Stan & Joyce Orchard
Trying to figure it out.
Seattle | Hobart
Happy Birthday, Dad
Today marks the centennial of the birth of my father. Wish he was still around.
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The Not Quite Supermoon
This morning about an hour and a half before sunrise, we caught just a glimpse of this month’s full moon. Sort of, anyway.
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Free At Last!
Who’s the happiest shopper at Freddy’s today? This girl, after nine days stuck in the house. Freedom!
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REAL Snow Angels
Our new neighbors are building their house. They decided to put their excavator to use and cleared a path to our barn and out to the road. And it stopped snowing!
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Overnight Porch Party
Overnight Porch Party – Apparently there was a party under our front porch and out in the yard last night.
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Forest As A Cathedral
On snowy days like this, the huge forest adjacent to our place is like walking into one of those magnificent old European churches.
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Embracing The Snow
We got about 8-10 inches of snow overnight. But as humans around here freak out, our little friends show us the way to endure.
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Our First Cyclamen
It’s mid-winter where we live and a few snowflakes are falling with the temps around freezing. But a wee bit of brightness in the greenhouse.
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Early Morning Sky Show – January 30, 2019
Venus, Jupiter and the moon put on quite a show early this morning just before sunrise.
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Short Morning Walk
Our Tuesday morning walk was only just over a half mile. In other words, it was like the stars of our next big blockbuster at work. Short.
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Low Winter Sun
A beautiful day on the Tacoma waterfront.
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Early Morning Sky Show
A little less than an hour before before sunrise. Venus, Jupiter, Antares, an airplane and the moon all put on a show in the sky.
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‘Shot Entirely On An iPhone’
I know this is becoming common but it still blows my mind. “Steven Soderbergh Is Back Behind the iPhone for Netflix Sports Drama”
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Music For Nothing
For podcasts, video production, etc. A gift from composer/sound designer Joel Corelitz. via @theloop
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“Celebrate the Small Victories with Aphasia”
This story revolves around someone dealing with the maddening effects of aphasia. As I read it, it occurred to me this applies, or should apply, to anyone dealing with any kind of problem. To anyone trying to overcome any kind of problem.
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Frosty Morning Walk
My Beloved and I hit the Cedar River Trail just after sunrise this morning. More than a mile. She’s doing better.
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Live For The Sun, Sun For the Live
As someone whose skin seems to burn at the slightest glimpse of the sun, I always try to slather on the sunscreen before heading outdoors. After reading this article, that will change.
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A Comcast Miracle
We’ve been without power for 30 some hours now and they haven’t started fixing our issue. But miracle of miracles, our Comcast cable appears to be holding up the remains of the tree that took everything down.
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Powerless
The power’s been out for 31 hours as these words are written. Got some snow overnight. This morning it’s partly sunny and cold.
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Foodgasm: Nanaimo Bars
One of life’s great mysteries: How could I live so long without tasting those little delicacies?
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