whitewater rodeo

Right now, all the rivers are up, and flushing tons of water eagerly to the sea!! I am looking forward to hearing my friend Robert's tales of adventure on the Bruneau/jarbridge river in Idaho. It was flowing at over 2x the recommended flow...ooh, exciting!!

AND I AM MISSING IT!!!

So, with that in mind, I thought I would post my image of a whitewater rodeo at Bob's Hole, on the Clackamas River in Estacada, near Portland. When I drew this toon, rodeo's consisted of jumping into a nasty hole, and trying to look cool...a smile...twirl your paddle...some have even juggled balls while riding sideways in the hole. Today, the dynamic is completely different. Now, it is how many acrobatic tricks can you do in the hole...cartwheels, flips, etc. Crazy stuff they are doing now. As for me, I just try to survive while in a hole like Bob's Hole. It is scary stuff!!

Enjoy the spring runoff!!

mom

I haven't posted a blog in waaay too long. Too many things going on. Mostly, helping Mom pass into the next existence. It wasn't easy to watch her wither away. Now she is gone.

After her passing, I had a chance to go through some of the old pictures in her albums that were hidden in every nook and cranny in her house. I am looking forward to going through all the other scrap books that are scattered around. Anyway, I found this photo, which I love. Mom is 19 in this picture, before she married Dad. I believe this was taken during her first "date", a trial run on Dad's boat, "Carola". She is so gorgeous!! and full of life!! She remained so full of life, right up to the end.

I will miss her...