Nearly 3,000 miles from home, we drove by John Day Dam on the Columbia River with Mount Hood dominating the background. We have passed this way many times on land, in the air, and even on the water. In 1991, we cruised these waters in the Fairy Boat and locked through the dam attached toContinue reading “Hood Winked”
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Memorial of the Day
My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Marion Irene Spear, and she was a direct descendant of Lemuel Spear, a Revolutionary War veteran. Fairy also has Native American ancestors who fought against the British in the war. We both have relatives who served honorably in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, andContinue reading “Memorial of the Day”
Slip-slide
East of Rock Springs, Wyoming, along I-80, the remains of an underwater landslide lie frozen in time. Eons ago sediments collected along a slope in a large body of water, gathering in even layers as seen in the first photo. Something triggered the sediments to slide a short distance, and when the sliding stopped, aContinue reading “Slip-slide”
Frosty May Morning
Yesterday, frigid Floridians arose to frost on the car as the temperature dropped to 27 degrees Fahrenheit at Little America, Wyoming. Though we had lived near there in the past, our cold adaptation has long since vanished, and though frost may be cold, to us it is definitely not “cool.” Nope, not anymore! #frost #wyomingContinue reading “Frosty May Morning”
Window in Time
Many years ago, never mind how many, father and daughter huffed and puffed their way up a steep ridge to the top of its crest just to enjoy the view and play among the rocks. Dad got a silly idea, and daughter willingly agreed and giggled as the first photo was taken. Yesterday he repeatedContinue reading “Window in Time”
Embedded in Time
Once it occupied the farmland nearby. As a child I remember watching it being pulled slowly across a mown hayfield, its tines gathering up hay. At the precise time dad would pull a handle and the tines would rise and release the hay in a windrow and then bounce down accompanied by a metallic ping,Continue reading “Embedded in Time”
Platte
The Platte is a curious river washing over the gravelly remnants of the ancestral Rocky Mountains. Native Americans once camped and hunted along its waters, and later, European emigrants to Oregon, California, and Utah passed along the banks of this “Great Platte River Road.” The river was often described as “too thick to drink andContinue reading “Platte”
Sore Sower
Rising 400 feet above the plains of Nebraska, the state capitol building displays a statue of the Sower broadcasting seeds by hand. It represents the agricultural foundation of Nebraska. When I was young, a story circulated about a grade schooler having visited the capitol with his class. Afterwards the teacher asked the students to drawContinue reading “Sore Sower”
Pop-pop, Pop-pop, Pop-pop…
You can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the boy. See the video at: https://youtu.be/qnF8MKadJzM?si=knWq32dUQFNb3e1X #countryboy #tractor #johndeere
Well Vetted
Nothing like a ride in the country in a classic car with the top down. Thanks David! #56corvette #classiccar
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 