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.

Sacred Heart Hospital

This picture is of Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. For years this hospital was administered by Sister Peter Claver of the Sisters of Providence. We lose much as time passes and life becomes more and more complicated. Sister Peter Claver could handle it all but those who worked with her and knew her first hand remember the personal touch of this fine person. Will the past ever become the future?

Air Force Cemetery, Spokane

Fall at the Air Force Cemetery just off Government Way and West of Fort Wright. There are a surprising number of infants and very young children buried here. Children of enlisted men. The most prominent death years were 1955, 56, 57. Odd. Surely infant deaths are common but there are too many. Something must have been happening which was unusual. One wonders about radiation of parents as the fathers flew the bombers going to and from Fairchild Air Force Base just west of Spokane.