Monday, July 6, 2009

WATER MAIN!

June 30 - July4

The water main to our house busted. I had to jack-hammer up a big section of my driveway, dig a ditch from water source to house, and re-plumb it all. Steve is in the middle of harvest (10+ hour work days) so Dad came up to help with all the hard-clay digg'en and plumb'en -- he kicked ass! as usual.
















Success!! water was turned back on at 3pm on Saturday (6/4).

After catching up with family and work, I'll be burying the line and doing some landscaping.

Friends - wedding & birthday celebrations

June 25-29

Honored to perform the wedding ceremony of dear friends Matt & Sandra D. at the Edgefield Brewery outside of Portland.

Then off I went up the Columbia River Gorge to find my dear girlfriend Elissa -- it was her birthday.

Food, fantastic company, and beautiful landscapes were the goals. Accomplished!

Lost Lake & Lost Lake Butte near Mnt Hood, OR. (June 27)










Sarah, Elissa & Pollyanna -- burly!! tee hee...



Sarah, Pollyanna, Elissa, Jon - Lost Lake Butte










June 28 - Trout Lake, Washington - at base of Mnt Adams.... bike riding, swimming, wild berry eating, walking, etc.








White Salmon River












Mnt Adams over Trout(less) Lake(less)....

June 29 -- yoga with E & J at Jon's house.

MFDJ Survey

June 23, 09
Not bad to be doing survey work in the beautiful mid/upper Middle Fork John Day River valley. Greenhorn mountains in the distance.


Pat McDowell on the Total Station