Editor

This past week the local paper had an error in one of the front page headlines. The error caused the headline to pretty much not make any sense at all. It was a glaring error. As soon as I saw it I wondered, a bit sarcastically mind you, if the paper had an editor. Of course they do but as we all know to error is human.

I did start to think though how nice it would be if our life came with an editor. Someone to tell us, "Oh you shouldn't do that. It's not going to turn out well." or "If you phrase it like that your spouse will understand better."

We all tend to over use the words I'm sorry. That phrase lets the people in our life know we didn't mean to do or say whatever has wronged them, however it doesn't take away the pain or fix the situation. Maybe if we all came with an editor from birth we wouldn't have to say we were sorry in the first place.

Agent Dale Cooper

In case you don't know remember who Agent Cooper is or heaven forbid Twin Peaks here is a clip of Agent Cooper's introduction in the pilot episode from 1989. Agent Cooper has a thing for good coffee, cherry pie and trees.





Even back in the day Sesame Street got in on the Twin Peaks fever with this skit "Twin Beaks"

Dream Come True

Well sort of...kind of...well a small one any way. In 1989 a show called Twin Peaks started airing and I fell in love with the story, the characters and the scenery. Little did I know that in less than a decade I'd live in the general area where the show was set. I've visited the falls but I hadn't visited the cafe for the famous cherry pie. Well my high school friend and I made that small dream come true this past week. Agent Dale Cooper was right this cherry pie is amazing. Really!! So now the cafe is called Twede's Cafe and its in North Bend. At the time the show was filmed it was Tamar's RR Cafe. If you are ever in the area its worth a stop to use Agent Coopers words.

Forever

Sometimes life gets busy and it isn't photo worthy or you simply find yourself too busy to dig the camera out. Well I've dug the camera out to show you that there is life in my corner of the northwest. ;)

Returning home from a day spent in Seattle the sunset was amazing and made the ferry ride even more of a joy. Downtown was glittering and then to the west there was all this color. Simply beautiful!

My oh my

Stephenie Meyer wrote 4 books set in Forks, Washington. It is small logging town that honestly before the books most people drove through on their way to somewhere else. Now because of the books the town is actually the place folks are on the way to as they journey down Hwy 101.

It was announced this past week that a producer wants to film a TV show here. Based on the real place and the real people. Reality TV arriving on the peninsula! This has me wondering what the TV show will actually find to show the world. Forks if full of normal people. Normal small town people. They also are auditioning people from La Push and Port Angeles. Those places are also low on folks that sparkle, phase or do much more besides go to work at normal jobs.

Think about cameras following you around each day. What would the world find you doing? Pretty normal, average things I'm guessing. Wonder how this show will go.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Love the movie and I love the song from the band, Deep Blue Something. There is just something about Holly that you just can't help but adore. Maybe in truth it was Audrey.

New Moon Fever

Well we are about a month away from the release of the second of the the Twilight Saga movies and our town is again buzzing. Pictures of the characters are in store windows and people are starting to really talk about the movie opening. If you are curious here is the trailer that has my little town and the even smaller town of Forks buzzing.

Power of a smile

I can't embed this favorite video of mine, but here is a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpGl_9rrcA

It is a song by the group, Casting Crowns. It reminds me of the power of a smile or a simple hello. Sometimes a person just needs you to see them. We humans can get caught up in living our lives, dealing with our problems and stop seeing those around us. I try to keep this song in my playlist as a reminder to not let that happen.

Crashing Waves

I tried to head up into the mountains this evening, but the road was closed and you could smell the smoke from the fires that are currently burning in Olympic National Park. As close as I could get to the top was about 2500 ft.

Since I couldn't make it to the top I drove back down to sea level and drove west on Hwy 101 then hugged the coast for a few miles on Hwy 112 until I got to Camp Hayden Rd and a small county park called Salt Creek. It is a place a lot of tourists don't know about, but a place so very much worth a stop. I mentioned before that when the tide is out there are tide pools that are just full of colorful life and when the tide is in the waves crashing are beautiful. Also the park has some WWII history as it had guns that protected the coast from attack. The bunker and the area where the guns were placed are still there. You actually drive through them with your car now.

The view from the bench where I was enjoying my evening.

Sights seen while away

San Antonio's Riverwalk only gets better each time I visit it. The older part is filled with tall trees, hotels, and cafes. A feast for all your senses. In the newer part that just opened in May there is some wonderful new art pieces and water features.

The San Antonio Art Museum saved the brewery keg bridge and it has been turned it into a foot bridge on the newest part of the Riverwalk.

A mural of the missions in San Antonio under a bridge along the Riverwalk.

The mural at the top of the convention center was a gift to the city from Mexico in honor of the worlds fair. It is amazing in its beauty. Only the blue tiles are glazed. The rest are natural stone. At sunset the mural really comes to life.

One of the many fountains under a bridge along the older section of the Riverwalk.

The famous San Antonio Riverwalk