Deb's Cafe, Creston, WA

This is a shot of Deb's Cafe in Creston. It is closed now.

Deb Copenhaver, a world reknown bronc rider, owned and operated the cafe for many years. It was a popular spot, especially during the years of the construction of Coulee Dam.

Swanson Lakes School, Creston

 

Here is a May 2009 picture of the Swanson Lakes School in Lincoln County south of Creston on Highway 2, the old Sunset Highway, the old Yellowstone Road.

Protest Against the Torture Psychologists

 

May 21, 2009 -- A protest against the psychologists advising the CIA on how to torture prisoners of 9/11. This is in the midst of downtown Spokane at Riverside and Washington.

Road South from Reardan

The farm road heading south from Reardan, Washington early evening in mid May, 2009.

St. "Als" at Gonzaga

This is the view of St. Aloysius Gonzaga University on the north side of the Spokane River in Downtown Spokane. The river is high with the winter snow melt. The church is beautiful off in the close distance. A fine setting. One which evokes memory, creates memory, invites us to join in its presence and the silent beckoning of its majesty. It is good to see such structures placed so well in our world.

Sunset Highway 1920 East of Reardan WA

Here is a picture of the old Sunset Highway circa 1920 heading toward Reardan, Washington. Moving west along a section line, the highway had to go north o avoid a hill. Thus, it curved north at a section junction and moved up to the next section line running east to west. From there it ran on a series of new section lines toward Reardan. Things were much simpler then. Today, things have become more complicated. I wonder whether we have risen to the complication. The human mind and our values move more slowly than the exigencies of our condition. Or, so it is I fear.

More Spring Snow

This a shot of the main drag north in Spokane. It is a Tuesday during the second week in April, 2009. Good slushy snow everywhere, eight inches of the stuff. Coming back after a meeting in Usk, Washington around 1:00 PM all the snow was gone and it was 50 degrees .