One of our last visits
to Summerland
on the other side of the mountains.



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Final(ly)
blossoming.


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I used to visit
the Ice Caves
with my family
many times each summer
when I was little
(the hike is so short,
and the destination so spectacular)
and I wanted the boy
to see this place too.

That's him
in the last photo.

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Junip - To The Grain


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Can you believe
August is almost over?
I can't.
It boggles my mind, frankly.

At this time of year,
my skin always feels
a bit tender
as my heart breaks
for the summer that is passing
(and all the ones that have passed before,
remembered golden)
but I,
almost traitorously,
feel the first hints of excitement
for the new season
(possibly my favorite one)
that begins
(just barely begins!)
to enter the scene.


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Evergreen Muse: The Art of Elizabeth Colborne
How had I never heard of this artist before?


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Some forgotten medium-format film
found and developed:
turns out the rolls are almost exactly
one year old.

A glimpse into
this time
last year.

Perfect timing.


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A new video
that made my day(/week):
Bon Iver - Holocene


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Back home again,
and
Mt. Rainier,
I miss you already.



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The view.



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I could walk forever,
here where I feel so at home.




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With my favorite hiking companion,
to Comet Falls.






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This week on Folkloric
is going to be Mt. Rainier week.


The mountain is mercurial,
different each time we visit,
continually inspiring.


I brought rolls and rolls of film
and did not try to hold myself back.


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