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The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers
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The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers

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    A River Otter Runs Through It

    April 21 to 25, 2022 Mango and I headed out to River Song early Thursday morning for a long weekend. I didn’t have any plans; I just needed a break from the city. And, I hadn’t been out since a big windstorm went through a few weeks previously. Everything was…

    cassandra April 28, 2022
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    I haz Internets!

    April 29, 2021 Now that the mice are gone, I started spending weekends at my cabin again. One day, it occurred to me…if I had Internet at my cabin, I could just as easily work from there as I could back in the city. My ex had given me a…

    cassandra April 20, 2022
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    Catching Up

    April 2022 It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and a lot has happened in my life. Losing Pepper Dog Kitty at the end of 2020 was really hard on me, and that winter was really hard on my cabin. Mice moved in at the beginning of January. I spent…

    cassandra April 19, 2022
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    Shed Walls & Roof

    November 7 to 11, 2020 I focused on the shed during the first half of November. Now that we’re back on Pacific Standard Time and we have a lot less daylight, I usually head out Saturday morning, returning Sunday afternoon. This doesn’t really leave a whole lot of time to…

    cassandra December 12, 2020
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    Cavorting River Creatures

    October 31 & November 1, 2020 This was the weekend for real progress on my new shed. I was determined to lay the plywood scrap flooring, frame the walls, and use as many remaining pieces of plywood scraps as possible to side the walls. No more messing around. I would…

    cassandra December 10, 2020
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Testing the new washstand in the cabin
Building A Cabin

A River Otter Runs Through It

cassandra April 28, 2022

April 21 to 25, 2022 Mango and I headed out to River Song early Thursday morning for a long weekend. I didn’t have any plans; I just needed a break from the city. And, I hadn’t been out since a big windstorm went through a few weeks previously. Everything was…

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Satellite installer's parrot.
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I haz Internets!

cassandra April 20, 2022

April 29, 2021 Now that the mice are gone, I started spending weekends at my cabin again. One day, it occurred to me…if I had Internet at my cabin, I could just as easily work from there as I could back in the city. My ex had given me a…

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Snowy cabin
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Catching Up

cassandra April 19, 2022

April 2022 It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and a lot has happened in my life. Losing Pepper Dog Kitty at the end of 2020 was really hard on me, and that winter was really hard on my cabin. Mice moved in at the beginning of January. I spent…

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The shed, as seen from the cabin's second floor.
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Shed Walls & Roof

cassandra December 12, 2020

November 7 to 11, 2020 I focused on the shed during the first half of November. Now that we’re back on Pacific Standard Time and we have a lot less daylight, I usually head out Saturday morning, returning Sunday afternoon. This doesn’t really leave a whole lot of time to…

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Floor done and three walls framed!
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Cavorting River Creatures

cassandra December 10, 2020

October 31 & November 1, 2020 This was the weekend for real progress on my new shed. I was determined to lay the plywood scrap flooring, frame the walls, and use as many remaining pieces of plywood scraps as possible to side the walls. No more messing around. I would…

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Pepper standing on a log in our yard.
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Time to Say Goodbye

cassandra December 9, 2020

November 28 to December 2, 2020 I drove back to the city Saturday evening, so exhausted my muscles cramped the entire drive home. I had planned to stay at River Song another day, but I’d run out of propane at the cabin. And I wasn’t in the mood for peopling,…

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The new flashing is in place. Hopefully, this will work!
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Listening to Coyotes Sing

cassandra October 27, 2020

October 24 & 25, 2020 I headed out to River Song before sunrise Saturday morning. Although the weather forecast promised blue skies, Big Red and I drove through a steady drizzle. Fortunately, the rain stopped just as the sun came up. I didn’t want to have to deal with both…

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The front door. It's been lengthened, had a third hinge added to help prevent warping, and a (nonworking) doorknob.
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A Death at River Song

cassandra October 13, 2020

October 2 to 4, 2020 This was my final weekend to get things done. My last chance to finish All The Things before winter. Tuesday’s surgery would no doubt leave me one-handed for the next several months, at least. My big plans for my final weekend: trim the windows on…

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Prepping the lower roof for corrugated metal. We already have the drip edge in.
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The Mad Dash

cassandra October 1, 2020

September 26 & 27 Fall has arrived. Leaves are falling, the rain has returned, and temperatures are dropping. I need to get stuff done. And I don’t have much time. But, more pressing than the weather–I’m undergoing carpal tunnel surgery in just two weeks. I have no idea how long…

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The windows are all trimmed, and trim has begun on the rest of the upper floor.
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Asking for Help

cassandra September 25, 2020

September 18 to 20, 2020 It’s been a while since I posted anything. Things got a little weird in August when a “bug” in a WordPress update suddenly caused my admin panel to speak German. Unfortunately, I don’t speak German and Google translate didn’t help, so I had to file…

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Some of My Favorite Photos

The fallen cedar at River Song
Tarbosaurus Baatar
The boardwalk at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
Mount Rainier
Water tower at North Head Lighthouse
Railroad bridge over Pattison Lake
A log that washed ashore, Surfside Beach
The North Jetty, Waikiki Beach, and the Pacific Ocean crashing into the cliffs at Cape Disappointment State Park
Dinosaur crashing through the wall at the Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs
Sunset from the North Jetty
White-capped waves contrast starkly against the deep blue Pacific Ocean off North Head Lighthouse
Snow, snow, and lots of snow! White Road trail.
A grassy log in Lake St. Clair
Looking down from North Head Lighthouse
Salamander at Woodland Trail
Me, holding a magnificent hunting eagle
A bridge on Mima Falls East Trail
A creek running through Mima Falls State Park
Looking north toward Long Beach
North Head Lighthouse
Looking north from Bell's View Trail viewpoint, North Head Lighthouse
Blue skies!
Creepy stump
Beautiful snow-covered trees
Protoceratops skull
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, gleaming in the morning sun
The sun is getting ready to set on my hike
Transmutation, Burning Man 2019
Waves crashing into the cliffs at North Head Lighthouse
View of Mount Rainier from White Pass

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