Wednesday's postcard, and other news
April 26, 2023
“Remind Me” Rock Creek in a late afternoon glow in the wilds of eastern Adams County
Life & Times
Firstly, please excuse the interruption. I woke at 2 a.m. a week ago today, fearing I would have to bail on the Patagonia event in Seattle because my head was throbbing and there was swelling beneath my jaw. These things happen, but rarely with such bad timing. It’s a good thing I have an ice pack, and it worked well enough so that I could finally get to sleep and collect myself in time to gather my kit and catch a flight to Seattle.
The evening at Patagonia was just a delight. Nearly all the chairs were filled and it was a great crowd of old friends and folks I hadn’t met before. The Hanford Challenge citizen watchdog organization hosted the event which, as you may surmise, connects to my past as a journalist/activist working to shut down plutonium production and clean up the site, which still harbors some of the most dangerous radioactive and chemical wastes on the planet. So, please support HC and their work. They’ve been vital in so many ways for the progress we’ve made in the past quarter century to address Hanford’s environmental and safety issues.
I got home late Thursday, slept a bit, and then took myself to the emergency room on Friday. That quickly led to an appointment with my wonderful dentist and her team who worked on me much of yesterday morning, removing the roots of a bad tooth that had caused, well, the whole movie with the headaches and swollen neck and such. I’m doing much better now and working on some new stories and some new photography for this space as I regain my bearings and get back to work.
Meanwhile…
If you haven’t yet checked out my “spring fling” photography display at the New Moon Gallery on East Sprague, you still have until Saturday to do so. Today’s postcard, “Remind Me” (above) is one of the pieces on display. You’re welcome to fall in love with it and buy it. I can always print more :)
My next exhibition and Beautiful Wounds event is being hosted by the hottest book store in the Palouse, Bookpeople of Moscow, which is one of the longest-running independent booksellers in the country. You can find them at 521 S. Main in Moscow. I’ll be there promptly at 4 p.m. on June 15th to sign books and also to have some of my large stills in the Moscow Artwalk event for the day. If you need a good reason to go to Moscow, this is your chance. Nothing ever goes wrong at my events, but when it does it’s often hilarious and nobody gets hurt or embarrassed.
Then, in late July, I’m a guest presenter at the “Floodfest 2023” event on the campus of the Dry Falls Visitor Center (operated by Washington State Park) just south of Coulee City, WA. It’s an all day event scheduled for July 22nd. Yeah, you’ll want to bring water and ice. There are lakes below the Dry Falls cataract so you can cool your feet or your whole selves if it gets too toasty. I hope to see you there but I’ll also add, having visited Dry Falls in every season, that this time of year is just the best—things are greening up fast, and it’s still cool enough to hike without, well, (who are we kidding?) sweltering. There’s lot’s to see there but you’ll want to get up close to Umatilla Rock in the heart of the cataract at some point. If you’re lucky, the ethereal Green-banded mariposa lillies will be in bloom. So good luck :)