Vineyard & Winery, McMinnville, Oregon. We had a wonderful afternoon there recently enjoying wine, conversation, and charcuterie. Thanks Chris and Melissa. #wine #vine #celestialhillvineyards #tree
Gnomon Knows
“Does anybody really know what time it is?” The title of a 1970 song seems to be literally answered by a sundial at Thatcher Park in Forest Grove, Oregon. Simply stand on the square that has the current month written on it and your body becomes the gnomon that casts the time-telling shadow. Just noteContinue reading “Gnomon Knows”
Chair Where Cat Sat
A cute, cunning, conniving catSpied the chair upon which I satLeapt up on the counter by where I dinedPurring, prancing, and biding his timeNot long after I had to ariseTo fetch another thing lying nearbyIt happened so fast without time to thinkThat orange, hairy furball had taken my seatHe didn’t seem to think it unfairThatContinue reading “Chair Where Cat Sat”
The Other Side of the Mountain
The land west side of Mount Hood is cool, and forested, unlike the arid lands to its east which are in the rain shadow of the Cascades. This view is from the Sidereus Winery which is a great place to rest, relax, and enjoy each other’s company. I’ll drink to that! #mounthood #sidereuswinery #cascades
