Tufts | Wenatchee, WA | 2015
I never much enjoyed mowing grass, but my Dad insisted that it built character. He always said the chore demanded a certain discipline (every two weeks, or 10 days if rain caused a growth spurt), a knowledge of machines and skill in their use, and a sense of (more…)
Six Spoons | East Wenatchee, WA | 2015
The beauty of table utensils — forks, knives and spoons —comes from simple design aimed at maximum usefulness. The spoon, for instance, is basically a scoop to transport liquids from bowl to mouth. Works perfectly every time. No digital enhancement needed. I once attended a fancy banquet in New Orleans where an elderly man named Clifford explained (more…)
Avocado Quartered | East Wenatchee, WA | 2015
Decades ago in the Florida Everglades, we had expected to see crocodiles — they were resting under a boardwalk that zig-zagged through the swamp — but slicing open the best avocado in the world was a complete surprise. We’d worked up an appetite as croc hunters, so we pulled over our traveling van at a ramshackle roadside fruit stand. Our tastebuds were tempted by juicy oranges, ripe mangoes and red grapes. But then we saw (more…)
Street Light | Wenatchee, WA | 2015
Sometimes we can’t see how to get past an impediment. It blocks our way and keeps us from moving forward. So we back up and smack into it again. And again. And … well, we smack it until (more…)
Pole with House | Badger Mountain, WA | 2015
Our arid landscape in Central Washington has vast areas of treeless terrain and unbroken sky. The natural emptiness means that man-made verticals — flagpoles, grain silos and power poles — are often scorned as visual blights. I’ve come to appreciate them, however, as welcome elements that (more…)
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