Orting, WA. December 23, 2023. I’m headed to my brother’s place for Christmas and a few days in the country.
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Orting, WA. December 23, 2023. I’m headed to my brother’s place for Christmas and a few days in the country.
Trying To See Orting Through The Eyes Of Elias
Trying To See Orting Through The Eyes Of Elias
[Elias and Erin nap. Erin has a cold.]
Behind my back, twenty-three miles east south-east, sits Mount Rainier. The second day we were here, the sun set into the Pacific Ocean and bathed Rainier in the most spectacular alpen-glow I’ve seen in years. We had a few days of clear weather. Today, it is rainy and cloudy. Kind of the usual for this time of year.
This is the view that my grandson, Elias…
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Love At The End Of The Tunnel
[My photo. Elias leaves pre-K.]
The longest and most uncomfortable, painful and seemingly endless flight I ever undertook began at 4:00 am on Monday, November 20 when I forced myself out of the bed. I forgot our wakeup call was for 4:15 am. Our flight was scheduled for 7:00 am. It was going to be a long day.
We were at a lower level Marriott about two miles from Logan Airport. Our shuttle…
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28 of 30... Mt Rainier, stuck behind a truck in Orting, Washington.
27 of 30... Mt Rainier driving into Orting, Washington... Schools out!
24 of 30... Mt Rainier, driving through downtown Orting, Washington.
14 of 30... Mt Rainier from just south of Orting, Washington.
13 of 30... Mt Rainier from Orting, Washington...