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This is my grandmother's
painting box. She did oils and watercolors. Phyllis is now going to use
it. I discovered something else about this box: I'm pretty sure this
belonged to her grandmother (my great great grandmother)
Louisa Caroline Norwood, 1854-1881. Inside the cover is my grandmother's
monogram: M, C, and N superimposed: Mary Cleves Norwood. On the cover,
just visible, is "L. Norwood". |
New toy: MEKE 3.5mm f/2.8 220
Degree Manual Focus Circular Fisheye Lens. I've always wanted a
circular fisheye. |
I am the Flounder! |
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Rascal loves the fireplace --
and he get's TOO HOT! |
Winter sunset |
The move begins ... |
Vinyl from my cousin Lars
Christian Narum |
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School's out
forever! Finally retired. |
Physics Fair at Mounds View
High School |
Physics Fair at Mounds View
High School, Rube Goldberg machine |
Preparing the house for
sale: My office and workout space cleared out |
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Preparing the house for
sale: Second bedroom cleared out |
Storage unit filling up |
Preparing the house for
sale: 1/2-bath before and after |
Preparing the house for
sale: Laundry room |
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Preparing the house for
sale: New paint faimly room and dining room |
Preparing the house for
sale: New vertical blinds on all the sliding doors |
Preparing the house for
sale: Jamie's bedroom |
A moment of repose during the
heavy work of preparing the house. |
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Late March snow |
Preparing the house for
sale: Clearing out the garage |
Jamie and Rascal |
Storage filling up |
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Clearing out the shop |
Preparing the house for
sale: 10-yard roll-off, filled |
Preparing the house for
sale: Replacing the microwave(!) |
Preparing the house for
sale: Reaplcing the microwave |
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Rascal |
All the hard work on the house
paid off: Sold in less than 24 hours |
David Bromber at the Dakota,
after a delay of 2 years. April 6 |
David Bromber at the Dakota,
after a delay of 2 years. April 6 |
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Phyllis and Vinnie |
More April snow |
Moon and blooming aspens |
Rascal in the window |
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In preparation for our June
move to White Salmon, I drove the truck and a U-Haul trailer, both ful, to
White Salmon in late April |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Missouri River crossing in South Dakota |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Missouri River crossing in South Dakota |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Missouri River crossing in South Dakota. Presho, SD. |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: South Dakota; Black Hills |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Wyoming |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Wyoming |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Montana |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: Spokane |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Between Ritzville and Tri-Cicites on US Highway 395 |
My April drive to White
Salmon: The Gorge in spring green |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Home, 51 hours and 20 minutes for 1880 miles from Shoreview
to Burdoin Mountain. |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: Home again, home again |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Unloading |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Unloading |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Unloading |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: Empress Lilies |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Remnant April snow behind the barn |
My April drive to White
Salmon: New LED lights in the shop |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Despite his age, Timber is back in health |
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Near the bench |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: Clean up and improvements |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Beasts |
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Inching the truck into the shop |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Mount Adams |
My April drive to White
Salmon: The Hank tree |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Mount Adams in various moods |
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My April drive to White
Salmon: Our place |
My April drive to White
Salmon: Our place |
East side band festival at
Irondale High School |
East side band festival at
Irondale High School |
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Jamie's winter band concert at
Mounds View High School |
Jamie's winter band concert at
Mounds View High School |
Jamie's winter band concert at
Mounds View High School |
Phyllis's new haircut |
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Jamie with a new haircut |
A cold Mother's Day |
A cold Mother's Day |
Jamie's graduation party (and
our going-away party) in Shawano, WI on 14-May-22. Family. Joe
and Kay. |
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
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Jamie's graduation party (and
our going-away party) in Shawano, WI on 14-May-22. Family. |
Jamie's spring band concert at
Mounds View High School: Bitter-sweet, his last concert in high
school |
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Jamie's spring band concert at
Mounds View High School: Bitter-sweet, his last concert in high
school |
Jamie's spring band concert at
Mounds View High School: Bitter-sweet, his last concert in high
school |
Jamie's spring band concert at
Mounds View High School: Bitter-sweet, his last concert in high
school |
Jamie's spring band concert at
Mounds View High School: Bitter-sweet, his last concert in high
school |
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Memorial Day lunch with Charlie
and Shelley and Kirsten |
Jamie and Harrison, Mounds View
High School graduates with Honors, Class of 2022 |
Jamie and Harrison, Mounds View
High School graduates with Honors, Class of 2022 |
Jamie and Harrison, Mounds View
High School graduates with Honors, Class of 2022 |
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Jamie, Mounds View High School
graduate with High Honors, Class of 2022 |
Harrison, Mounds View High
School graduate with Honors, Class of 2022 |
Harrison, Mounds View High
School graduate with Honors, Class of 2022, his Mom, Carla, and brother,
Reeder |
Jamie, Mounds View High School
graduate with High Honors, Class of 2022 |
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Jamie's high school graduation,
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis |
Jamie's high school graduation,
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis |
Jamie's high school graduation,
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Jamie gets his diploma |
Jamie's high school graduation,
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Harrison gets his diploma |
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Jamie's high school graduation,
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, hats off |
Jamie and Harrison enjoying the
pond |
Our back deck (before the
mosquitoes emerged with a vengeance in early June) |
Little guy on our back
deck. Gray treefrog, (Dryophytes
versicolor) |
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Boules party with the Smiths,
just before leaving Minnesota |
Boules party with the Smiths,
just before leaving Minnesota |
Boules party with the Smiths,
just before leaving Minnesota |
Boules party with the Smiths,
just before leaving Minnesota |
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Phyllis and Vinnie |
Jamie's last day of School |
Last views in Shoreview |
Last views in Shoreview |
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Last views in Shoreview |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
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Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
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Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
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Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day! What an
adventure. |
Moving day is over!
Dinner at the Green Mill |
Phyllis and Carla at the
Smith's house |
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Scratching Vinnie |
We hit the road! First
lunch stop somewhere in South Dakota |
Walking Rascal at the I-90
crossing of the Missouri River |
At the I-90 crossing of the
Missouri River: Dignity
monumental scultpure |
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At the I-90 crossing of the
Missouri River: Dignity
monumental scultpure |
At the I-90 crossing of the
Missouri River: Dignity
monumental scultpure |
At the I-90 crossing of the
Missouri River |
Dinner at Murdo, South
Dakota. Haven't seena ticket like this in a long time. |
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Hotel room at Murdo, SD.
Rascal adjusted amazingly well to traveling. |
On into Wyoming |
Lunch stop in Wyoming |
Hotel in Billings Montana |
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Rest stop near Ritzville,
Washington |
Home again, home again, jiggety
jig |
Welcome banner, arranged by
Anne, Jeanne, and Steve. |
Phyllis and her new car |
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We needed a new mailbox.
Placing the post on the day after we arrived. |
New mailbox |
Gas is more expensive in
Washington compared to Minnesota |
Rascal feels right at home |
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Walking around by our
house. It was a super-vetch year |
Walking around by our house. |
Vetch |
Walking around by our house. |
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Walking around by our house. |
Walking around by our house. |
Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
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Kreps Ranch |
Walking around by our house. |
Walking around by our house. |
Last photo of Jamie on his
special given to him by Anne (he's 18 now) |
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Mount Hood sunset from our
front porch |
We are Washingtonians now
(We've already voted in an
election! July 2022.) |
Clearing the decks for
the arrival of our goods from Minnesota |
Our stuff arrives!
(In good shape) Move-in day. Another adventure. |
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Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
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Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
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Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
Move-in day. |
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Order from chaos |
Order from chaos begins
to emerge |
Order from chaos |
Order from chaos |
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Rascal settles in |
Rascal settles in |
Wahclella
Falls on a rainy day in July |
Wahclella
Falls |
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Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
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Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
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Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
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Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
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Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Wahclella
Falls |
Interesting clouds, looking
south |
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Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
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Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
Tamanawas Falls hike |
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Tamanawas Falls hike |
Catherine Creek |
Catherine Creek |
Catherine Creek. Phantom
orchids |
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Sunsets from our place |
Sunsets from our place |
Our place |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
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Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
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Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
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Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Neighborhood walk to the Hank
tree |
Near the town of Mount Hood
Oregon |
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Order from chaos |
Order from chaos. It's a
mighty full shop! |
Order from chaos |
Order from chaos |
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Around our place: So
green! |
Around our place: So
green! |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
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Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
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Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
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Lookout
Mountain hike |
Lookout
Mountain hike |
Making way for a new
refrigerator |
Making way for a new
refrigerator |
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Making way for a new
refrigerator |
Making way for a new
refrigerator |
New fridge! |
New fridge! |
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Working on the rainbow of
Adirondack chairs. Painted my wooden one purple. |
Front benches get a new coat of
paint |
Staking the location for the
coming container |
Staking the location for the
coming container |
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Deer in the back yard |
Phyllis v. noxious weeds |
Phyllis v. noxious weeds |
Blue skies |
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Drive to Glenwood,
WA for a better view of Mount Adams |
Drive to Glenwood,
WA for a better view of Mount Adams |
The house gets a new front
door: Before |
The house gets a new front
door: Before |
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The house gets a new front door |
The house gets a new front door |
The house gets a new front
door: After |
The house gets a new front door |
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Septic system
maintenance: Joys of country living |
Septic system maintenance |
Septic system maintenance |
Septic system maintenance |
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Septic system maintenance |
Septic system maintenance |
Jamie and I hiked up the back
side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
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back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
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back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
back side of Mount
Defiance on a very hot day |
A very local hike |
A very local hike
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A very local hike |
A very local hike |
A very local hike |
A very local hike |
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A very local hike |
A very local hike |
Firey sunset |
New shower curtain in the main
bathroom |
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Kreps Ranch again |
Kreps Ranch again |
Kreps Ranch again |
Sunset over Mt. Adams |
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David Gray concert at Edgefield
Manor, 27-Jul-2022 |
David Gray concert at Edgefield
Manor, 27-Jul-2022 |
David Gray concert at Edgefield
Manor, 27-Jul-2022 |
David Gray concert at Edgefield
Manor, 27-Jul-2022 |
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David Gray concert at Edgefield
Manor, 27-Jul-2022 |
Hiking above Timberline Meadows
on Mount Hood |
Hiking above Timberline Meadows
on Mount Hood |
Hiking above Timberline Meadows
on Mount Hood |
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Jamie and I hiked Chinidere
Mountain on a perfect day |
Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
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Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
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Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
Chinidere Mountain |
Mount Adams and Mount Hood on a
cool and windy morning |
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A good day for some target
practice |
A good day for some target
practice |
A good day for some target
practice |
A good day for some target
practice |
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A good day for some target
practice |
A good day for some target
practice |
A good day for some target
practice |
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Chicory, alongside the road |
The shop begins to become more
usable |
Unconcerned deer |
Evening clouds |
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Putting a power hoist in the
shop |
Putting a power hoist in the
shop |
Putting a power hoist in the
shop |
Putting a power hoist in the
shop |
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Putting a power hoist in the
shop: Doing its first real work |
Phyllis is making me some
killer bandannas |
Removing junk from the
yard. These will be scrapped. |
Old bottles. Made the
trip to Minnesota in 2002 and back in 2022. |
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We got the third bedroom pulled
together |
Phyllis painted and decorated
the main bathroom |
My work is cut out for
me: A dumptruck load of gravel |
Fishing spot near Mount Adams
that Jamie tried |
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Turning old plywood into a
bench for our entryway |
The bench, doing its work |
Evening clouds |
Morning clouds |
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Cooper's chickens. Jamie
chicken-sat for them. |
Grass carp in their pond |
Grass carp caught by Jamie |
Clear weather for the morning
walk |
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New roll-up shades for the west
windows. Keeps the house cooler on hot days. |
Bench No. 2 for the back
entryway |
Moving that gravel; lots of
hard work |
Moving that gravel; lots of
hard work |
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Moving that gravel; lots of
hard work |
Clear progress with the
gravel. Not bad for one week. |
All that gravel work broke the
yoke on my Gorilla Cart: Bad weld. |
Fixed |
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Fixed |
Sunset on Adams |
Sunset on Hood |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
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Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
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Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge: You walk behind the waterfall |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
Ponytail Falls hike in the
Gorge |
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Back to Lookout Mountain, one
of our favorite hikes |
Lookout Mountain:
Mt. Rainer and Mt. Adams |
Lookout Mountain |
Lookout Mountain |
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Lookout Mountain |
Lookout Mountain |
Lookout Mountain |
Lookout Mountain: Only
Subarus allowed, apparently! |
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Phyllis saw her first
rattlesnake, on our moring walk. About 40 inches long (big
one!) Crotalus
oreganus, the Western Rattlesnake |
Next day, she saw her second
rattler. Smaller, also Crotalus
oreganus, the only rattlesnake species in Washington, and a
rattlesnake track across Bates Road |
Crystal-clear morning with
Mount Hood and Mount Adams |
Sunsets |
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Jamie and I had a nice hike up
the South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams (we did not go very high, just a quick
day-hike) |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams |
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South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams: Closer and closer |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams. Mt. St. Helens and four climbers on
the upper snowfield on the south route |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams |
South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams |
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South
Climb Trail on Mount Adams. The road was pretty exciting.
YUGE water bars. |
A little hard to tell how YUGE
they are from the photos |
New roll-up shades for the
front of the house on hot days |
Bench #2 for the back door |
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Country living: Boot
scrapers and turkeys in the front yard |
Rascal and turkeys |
Mt. Adams with a cloud-cap |
Felling the dead maple in the
back yard, finally. Too close to the container site. |
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Felling the dead maple in the
back yard |
Felling the dead maple in the
back yard |
Finall, we break ground on the
foundation for the container |
Container work |
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Container work |
Container work |
Container work: Footings
poured |
Container work: Ready for
placement |
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Rascal: Enjoying sunshine
on a cool day and holding up his Mom's Kindle |
Covered the pantry shelves with
board, assessed, and reorganized the pantry |
Hundreds of swallows on our
powerline |
Front porch evening view |
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Phyllis made me some killer
bandannas |
Phyllis made me some killer
bandannas |
Photos with the Kay tree |
Photos with the Kay tree |
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Ready for the container |
Ready for the container |
Ready for the container |
Ready for the container |
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Ready for the container |
Mt. Adams and Hood, sunset |
Sleeping Beauty Hike, early September
View from the view point below the summit |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
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Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
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Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Sleeping Beauty Hike |
Made in the shade |
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Mantis on the shop |
Deschutes
River Recreation Area with Jeanne and Anne |
Deschutes
River Recreation Area |
Deschutes
River Recreation Area |
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Deschutes
River Recreation Area |
Deschutes
River Recreation Area |
Deer in the yard |
Clouds and Mount Hood |
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Sunsets |
Sunsets |
Back to Chinidere
Mountain on a crystal-clear day |
Chinidere
Mountain |
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Chinidere
Mountain, we took the south loop around Wahtum Lake this time, which
we do not recommend. |
Chinidere
Mountain |
Chinidere
Mountain |
Chinidere
Mountain |
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Chinidere
Mountain |
Chinidere
Mountain |
Chinidere
Mountain |
Chinidere
Mountain |
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Stagman
Ridge hike on Mount Adams |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
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Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge: Sleeping Beauty |
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Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
Stagman
Ridge |
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Smoky sunrise |
Lyle, Washington: Mouth
of the Klickitat River during fall Chinook run |
A little earthwork with Steve's
tractor |
Repairing our clawfoot chair |
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Rascal approves the cooler
weather |
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We toured the Spring
Creek Fish Hatchery (USFWS) near White Salmon (fall Chinook run open
house) |
Spring
Creek Fish Hatchery |
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Spring
Creek Fish Hatchery |
Spring
Creek Fish Hatchery |
First dusting of snow on Mount
Adams, rain down here. (18-Sep-22) |
Mid-September: Dry! |
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Rascal approves |
Sunrise on Mount Adams |
The vine maple is turning |
New decor: Flags |
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Mount Adams |
New lawn tractor, ready to
uncrate |
Lookout Mountain with our young
nieghbor Kalven |
Lookout Mountain hike |
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Lookout Mountain hike |
Lookout Mountain hike |
Lookout Mountain hike |
Hood River Mountain |
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Hood River Mountain |
Hood River Mountain |
Back to Sleeping
Beauty. Mid-week hiking, had the trail to ourselves |
Sleeping
Beauty |
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Sleeping
Beauty |
Sleeping
Beauty |
Sleeping
Beauty |
Sleeping
Beauty |
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Sleeping
Beauty The last 100-ft to the top is very steep |
Sleeping
Beauty |
Sleeping
Beauty |
Sleeping
Beauty |
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Rascal has become Toulouse
Lautrac's cat |
Turkeys in the yard |
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Our local mantis and ... |
...her egg case, which was
protecting |
More gravel and some essential
gravel work |
Retirement afternoon |
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More flags |
The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
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The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
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The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
The container is finally
delivered |
At first, the doors won't close |
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This requires jacking and
leveling |
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Both doors close! |
Anchored, ready for the
inspector |
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The filling begins |
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Building a ramp for the
container |
Building a ramp for the
container |
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Building a ramp for the
container |
Building a ramp for the
container |
Stows away when not in use |
The shop begins to empty out |
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The shop begins to empty out |
The shop begins to empty out |
Portland |
Container fills up ... |
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... Shop empties out |
Not enough clamps ... |
New road, built by hand |
Turkeys in the back yard |
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Put out more flags |
A nice hike in Mount
Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, Johnston, Ridge |
Mount
Saint Helens |
Mount
Saint Helens the ridges to the north |
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Mount
Saint Helens |
Mount
Saint Helens, steam coming from the crater |
Mount
Saint Helens, looking back at the observatory |
Mount
Saint Helens |
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Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
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Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
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Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
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Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Helping Steve and Jeanne with
the Chardonnay harvest |
Jamie and I hiked to Cultus
Lake the day before fall hit with rain and colder temperatures |
Cultus
Lake hike |
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Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
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Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike: Huckleberry |
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Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
Cultus
Lake hike |
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Cultus
Lake hike |
Adding
vents to the container (to prevent moisture accumulation) |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
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Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
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Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
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Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
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Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Adding
vents to the container |
Container basically filled |
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New pulley clothes line |
New pulley clothes line |
And the rain finally begins |
And the rain finally begins |
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New, big-a$$ snow thrower |
Flying the Ukraine flag now too |
My work gloves: New on
24-Jun-2022 |
Fall colors coming on |
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Out home at the end of the
rainbow |
Deer in the morning |
Fall sunsets |
Fall sunsets |
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Fall sunsets |
Fall sunsets |
Late fall mountains |
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Last of the old moon |
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Snow on the riodges west of the
White Salmon River |
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Starting to burn our brush
piles |
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Starting to burn our brush
piles |
Many piles to burn |
Many piles to burn |
Many piles to burn |
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A beautiful hike on Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch: Ravens at
play |
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Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
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Kreps Ranch |
Kreps Ranch |
Driveway repair |
Coduit repair, earthwork on the
barn |
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Coduit repair, earthwork on the
barn |
Coduit repair, earthwork on the
barn |
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Burning the front pile, heavy
work |
Burning the front pile, heavy
work |
Burning the front pile, heavy
work |
Burning the front pile, heavy
work |
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Burning the front pile, heavy
work |
Autumn |
Autumn |
First frost |
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Vine maple |
Vine maple |
Mt. Adams |
Shop remodel begins |
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Shop remodel begins |
Lots of flags out front |
Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
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Shop remodel |
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First snow -- it didn't stick |
Shop remodel |
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Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
Jamie's photo of our place on a
very foggy night |
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Frosty morning |
Frosty morning |
Moving burn pile ashes with
Steve's tractor |
Mornings in the clouds |
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Mornings in the clouds |
Adams peeking out |
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Mount Adams, 3 minutes of dawn
progressing |
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Snow in the hills |
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Shop remodel |
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Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
Shop remodel |
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Shop remodel |
Mount Adams at suneset |
Sandhill Crane watching event
at Frenchman's
Bar Regional Park, Vancouver, WA |
Sandhill Crane watching event
at Frenchman's
Bar Regional Park, Vancouver, WA |
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Sunset from the Hood River
bridge |
Rascal, guarding us from deer |
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Slash-pile smoke in the morning |
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Doors go into the shop |
Doors go into the shop |
Sunset |
Frosty morning |
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Mt. Adams with deer in our NW
pasture |
New windows for the shop! |
New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
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New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
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New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
New windows for the shop |
Adams at dawn |
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Frosty morning |
A walk in the clouds |
A walk in the clouds |
A walk in the clouds |
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A walk in the clouds |
Adams at dawn |
Third and last truckload of
gravel for this year |
Third and last truckload of
gravel for this year |
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Slash piles burning at sunset |
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Crystal clear November morning |
The new window and seals on the
garage door work to keep the rain out |
Cleaning, de-watering, and
pressure control for the compressed air system |
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Slash piles burning |
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Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
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Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
Rewiring the shop |
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New exterior lights on the back
of the shop |
Digging out and repairing the
barn door. It works again! |
Replacing our outdoor faucet in
front |
Thanksgiving (and a new lamp
over the dining table) |
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Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
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Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving |
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Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving: Walk with
neighbors |
Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving: Jamie and
his Doug Fir tree |
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Autumn, frost |
Autumn skies |
Autumn skies |
Autumn skies |
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Freezing fog |
Freezing fog |
Burning our brush pile in the
back before the big snow hits |
It's December |
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First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
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First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
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First big snow:
30-Nov-2022 |
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Bracken fern |
Our usual morning walk down
Bates Road |
Morning walk |
Morning walk |
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Morning walk |
Morning walk |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
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New window on the north side of
the shop |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
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Old windows |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
New window on the north side of
the shop |
Snowy walk |
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Happy Solstice |
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Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
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Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
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Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
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Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop: All the walls are in! |
Remodeling the inside of the
shop |
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Winter walks |
Winter walks |
I fixed my old bandsqaw with a
new motor |
Sunsets |
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Sunsets |
Christmas |
Lots of freezing rain |
Lots of freezing rain |
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Sunrises |
Sunrises |
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Rainbows in the Gorge |
Rainbows in the Gorge |
Happy New Year |
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Happy New Year |
Happy New Year |
Happy New Year |
Happy New Year |
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