Daffodils in the Skagit Valley

The family place is in the background slightly right of center.

R.I.P. Kitty

Katy died in her sleep today. She was 22 years old. She has been with us since Spencer started kindergarten.

Spring

Backcountry in the Spring

Eliot, Kyra, Shiah and Leah all snowmobile into the Cascades backcountry, then take off on "split-board" snow boards up the mountain. Last trip of the season? the snow is disappearing fast.

Slavko Says Happy Equinox: "Island Songs"

Surprise package on the eve of the vernal equinox. . . manila envelope almost buried beneath the 6.5 kuna stamps . . .two copies (one signed!) of Slavko's book of Brac island poems. . . and illustrated too . . . beautifully done.

Sam Green, Washington Poet

Flippin' the dial and Julia says, "Stop! that's Sam!" and I'll be damned if it wasn't altho' I hadn't recognized him, looking good in jacket and tie, reading his poems to an Olympia audience at a luncheon, it seemed. Amazing dissonance between the poems and the setting! Amazing where talent, passion, unflagging focus can take a man.

Question?

How do past events differ from imagined events?

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But will I still be able to wear plaid?

Unquiet Dreams

Water runs deep beneath my bed.
Something has happened here.
Native Americans are restless.
The blind man scents me, the
deaf man will not turn his back.
There are so many turnings.
There are flashes at the corner of my vision.
Something yet may come of this.
Something good . . .
Who knows?

On the road 3

On the road 2

On the road

Slavko Says "Got a Book..."

Slavko's book of poems from Brac has just been published in time for the Vernal Equinox! "Island Poems" or "Island Songs," not sure what he prefers. These are witty, sensitive, observant and good stories, too. We'll keep badgering him to get some more translated into English.

Pray for your Coffee

Croatiatraveller.com reports that Parish members in Zagreb have opened Jedro, a coffee shop in the Jarun district, that offers coffee for prayers instead of $$$$. A cappucino costs four "Our Fathers"! It has become quite a popular place, growing quickly from 5 tables to 20!