Cool Relief

 

It's been so hot here this week. The sudden jump of 30 degrees in temperature and acclimation is difficult.  I'm thinking fondly of the cooler temperatures and lovely glaciers of October in Iceland.

Night

 

No one but Night, with tears on her dark face,
Watches beside me in this windy place.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Get to Crackin'

Rainbows apologize for angry skies.  ~Sylvia Voirol

Pumice

Central Oregon is full of pumice stone.  Good for exfoliation when the wind is blowing.

Day Off

July 4, 2010

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.  

~Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams

Fungus

Tried hiking to Black Crater today but we ran into too much snow so we decided to look for mushrooms instead.  Didn't find any edibles but enjoyed the fungus we did find.