Hey all you loved ones. I made it safe to Zambia. Last night I went to Victoria falls, watched the sun set, and got chased away by elephants (they are so BIG when there is no fence between you and them!). I took lots of pictures of course, but I'm using the hotel office computer and have to be very quick. So, no pictures for you quite yet.
Lots o love
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Day at the Deschutes
I spent the day in one of my favorite places yesterday, in the Oregon desert by the banks of the Deschutes river.
It was seriously hot that day. When I got back to civilization in the 'cool' of the evening, the thermometer said it was 95. So, if 95 feels cool... 
The heat actually meant I couldn't go as far as I wanted too. Rin was getting seriously overheated and did his best to convince me to find some water and stay still for a while.
I gave in (not very reluctantly) and found a good shady spot, trampled down enough to reduce the chance of unobserved rattlesnakes, and spent the rest of the day swimming, reading, watching an idiot fisherman almost get pulled in the water by a fish... ahh... bliss
In the late afternoon a storm started moving in
The sky got pretty dramatic, with black clouds looming ominously over the horizon...
This picture of us is so ridiculous, I had to share
I started getting mildly nervous about halfway back to the car, I hadn't planned on getting that kind of wet!
It was pretty though. I love the smell of our desert!
Rin kept flushing deer. This one didn't approve, and once it got on this rock, it watched us till we were out of site. I think he was mad that Rin had the nerve to chase him.
I took the long way home, over the mountain pass, to see the sunset. And what a sunset it was
The mountain was glowing ever so slightly in the pink light (I know, this picture doesn't really capture that, but I liked it anyways)
There was a whole stretch of cars pulled over to the side of the road to watch. Isn't it fun when people actually slow down enough to notice the good things in life?
In the late afternoon a storm started moving in
The sky got pretty dramatic, with black clouds looming ominously over the horizon...This picture of us is so ridiculous, I had to share
I started getting mildly nervous about halfway back to the car, I hadn't planned on getting that kind of wet!
It was pretty though. I love the smell of our desert!
Rin kept flushing deer. This one didn't approve, and once it got on this rock, it watched us till we were out of site. I think he was mad that Rin had the nerve to chase him.
I took the long way home, over the mountain pass, to see the sunset. And what a sunset it was
The mountain was glowing ever so slightly in the pink light (I know, this picture doesn't really capture that, but I liked it anyways)
There was a whole stretch of cars pulled over to the side of the road to watch. Isn't it fun when people actually slow down enough to notice the good things in life?
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Dasa!
Wonder of wonders, I actually got to talk to Dasa last night. Between school, children, and time zones, we never get to communicate, but miracles do happen. She sent me this wonderful picture of her and Hugo. Isn't he getting big?
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