saturday adventures
i don’t resolute. that is, i don’t make promises that i can’t keep. and yet, i made the decision that 2007 is going to be a good year, and i’m determined to make it so. in the spirit of self-improvement, therefore, i started a routine of adventuring. not the life-risking kind of adventures, but the kind that broaden my world; open my eyes to something previously undiscovered. each saturday, depending on the weather, financial and other obligations, and my mood, i set out to experience something new. so far, i’ve visited a museum, two parks, a new city, and a new library.
today, i bought a map of washington and headed across the river to vancouver. i’ve driven through plenty, but i decided it’s too close not to explore. i chose the biggest thing on the map - lake vancouver. and it is big. i went there. it was windy and cold, but the sun was setting beautifully, casting long shadows and soft light. with a view of mount hood and mount st. helens, thick forests and deep waters, it was an adventure in the neighborly familiar. i checked vancouver off my list of adventures, as it’s no longer uncharted, but i hope to spend more time there.
next week’s adventure: unknown
older and taller
you can’t beat the trees in oregon
our lady of sorrows: spaghetti dinner cancelled
there are three inches of snow on the ground in portland, and it’s utter chaos. the oregon department of transportation just announced that cars are required to have chains to travel on metro freeways. i’m from minnesota and i’ve never touched a set of tire chains. on tv, we watched a home video, taken from the roof of an apartment building, that showed a single car crash into 15 different stationary objects, traveling in a spiral before sliding backward for an entire block into a fire truck. among the school closings running across the bottom of the television screen was this announcement - our lady of sorrows: spaghetti dinner cancelled.