Day Trip
We took a business day trip, about 200+ miles round trip. It was a beautiful day, a little cloudy but plenty of sunshine. We went south & a little east, through the rolling hills of the Palouse. This is farm country with some brown fields, some green fields, some green & brown striped fields and some fields with tan stubble. I think the stubble fields mean those fields are lying fallow this year, but don't quote me on that. Sadly we saw a dead deer on the side of the highway. There were lots of horses and cows in fields. One small town had lots of antique stores, but we didn't have time to stop & look. We'll take time next time. Oh, yeah! We saw a small light green & white windmill in a yard. They'll probably plant flowers around the base later. It was very cute! In some of the planted fields, there were more than 30 huge wind generators, turning slowly in the wind, generating a lot electricity. Harry said when there are high winds, there are brakes on the windmills so they won't turn too fast. I thought that was interesting. Harry has so much practical knowledge, he surprises me a lot of times. In several of the small towns there was a large variety of big & small sculptures, some silver, usually representing fish and/or water and some rust colored: a horse, an old farm truck. There was a fence in a front yard made from different sized round farm machinery iron wheels with spokes painted black. Along a field there were discs mounted on metal poles, maybe 40, each with a picture painted on it. Maybe a school project. So cute! The metal discs come from a big farm machine that "discs" the soil. I'm not sure what the machine is called, or at what point it is used in the farming process. Been a long time since I was around farmers. A lot of my relatives were farmers, and I miss hearing (or overhearing) their discussions. We went down and then back up the long Lewiston Grade to cross the Snake River and go to Lewiston and Clarkston. On the way down there are several places where runaway trucks can get off the highway and stop safely. One place goes up a steep hill and has deep gravel to stop the truck. Another has a long strip of gravel beside the highway. I imagine they have saved a lot of lives, especially in the winter with snow on the highway. Also on the way down are many turn-out places where folks can stop and look at the gorgeous view of the river and the mountains on each side. Well, It's my bed time and it was a long day!
I'm grateful for being able to go on the day trip, even though it was for business.
I'm grateful for Xanax, which keeps me sane.
I'm grateful for Harry, who also keeps me sane and keeps the home fires burning and puts meals in front of me and lets me sleep undisturbed, and whose counsel is invaluable.
I'm grateful for Cat who has adopted us, and Sam, the Siamese cat who has almost adopted us.
God Bless
I'm grateful for being able to go on the day trip, even though it was for business.
I'm grateful for Xanax, which keeps me sane.
I'm grateful for Harry, who also keeps me sane and keeps the home fires burning and puts meals in front of me and lets me sleep undisturbed, and whose counsel is invaluable.
I'm grateful for Cat who has adopted us, and Sam, the Siamese cat who has almost adopted us.
God Bless