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And We’ll Be In Scotland Afore Ye
I’m headed off to Scotland tomorrow with my daughter and a best friend. This is a basically a test to see if this post will appear and go where I want it to from my phone, but it’s also a … Continue reading
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Watershed
WATERSHED is a reality at last. To order my second book of poems, please go to https://foldedword.bigcartel.com/product/watershed . I would write more, but I am in Alaska, and it’s difficult to write on my phone!
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Family Camp
I’ve just returned from our annual family hunting camp. We pull the travel trailers into the same space every year, close to a spring with a pipe where we can fill water jugs and barrels to refill the water tanks … Continue reading
What I Would Have Posted If I’d Had Wi-Fi At Camp
On Sunday, after we went into town for a wi-fi connection and a couple of errands (and coffee for Dennis and ice cream for both of us at Cowlicks), we drove north along Highway 1 towards Westport and Rockport, looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Bragg California, killer whale, MacKerricher State Park, rock arch, wild iris
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Glass Beach
Quite a few years ago, I wrote an essay that won first place in an essay contest. The essay was about a place I’ve visited for years, Glass Beach, in Fort Bragg, California. The essay appears below, accompanied by photographs … Continue reading
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Tagged beach glass, Fort Bragg California, garbage dump, Glass Beach, sea glass
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Familiar with Curves
Yesterday, I drove south from Crescent City along Highway 101 to Arcata, then took Highway 299 east to Redding, then Highway 44 east to Lassen County. It was a beautiful day for travel. I wish I’d had time to stop … Continue reading
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Crab Heaven in Crescent City
There’s nothing like fresh Dungeness crab. There’s also nothing quite like picking it in the dark. By the time Dennis got our trailer parked and set up, it was completely dark. You really don’t want to pick crab at a … Continue reading
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Bandon, Round Two
Tonight from my room, I can really hear the ocean kicking up. It was very windy today, so windy I couldn’t hold the camera still enough to get clear shots when I was down by the beach. I’m glad I … Continue reading
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Beaverton to Bandon, and Beyond
This is a post about didn’ts. But don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not a negative thing at all. While this trip has been primarily about research for some writing I’m doing, it’s also been about having thinking time away … Continue reading
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Pendleton to Beaverton
Today’s post is not about places as much as it is about the people I talked to in those places. I left Pendleton today about noonish and drove along the Columbia Gorge on I-84 toward Portland. It was dusty, terribly … Continue reading
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