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2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Sunrise on Mt. Adams I love the way the early morning sun hits Mt. Adams as it finally rises over the horizon. Mt. Adams may be the smaller of our "Twin Peaks" (along with Mt. Hood), but it can be a pretty impressive sight on a winter morning, too.
02/29/2012
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Speechless Sunday - Winter Bath This is the birdbath in our front yard... hopefully no birds will be using it any time soon, as I'd hate to see them popcicle-ized in the process! I like the simplicity and stark contrast of this photo. Sometimes subject matter doesn't have to be complicated or...
02/26/2012
Kindergarten Round-Up, Hood River County School District It's already that time of year again. If you have a child who will be five years old by August 31, 2012, it's time to register him/her for school for the 2012-13 school year. Round-up will be held the week of March 5 - 9th. Parents are ...
02/26/2012
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"Fuji" Just Really Needs Someone Now It's been more than five weeks since I first wrote about poor Fuji and he is still at the Hukari Animal Shelter, still yearning and dreaming that someone will finally fall in love with him and take him home to love forever. So for the first time, I'm featu...
02/25/2012
Don't Miss Gorge Uke Fest, 2012... Hood River, Oregon What the heck is that? you may ask. The "Gorge" in question is the Columbia River Gorge, a gorgeous piece of Oregon, through which the mighty Columbia River flows on it's way to the Pacific Ocean. Uke Fest is short for Ukelele festival. ...
02/25/2012
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Friday's Foto - I Believe I Can Fly! This is a continuation of my series of summer photos. This is our son, Ben, about three years ago. I love this one not only for the summer feel and the warmth it exudes, but also for the simple exuberance of childhood. Remember that feeling of soaring thro...
02/24/2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Skiing For Everyone! I was looking through some older photos and came across these of our 13 year old son, Sam. Three years ago, Sam broke his leg skiing, but even that didn't end his ski season. He had the opportunity at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort to try out the "sit-sk...
02/22/2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Haunted Orchard? I'm trying to see the beauty in the winter gloom, but I'm getting more of a "haunted" vibe from this photo of a winter orhard here in the Hood River Valley. Maybe it's the way the branches seem to be sinister, reaching for something, or maybe it's the ver...
02/22/2012
Speechless Sunday - The Columbia River Gorge In Winter Mel took this photo from the town Bingen on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, looking west. I love the mist covered cliffs as they descend down to the river. The gorge looks so different at every time of the year and at dif...
02/19/2012
Celebrate Presidents' Weekend At Columbia Gorge Wineries! This weekend brings a fabulous opportunity to tour multiple Washington and Oregon wineries in the Columbia River Gorge. The Gorge offers a unique climate and geography which has proven to produce superior wine grapes, in recent years b...
02/18/2012
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