We just returned from a brief respite at a favorite spot in the central Cascades of Oregon, a place we often visit as the seasons change in March and September. This year it has been a long winter, and the snow and ice linger. What a good place to think, just at the turning of winter. A quiet place, disconnected from the internet and no phone or television connection. There are choices, very different directions. Man, everything seems like politics these days. And of course, marshmallows.

My lens cap broke, so please forgive me for some of the photos in this post being kinda blurry. I apologise in advance that my lens cap broke and I ended up with a fingerprint on my lens so some of them are a little blurry.

Sunday, September 18, 2011. Christmas in T minus 2322 Hours. Way back in the day . Summer has come and gone and as much fun as it was .

Friday, August 7, 2015. Sometimes, you will ask your husband to help you give birth to his child,. And he might tell you. Wednesday, August 5, 2015.

This is me and my little world. Enjoy! Wednesday, January 1, 2014. I want to shout out TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF! When I see these families.

Along the southern point of Lake Kivu you can pass between Rwanda and Congo. A tiny prop plane will take you from Kigali right to the edge of the country. The flight takes thirty minutes, and they offer a quick snack of Coke and groundnuts while you watch the propeller spin outside. You pass over a wooden bridge just wide enough for one car. There is the smallest bit of standing room on each side and people walking to and from shuffle against the railin.