17 Tuesday Nov 2015
Posted in Day to Day, Northwest, Photography, Uncategorized
A brief outing out of the city, with the sunshine to the countryside; traipsing through the woods to spy some mushrooms, then arriving at a sandy beach to soak and play with rocks.
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04 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Northwest, Photography, Travels
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adventure, Backcountry, backpacking, barren, Blast, camping, cliff, destruction, Eruption, fall, forest, hike, lake, landscape, leaves, logs, Mt Adams, Mt Margaret, Mt St Helens, nature, outdoors, Panorama, snags, stars, Tree, trunks, Volcano, weathered, woods
This is an adventure cut short, from a forest knocked down some 30 years ago; an adventure to Panhandle Lake in the Mt Margaret backcountry of Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument. 
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02 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Culture, Day to Day, Northwest
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altar, ancestors, candles, crafts, creativity, day of the dead, death, Dia De Los Muertos, fall, festive, fun, halloween, light, reverence, tradition
Honoring those passed last night we made a Dia de los Muertos altar for the ancestors. Many candles, bright colors of flowers and leaves. We placed offerings of fruit, sweets, dinner, and drinks. All afternoon musical tunes of “la llorona” and “calacas” came through the speakers as we created the altar. Names of those passed were shared along with what we recall of them, and their names written and hung on a chandelier of branches above the altar. They had a good party. Now they go off on new adventures!
