718 East Project: 2020-05-31

And just like that, we say goodbye to another month. I think that the predicted thunderstorm yesterday kept a lot of boats off the river, we only saw a couple of locals. Today the water is smooth as glass, although it would be way too cold for anyone silly enough to want to waterski… which

718 East Project: 2020-05-30

With lightning flashing and thunder rolling, I’ve made the executive decision to take today’s shot from the protection of the trailer. So thankful for the rain and the (brief) break in high temps. We even enjoyed our dinner on the patio last night.

718 East Project: 2020-05-29

It feels like we’re in for a reprieve from the triple digits for the coming week, now that we’ve nailed the fan solution and were finally able to sleep last night! That jet trail you see off in the distance, below the interesting cloud formation is FedEx, headed from Portland to Los Angeles. Oh… and

718 East Project: 2020-05-28

I’m fascinated and curious to understand how the water can look something between pea soup green and olive drab when looking at it with your eyes, yet it is blue in a photo.

718 East Project: 2020-05-27

I had to dash over in the middle of watering the garden to get a shot. Then I had to finish watering… which meant I forgot to share until lunch time!

718 East Project: 2020-05-26

The upside of taking a panoramic shot is that you can get a bigger picture of the beauty that surrounds us. Hopefully, a better glimpse of why we bless God every day for putting us here for however long. The downside is that the sun appears as a humongously bright blur and I can’t really

718 East Project: 2020-05-25

The first boat went by at 6 this morning. For the moment, all we hear are bird sounds. I’m gradually able to identify more birds by the call or song. I can even differentiate between the sound that a mallard or a wood duck makes as it flies. In other animal news, our cat has

718 East Project: 2020-05-24

Lots of traffic on the river this weekend with the warmer weather and the holiday. People busting out of isolation and getting some well-deserved sunshine and interaction. I can only imagine how it will increase once the public boat launches are reopened.

718 East Project: 2020-05-23

It may sound strange, but I am determined to enjoy being chilly today with the continuing wind, since we’re supposed to trip the switch next week and face triple digits.

718 East Project: 2020-05-22

We’ve got a bit of wind again today. Not bad, but enough to blow a can of mosquito repellent off the patio table. So, in other words, also enough to dry my sheets and towels on the line in no time! We now have 5 bird feeders out, which has really upped the variety of