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The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers
River Song
The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers
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  • Building A Cabin River Song

    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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    Time to Say Goodbye

    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,…

    cassandra December 9, 2020
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    Listening to Coyotes Sing

    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…

    cassandra October 27, 2020
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    A Death at River Song

    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…

    cassandra October 13, 2020
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Sunning on the beach
Building A Cabin

Bathing with Crawdads

cassandra July 29, 2020

July 24 to 26, 2020 This was the weekend to prime the second floor. I was nervous about it. I don’t like heights. At all. It took four months before I even felt comfortable standing on the third rung of my six-foot ladder. And the top of the second floor…

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View from the cabin
Building A Cabin

Sweatpants Gray

cassandra July 21, 2020

July 17 to 19, 2020 The weather had been amazingly beautiful all week. And, as luck would have it, the weather forecast called for another two weeks, both in Olympia and in the Olympic Rain Forest. Hooray! Time for good weather projects! After a lot of research and thought, I…

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Vine maples and red alders at River Song
River Song

A Gathering Place

cassandra July 21, 2020

Friday, June 12, 2020 This was a short weekend at River Song as I had to head back to the city Saturday evening. Earlier in the week, I started putting my belongings into storage in preparation for moving to my new place at the end of the month. Rather than…

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The light is fading fast, and we have yet to launch.
Kayaking

Kayak Camping on Lake Roosevelt

cassandra June 24, 2020

Friday, June 19 My friend and I have been talking about kayak camping for more than a year. But something always came up. A few weeks ago, however, we decided to go for it. We would spend four days, three nights kayaking and camping on Lake Roosevelt in eastern Washington.…

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Dogwood growing along the river
River Song

Crossing the Creek

cassandra June 12, 2020

Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7, 2020 Since finishing Phase I of my cabin, it’s become more of an escape than a weekend to-do list. And this weekend was no different. By 5:05, I was on I-5, heading out of the city. I didn’t have much planned, other than…

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Looking downriver, from the far bank
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A Giant Slab of Rock

cassandra June 10, 2020

May 29 to 31, 2020 At 5:00 sharp, I was out the door, headed for my truck. Big Red was already loaded up for the weekend, and the cat had plenty of food and water. Time to head out of town! I pulled into River Song at about 6:30 p.m.…

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The Follies at Burning Man 2019.
Burning Man

Burning Man Gear List

cassandra May 29, 2020

August 2019 After 11 trips to Burning Man, I have my camping system down. Other than a few tweaks each year, I take the same gear. I have found it’s a lot easier and less stressful when I use gear dedicated to the event, even when it means having duplicate…

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Looking downriver from the southern end of my new beach
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Across the River

cassandra May 29, 2020

Sunday, May 24, 2020 I had planned to head out to River Song last night after our kayak trip, but I got home after 10:00 p.m. It just didn’t make sense to leave that late and arrive around midnight; I might as well get a good night’s sleep at home…

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Through the Ballard Locks
Kayaking

Through the Ballard Locks

cassandra May 27, 2020

Saturday, May 23, 2020 Fred and I planned to meet up Saturday for some kayaking. We wanted to go some place new, so we had decided on Olympia’s Boston Harbor. However, he texted me Wednesday night: there was a change of plans. We were going to meet up with a…

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I can now keep an eye on Big Red
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A Space for Big Red

cassandra May 20, 2020

May 15 to 17, 2020 The weather forecast promised a stormy weekend. Sweet! I love hearing rain pound the roof of my cozy little cabin. It was one of the reasons I chose a corrugated metal roof! But first, a beautiful Friday afternoon. Twelve minutes after the workday ended, I…

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Some of My Favorite Photos

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