a handful from a recent quick trip to Oregon,
where we drove a lot of hours, to celebrate a dear family member,
and made a few stops to friends along the way.
it was too quick, but very good.
continue our blog circle with the incredibly talented Min.
August 25th: watching the bears
August 26th: skiff ride
August 27th: fall leaves, a bit too early
August 28th: school nights return
August 29th: biding her time while the boys are at school
August 30th: pretending we've got bedtime under control
August 31st: hoophouse is complete
September 1st: chase the chickens
September 2nd: rodeo weekend
September 3rd: birthday celebration
September 4th: first day of dance
August 18th: we grew something
August 19th: midnight
August 20th: neighbors pigs came for a visit
August 21st: pretending we could see the eclipse
August 22nd: the sun came back, a day late
August 23rd: Moana tryouts
August 24th: journal writing
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August 11th: mud bath, foot bath
August 12th: haircuts
August 13th: lazy summer mornings
August 14th: the poultry master
August 15th: bear bait, she claims
August 16th: their beach
August 17th: "can you see me?"
The joke was "Alaskan's for Global Warming;" that was years ago, and it was completely light-hearted. Before we bore ownership to the first town that will see itself disappear because of global warming and before the summer of 2017. Before the Northwest was on fire and the South was flooded. When we called it global warming, instead of climate change. Now the joke feels awfully empty, as we bear witness to Mother Nature's cries for help. We've had one of the worst summers I remember here on our island, we may have had four days of actual sunshine- not so much hot, but kind of warm sunshine. It felt like we went straight from winter to fall. The leaves are almost gone, everything's almost brown. The snow will be here soon. Last year, the cold came early and lasted so long, the berries didn't grow. The bears got hungry, and in other places in the state, multiple maulings occurred, a highly unusual occurrence. The unusuals are piling up globally, & if we don't discover ways to answer the cries, we're going to continue to bear witness to our consequences.
Continue our circle with Emma.
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Each summer, we venture out at least once, to set our halibut skate. The water was like a lake, the whales were all over, the puffins & other sea birds diving for feed, and we brought home seven fish. I'd call it a success.
Continue the circle with Kristi.
