Song joins us all IMAGINE

Just play this...Love you all Stefani (Scotty)

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=uh3_magweather_web_gs&p=pentatonix#id=4&vid=8ec554a1eba8986d5093c21e49274d45&action=view

Remembering Columbine and the Other Violent Tragedies

It has been very difficult for me to write "cherry" bloggs the last few months with the political ups and downs, but even more so in the last few weeks.
After teaching for 40 years, the most disturbing and sad times in my life was how to explain to myself and my students who asked "Why?" Why Columbine ?, Why 9-11 ?, Why Sandy Hook? Now, I know my fellow teachers are dealing with Parkland. There are no easy answers. Though, I am positive that research would show it has something to do with the child not believing in their-selves, their gifts and not finding their spiritual selves. Of us not believing we all are of one KINGDOM, not believing we are one with all life.
 I also believe there is no reason why any one of us needs an automatic assault rifle. Don't tell me you need such a gun to put food on the table.  Indigenous people in other lands use food gathering in forests, a hook and fishing pole or a  net. No person who believes in the 2nd amendment can possibly think that it is more important than the Declaration of Independence- all men (people) are created equal-they deserve a life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..This is about our children and the world's children. And how could ANYONE think even an arsenal of assault weapons could protect them from even one home evasion at the right time or against globally a nuclear bomb. Please listen to this pod cast.

https://www.livingmyth.org/living-myth-podcast-58-the-heart-of-tragedy

And now pray for Wisdom and Change.

Winged Monkey Hollow, Jimmycomelately Creek, Chimacum Valley and other points of interest

At Winged Monkey Hollow there is a Weather Underground that Pat swears is accurate, no way, I say, each day is predicted but the best is hour by hour on my google weather.
 We live in a Logging area, it is the big employer; one day there is a forest and the next it is gone.  Our very wealthy neighbors below us bought 15 acres up by us as a buffer next to our property so nothing would be logged after our property was logged way back when (?).  I think they will be happy to see that as much of it as we can will be planted with Natives.
Port Townsend which is quaint and pretty harbor town, nice restaurants, the Wooden Boat Festival, a neat Antique Mall, Music scene, "culture"  has one very sad detriment called a paper mill.  To get to the town you have to past an area that is always smelly. I thank my lucky stars that Pat didn't find land closer to that corridor.
My favorite car ride is to Sequim cross Discovery Bay and Sequim Bay which also has a mostly finished bike ride-not tried yet. But I love seeing the signs for roads and landmarks like Jimmy Comelately Creek and Chicken Coop Road and closer to us Egg and I.  Hope to get some of you bikers here to do the Olympic bike trails.
Sunny Sequim is the town's nickname.  It is almost always sunny in Sequim because the area is in the rain shadow of  the Olympics. We past through Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe land to go to it and I really like the totems.  I sent a photo of their casino around Christmas.
Development of south Sequim Bay began in the late 18th century with logging, roads and railroad construction, dredging, wetland drainage, fill and diking. Jimmy Comelately Creek itself was relocated, channelized and straightened, and constricted by roads and fill to facilitate farming and the settlement of the community known as “Blyn.” In the late 1800’s, wetlands were filled and converted for a mill and a log yard that was in operation until the late 1990’s. In addition, native vegetation was removed, and non-native vegetation became established on the fill and dikes.That has all changed..  Restoration of the area to save the salmon started in 2003 with re-channeling the creek and reestablishing the estuary to their original states and replanting native plants. Who was Jimmy? Historians dispute the identity of the Creek’s name. The Creek may be a namesake for a watchmaker named Jimmy Whittier who was an early settler in a cabin nearby. The term “Jimmycomelately” was generally used by the Native Americans of the area and early settlers to refer to newcomers who were ill-prepared for pioneer life.
There is a coalition of people and groups (private and local, state and federal government who work to preserve land and restore it here. And that makes me hopeful.
Yes the home is coming along...tile and cabinets started this week, Pat and I have been working on the labyrinth and planting birches and ferns, but it is difficult without the final grade.  Soon, soon I keep telling myself. will send an update of the house soon, soon.