718 East Project: 2020-06-30

Diversions are nice but do little to change life. That doesn’t stop us from seeking them or enjoying them. If nothing more, they do give us a moment to catch our breath, take a pause, and reflect on the important. It’s also important to get some perspective and realize there are things in life that

718 East Project: 2020-06-29

After last week’s furnace blast, it is so refreshing to need a sweater in the morning. Sitting around the campfire last night, I needed to wrap up in a blanket. Living our life in our “tiny home” on the river is a good life for us, but getting out of town occasionally is also like

718 East Project: 2020-06-28

Today I deviated a bit. My 7:18 shots ended up being all about hotel parking lot and Penske truck… Ugh. So, after stopping for coffee, we drove up the hill past the hospital a short distance for a nicer view, 20 minutes past my normal goal. I had to use the compass to orient my

718 East Project: 2020-06-27

Wait! What happened to the river? Well, they do have one here, but not near our lovely hotel. In the meantime, the sun still rises and it’s time to start the adventure. We discovered a sweet little artisan bakery next to Fred Meyers (the other ‘happiest place on Earth’), chatted with a nice couple from

718 East Project: 2020-06-26

I guess I must be a slow learner; how long have I been doing this at 7:18 every morning? Yes, since February. You would think that I would have learned by now that when my alarm goes off reminding me to go out and take a picture, I would just go ahead and drop whatever

718 East Project: 2020-06-25

We were discussing the predicted 109° for today… I guess when you’re retired, weather is the hot topic of conversation. At least it has been around here the last few days. The hope was expressed that perhaps we will get the highs behind us in June and not have to endure as much in July

718 East Project: 2020-06-24

Ahh… Summer. She tricks us by getting us to fall in love with her as kids; school is out, the pool is open, nothing to do but play with friends for days on end. It is no surprise to me that most adults, when asked, will name Spring or Fall as their favorite season. Summer

718 East Project: 2020-06-23

“Dangerous heat into Saturday”… not exactly the words you want to read first thing in the morning on the weather app. Also words you don’t want to read in a text from the sister in Arizona: “Wow, I just looked at your highs for the week and they are up with ours! Ouch! 😮 😓

718 East Project: 2020-06-22

Well, the thing about moving day is you never know when there will be an Internet signal. So finally, at 1 p.m. we have WiFi again. It’s hot, but not as hot as it very well could be in C-town in the summer. I don’t think I’ve done all that much, but I’m exhausted nonetheless.

718 East Project: 2020-06-21

Today being the “longest day of the year” (a misnomer, in my opinion, since it’s still only 24 hours long, no matter how much sunlight we have), it was inevitable that I would wake up at 5:30. So, in that sense, it will indeed be a long day. I figured it might be fitting to