Home in Maine

my home in Maine

Mira resting with her paws crossed

Lucy came over with Mira and we went for a walk. I emailed to Lucy some photos of Mira when she was a puppy. I got her when she was 8 week old. I started looking at photos of my home in Maine and when I do that I some times cry because I love where I lived and I miss the place. For me it is the most beautiful place I have ever been and I am so thankful I lived there for 32 years. It was hard to let it go. The place is a part of me.  Memories are not the same as being there , experiencing the wholeness of a place, sights, sounds, weather, fog and sun, heat and cold. Nature has always been my companion, fills me with peace and awe. I would sit on the rocks of the shore of the cove being very thankful for the beauty all around me. Doug and Christina now own the house. I do not know how they will experience the cove. I do hope they will love it there.
Below a few of the many paintings made of my property on Back Cove

Remembrance of 911

I thought this might be of interest
I live in the tallest building in Eugene. Soon after it was built back in the 1960ies they made a law no other building could be built as tall. Today in memory of Sept 11, 2001 there is a ceremony at Ya Po Ah with bag pipes and a little speech. The firemen climb the stairs of the 18 floors, 14 times, up and down, which is the amount of stairs the firemen climbed at the world trade center.

as seen from different places

sunday trip

building in Brownsvile, interesting shadows

Today was the trip to Brownsville, a town that looks something like it did when it was  settled about1850. It was a busy place with a woolen mill, a gris mill and a lumber mill. Lucy for us the museum was open and that was very interesting. We went to the park for our picnic lunch and found a huge dog show going on. I enjoyed seeing the dogs. The bus from Ya Po Ah holds 14 people and it was full.
Now it is the end of summer, shorter days, still warm and I ride to the river every day and take a dip in the river. I have been painting some. Nothing turning out very good but I still enjoy the effort, different subjects I have to integrate into my mind. Life is easy and simple, all the time in the world to do what I want when I want, no responsibilities, enough money, I never realized I would live like this. I enjoy all my time, observing everything. My days are full. I am thankful, grateful,  that I can enjoy life as I am now.

on the way

calapooia river at the park

People drive from all over for dog shows and they camp in comfort.

it is like a western town

nothing open, nobody around

I guess everyone was at the dog show