The clouds rolled in here too this morning. Our summer seems to come and go in three-day increments. Fall is around the corner. Lately I've been seeing leaves falling from trees. So it begins.
Despite the clouds that come and go, this is my favorite time of year. Even though the cloudy days begin to increase, the ground is still fairly dry. For me, it's the best time for visiting the Cascade mountains via Mt. Baker HIghway or driving the North Cascades Highway to for a visit to Eastern Washington where it tends to be sunny and dry.
In Western Washington, there are almost always some spectacularly clear, cool and breezy days in September and October.
I've noticed that, too, about the three-day increments. At times, the weather patterns don't seem to be able to hold longer than that. When I first moved here in 1974, I found that very odd. Now I find it odd when the weather holds for any length of time.
How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be? -- Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Welcome to "37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)".
The photograph currently at the top of my blog was taken from my porch before sunrise on October 29, 2023.
"OLD GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY" (the earliest name for my blog -- http://oldgirlfromthenorthcountry.blogspot.com
) came to life in early December of 2006 so that I could post a 42-year retrospective of my paintings and drawings and through that action, create a new relationship with the day the man I loved returned from Vietnam in December 1970. For a while (sometime after spring of 2008, which is when he died) my blog was "TALKING 37TH DREAM WITH RAINBOW (RUMORS OF PEACE)". For a number of years, it's been "TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)." As of April 12, 2017 my blog was titled "37TH DREAM / TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE/LOOKING UP)". Somewhere along the way it became 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE).
To begin viewing the retrospective with narrative, scroll down to December 8, 2006, on this page:
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. -- Martin Buber (1878-1965)
It is only a little planet, but how beautiful it is.
-- Robinson Jeffers
The true end of a war is the rebirth of life; the right to die peacefully in your own bed. The true end of war is the end of fear; the true end of war is the return of laughter.
-- Alfred Molano
Enjoy every sandwich -- Warren Zevon (1947-2003)
Not in God's wilds will you ever hear the sad moan, "All is vanity." No, we are paid a thousand times for all our toil, and after a single day spent outdoors in their atmosphere of strength and beauty, one could still say, should death come — even without any hope of another life — "Thank you for this most glorious gift!" and pass on.
-- John Muir (1838-1914)
Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Hugh Fennyman: So what do we do? Philip Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well. Hugh Fennyman: How? Philip Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.
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The clouds rolled in here too this morning. Our summer seems to come and go in three-day increments. Fall is around the corner. Lately I've been seeing leaves falling from trees. So it begins.
Despite the clouds that come and go, this is my favorite time of year. Even though the cloudy days begin to increase, the ground is still fairly dry. For me, it's the best time for visiting the Cascade mountains via Mt. Baker HIghway or driving the North Cascades Highway to for a visit to Eastern Washington where it tends to be sunny and dry.
In Western Washington, there are almost always some spectacularly clear, cool and breezy days in September and October.
I've noticed that, too, about the three-day increments. At times, the weather patterns don't seem to be able to hold longer than that. When I first moved here in 1974, I found that very odd. Now I find it odd when the weather holds for any length of time.
Fall is actually my favorite time of year. The angle of light is beautiful, and cool nights the best for sleeping. I love October.
Yes. October is one fine month!
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