October 25, 2026
Senlis, France
We arrived early to our hotel outside Paris, so our guide took us to Senlis, a lovely Medieval village about 30 minutes away.
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October 7, 2026
Strange Logfellows
at Alton Baker Park Double-crested cormorant, common merganser, and glaucous gull sharing a log. It wouldn’t be unusual for several cormorants to be stretching out their wings to dry on this log. If we saw the merganser swimming by, that wouldn’t be uncommon either. Gulls fly over from the nearby...
September 17, 2026
Annie Dillard (1945-2026)
Sharing the words of the brilliantly creative thinker and writer, Annie Dillard, who was released from this life September 15. From The Meaning of Life, Life Magazine publication, 1991: “We are here to witness the creation and abet it. We are here to notice each thing so each thing gets...
September 16, 2026
Memories of Bowers Beach
From the turn off the highway at the red and gold liquor store sign, it’s three miles, winding along a curved macadam road through square, flat fields, to Bowers Beach. You pass a few large farmhouses framed by trees and clusters of aging mobile homes, their battered metal glinting...
September 13, 2026
Uninspired today
End of summer; rain coming. Pulled weeds and dead-headed flowers in my back patio garden which I’ve left to its own inclination for weeks. Waiting for the weather to do its work.
September 12, 2026
Cooler weather this morning for our walk through the park. Fresh green shoots from the recent rain were pushing up everywhere through the bleached, dead grasses. The remaining cornflowers were a brighter shade of blue. More rain is predicted for this weekend, and it’s more than welcome.
September 10, 2026
Beautiful, empty library
Today I was in the University of Oregon library. UO starts late, so the students aren’t here yet. All the best seats were available, including my favorites with views of Pioneer Cemetery.
September 7, 2026
The Zombies come out in September
Last year was my first season with Thrill the World Eugene. We dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller in costume to raise money for Sheltercare, a Eugene organization that provides help for the unhoused in our community. At a designated time near the end of October, our group dances simultaneously with...
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