Winter December 27, 2008

It has been so cold the shutter to my camera has been failing. Here is a shot looking over my back yard to the trees and houses on the other side of the Spokane River Valley. My house is in Browne's Addition just west of downtown Spokane.

The Martin Woldson Theater: The Fox

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Look at the snow on the cornice above the marquee of the Fox -- the Martin Woldson Theater. This is the home of the Spokane Symphony. It is one of most beautiful restored buildings of downtown Spokane. What a treasure. It will be with us for at least another 100 years.

A Spokane Front Door

December 27, 2008. We have had over 45 inches of snow this December. It is is warmer today. We had 6 inches of snow overnight. It is quite beautiful today as it has been for the last two weeks.

The Snow of December 18, 2008

Overnight Spokane received 20 inches of dry snow. The temperature was in the about 14 degrees. It is beautiful in Spokane. A great Christmas gift from nature.

Elk

This herd of elk was moving accross a clearing in a forest in northeastern Washington. I will not say where.

It is always a puzzle to me that some of us seeing this picture would presume we should get out 30-06's or our 30-30's or 32 Specials and try to kill one of these beautiful creatures. We are not very far away from the primative, I suppose. And, that is why we have war. As things escalate, we may no longer have a civilization. Maybe that is the necessary result of our hubris.