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You just can't take a bad picture of crater lake. It's not possible.
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Such a pristine and beautiful place. Cold, clear water. Fresh snow.
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This little squirrel isn't worried about anything other than where his next frito is coming from.
I don't think his buddy can read.
Tonight and tomorrow night my west coast friends. Winter is early this year it would seem. After a week of warm, muggy, and then cold, icy rain, we have clear skies. I guess that spells I-C-E for us.
I told them not to do the bailout. But these people don't listen to me. These people who keep throwing more good money after bad. And more good money. And then some. Yet still, a seven day (so far) drop in the stock market.
Well.
We may not have much of a 401k left. We may not be able to borrow to get that new old car that we need. In the end, we may not have a pot to piss in, but we will still have this:
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Infact, it's all we've ever really had.
A couple of weeks ago the Wyrd family escaped into the wilderness of central and eastern Oregon. We packed up the cooler, a few bags, tossed the kid into the back seat with several pillows and a blankey and headed for the hills.
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We stopped occasionally to behold the pretty water.
And to fight over the camera.
And to soak our feet and drink cold stuff out of the cooler. I forgot just how cold and clear and lovely looking the water is in this part of Oregon. It makes a person just want to jump in and drink it all up.