Looking back on a good trip

We are home from vacation.  Some of the places we visited were heart-breakingly beautiful.  This is Ashland, Oregon, home of a Shakespeare Festival.  It wasn’t festival time when we were there, but it was wonderful to eat our lunch outside, then browse through the shops.  Ashland doesn’t take itself too seriously, at least not in September, but it’s beautiful and a pleasant place to visit.

This picture is of a creek running through the property of the Northern Queen in Nevada City, CA.  Fall hasn’t really arrived yet.

Another picture of the creek in Nevada City.  Sometimes it’s just the small picturesque places that really strike home.

Here’s one from Washington State.  She’s laughing because I caught her with her hair in a mess.  Trust me.  She’s beautiful when it’s all done.  We were admiring the healthy greens she is growing in her yard.  All that rain must be good for something.

So, a good trip is one where the memories are far more wonderful than the pictures.  We had a grand time just browsing along the coast, visiting with our daughters and my brother, and just taking time to look around us.

Marilynne

One last picture – the sun trying to shine down into the redwoods.