Beneath the Wraps

         We have contacted landscapers throughout the years but have never been able to afford the asking price.  The last bid was at 8,000.  Uh, that ’ s twice the amount I was willing to go – though I thought it was still too high.  Since then Richard has been watching DYI videos on what we can do.          While we were watching the DYI landscape videos, we heard our censors go off to indicate that perhaps there was more presence than just the turkey in our yard. Two youth were at the door announcing that they were willing to do some landscaping work.   I let Richard know.   He ended up hiring the kid who said he would replace our pipe hose for 50 dollars.   That ’ s a lot of work for only 50 dollars – but Richard accepted his offer.   No written contract.   No credentials.   The kid is a high school drop-out.   But he did it.         He weed wa...

           I’ve seen many landscapes in different view                    from my friends houses                    Medford pear orchard and during drives beyond city limits and touring the coast or McMinnville              I have missed some views such as the solar eclipse two years ago               but the skies were filled with smoke from the fires that had burned that year           I have missed seeing stars due to the heavy clouds and rain though my view of the sky has been spectacular this year Fog can be eerie – not much of a view when it envelops us     I’ve seen both nature and manmade...

            There is a small group of us who meet at the local coffee shop once a month as we wait anxiously await for the pool to open for the summer so that we can get in our water aerobic workout.   This morning someone had made a comparison of rounded mountains compared to jagged mountains (I personally refer to the rounded as hills and the jagged as mountains) and how different the landscape appears from inside of a helicopter.             Michaela had come out to clear the dishes as we were taking and casually joined in our conversation.   17 years ago she had been living in the bay area and got to be pretty good at driving around Oakland and San Francisco.   She delivered documents and had earned quite a reputation for her ability to have her deliveries made on time.   But over the years she realized that she was bothered by th...