Mt St Helens — not a new eruption: an ash plume…

carried aloft by unusual winds. Downwind ash warnings across Washington state. Apparently gale-force winds have lofted a plume of old ash from St. Helens, from the crater region. Neighboring towns are being warned, but not, as originally thought, a new eruption. The...

We spent the evening sitting under the stars…

…Jane thinks she saw one of the Perseids, and her brother and I spotted 2 satellites and a high-flying airplane… Perfect temperatures, clear night by the pond, with the waterfall sound, and the memorial stone lantern lit. We sat out there all evening,...

Jane’s brother has dropped by to visit…

…glorious weather for it. They’re off doing brother-sister things, and trying to figure what to do about some of the family tapes in the aforementioned near-disaster. Meanwhile Jane has given me the new little camera and I’m very happy with it. My...

Jane's brother has dropped by to visit…

…glorious weather for it. They’re off doing brother-sister things, and trying to figure what to do about some of the family tapes in the aforementioned near-disaster. Meanwhile Jane has given me the new little camera and I’m very happy with it. My...

Things are much better now…

We have a stack of stuff with lots of paper towels inserted. About 5 rolls. We have photos drying. And a dehumidifier going. We have the misdirected sprinkler head re-aimed. We will caulk the window before fall rains. And (the day’s original project) we stripped...