Fri, Aug 7, 2020:  Day 140 of self-quarantine:  Put in a grocery order.  Only needed 6 items.  Ended up with 30.  Oh well.  The larder is full.  Put my backpack on Facebook to sell.  Boom!  It sold today!  No quibbling on price.  She’s picking it up sometime after 6:00 tonight.  Very easy.  My friend, Steve, told me about Facebook Marketplace.  Nice day today.  Getting nicer.  I’m celebrating with a glass of wine.  Life is good!

Bye bye backpack.  We had three good trips.

Thu, Aug 6, 2020:  Day 139 of self-quarantine:  Tossed and turned all night.  But got up this morning and Mike got my Kelty backpack down and I cleaned it up and inventoried it.  Put it on the Internet to sell.  I think I only used the new pack three times.  And I’m selling it with everything in it—sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking stove, water filter, cooking utensils, and other stuff.  Hope it sells.  It’s a really good pack.  My Merrill hiking boots will probably be next.  Low 80s today I think. 

Wed, Aug 5, 2020:  Day 138 of self-quarantine:  I received the Obata prints I ordered and took them to get matted and framed.  They are beautiful.  Mike went off skeet shooting and I watched one of my favorite movies—“Out of Africa” with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.  A wonderful movie—the scenery, the music, and the story.  Especially the music.  Nice day today—70s.

Crater Lake--the most beautiful deep blue I've ever seen.

Mike and Andrea in the lodge at Crater Lake.

Me, Andrea, and Rick.

Tue, Aug 4, 2020:  Day 137 of self-quarantine:  Had my doctor appointment this morning.  Stopped at Popeye’s on the way home for a couple of their chicken sandwiches for lunch.  Took a nap after lunch.  Can’t believe the weather.  Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s for the next couple of days.

Cape Arago, Oregon

Mon, Aug 3, 2020:  Day 136 of self-quarantine:  Did the cleaning today so tomorrow would be free.  Have a doctor appt. which will last all morning.  So tomorrow I can come home and relax.  Played spades with Nomad in the afternoon.

On our way to Klamath Falls, OR.

Never saw any falls.

Sun, Aug 2, 2020:  Day 135 of self-quarantine:  Can’t believe it’s August already.  Time has flown by—even in quarantine.  A really nice day today.  In the low 80s.  Great August weather.  Blew off the deck and wanted to sit outside and read, but the chaise is soaked from all the rain.  Watched the splash-down of the SpaceX flight.  Incredible! 

Oregon

Signs of all the clear cutting going on in Oregon.  Sad!

Love this barn!

Sat, Aug 1, 2020:  Day 134 of self-quarantine:  Pretty overcast with sprinkles today.  We weren’t going anywhere, so who cares?  Did the laundry, read my book, worked out, and watched TV.  Playing spades with Nomad after this. 

The Spruce Goose
McMinville, OR

In the cockpit of the Spruce Goose.
Howard Hughes hated that name!