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All posts for the day July 30th, 2009

Forming Up

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Forming Up, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Next step in the remodeling process… which happened yesterday, was the start of the framing. These guys have been working in this heat. Granted they are getting to our place early in the morning… like 6:30, but they are still working in it until 2:00 or so every day. I don’t think I could do it. Wow.

In this photo you can see the framing in of the small rectangular window on the wall behind the ladder. That’s the window in the shower. The window on the wall to the right is the one that will be near the toilet. The bay window will be on the wall that isn’t framed yet in this picture. Pretty cool to be able to really see where things will be.

Havin’ a Heat Wave

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Havin’ a Heat Wave, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

As many of you might be aware… we’re having ourselves a bit of a heat wave. I took this, with my iphone camera, a couple of days ago at 10 in the morning. Already it was 95 degrees. Yesterday, as I drove home, I looked down to see the temp gauge at 108. Yes folks… 108. Now I know this is not uncommon… in the desert. We aren’t used to it. And besides, we, meaning Karen and I, don’t have AC at our house. We have fans. We have panting dogs and Karen, who works from home all day, melting in the stuffiness of it all. We need a nice Oregon rain about now. Yeah… that would be nice!

The Tower

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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The Tower, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

After our tubing adventure last Saturday we all went to Edgefield. The McMenamins establishment that’s out in Troutdale. I’ve never seen a group of hungrier women. We were all so famished we could have eaten almost anything. Fortunately, even though they were packed and we had to wait a while to get a table, once we got seated our service was pretty darn good. The beer and the food started flowing almost immediately and we were in heaven.

Log Diving

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Log Diving, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

This was not our group.  It was a bunch of young guys, with their girls watching from the rafts down below.  They jumped off this log a few times as we floated by.  Saw some pretty good flips and such, though to us… the older set… it looked like danger.

The Equipment

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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The Equipment, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

Last Saturday we, and most of the same friends who attended the concert with us, with a couple of additions, went tubing down the Sandy River. Oxbow Park to Lewis and Clark. Five hours of fun, friendship, peace and quiet, and relaxation. Really awesome!

Concert Snacks

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Concert Snacks, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

When one goes to an outdoor concert, one HAS to bring snacks. It’s an actual law isn’t it? We were not the peeps with foresight though, we can thank our friend, Sandy, for the snacks. Sandy, you and your cooler rock!

Looking for Dinner

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Looking for Dinner, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

This bird kept looking down at the water. So fun to just watch it. We were worried it would consider the dogs as prey. After all, they are small enough to be an option for it. They must have been too camp nasty to look tasty.

Bald Eagle

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Bald Eagle, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

So the amazing thing was Karen, I, and the dogs went for a little walk along the creek, walked around a bend, and there, in the middle of a marshy area was this bald eagle. Really amazing. I can’t do it justice, still cursing under my breath that I need a bigger lens. But I managed to get a few shots that were OK. So cool to see one that close to us. What fantastic creatures they are.

Renewing

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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Renewing, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

The Davis Lake West campground is an amazing place. Several years ago there was a pretty devastating fire in the area. All the area right around the campground was burned to a crisp. When you drive down into the campground it’s like going through a forest ghost town. Dead trees everywhere. Miraculously though once you get right to the campground… trees, green, underbrush. It’s like an oasis in the middle of the desert. Strange… and beautiful.

The area where the fire was is starting to show major signs of life… underbrush really starting to develop, small trees sprouting up that will one day tower over the landscape. It’s lovely. A beautiful reminder that life springs and moves forward, constantly flowing. There’s always something new, always something beautiful, always. If you look, and sometimes you have to look hard, you can always find it. Nature is amazing and life is a constant and stunning miracle.

On The Lookout

Posted by tokenhippygirl on July 30, 2009
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On The Lookout, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

These little dudes were both torment and entertainment for the pups during the camping trip. Two encampments, two to three feet from each other. One chipmunk would pop it’s head out, scouting, he’d waive his little claw or paw or whatever you call it and then yell… run! There’d then be this rush of feet and fur scampering from one encampment to the other. Back and forth this went on. Day after day. They’re in the fox hole in this shot, getting ready for their next move.