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Fresh air, blue skies, and RBG

October 8, 2020 by Carolyn Martin 13 Comments

It happens this way …

It’s been months since I opened this page to write a blog. So much has happened since last June — some depressing, some discouraging, some inspiring.  You know what I mean so there’s no need to spell it out.

I just want to share two things with you today:

1). I’ve been praying to the Notorious RBG every day since she died, putting all the political shenanigans into her capable hands. She’ll figure them out! (I suspect she sent that fly to sit on the VP’s head at last night’s debate.) Ever since I’ve started to connect with her, I’ve experienced a great sense of relief. The USA is in more capable hands than in my worrying ones.

2).  We went on our first getaway since September 2019, arriving on a beautiful Monday afternoon in Seaside, Oregon. We spent a lot of time outdoors breathing the fresh air, enjoying the blue skies, the sunset, and even the fog rolling in. Everyone down there was wearing masks inside buildings and some even outdoors. Lots of “hello’s” to strangers and sweet eye contact above masks. Being able to go outside is not something we take for granted any more after the fires and smoke of September. 

Here are a few of the sights we experienced. Enjoy them with us.

Worldmark at Seaside
First beach walk …

On the way to Astoria
The Astoria Column
The 300-year-old Cathedral Tree
Kathy prays inside the Cathedral Tree
Kathy above the bridge to Washington
Me, too
And the fog starts to roll…
It’s getting closer
Dog walker
The gift of angel wings
No words necessary!

Filed Under: It happens this way ... Tagged With: Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Seaside

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  1. Kathleen Cassen Mickelson says

    October 8, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Lovely photos! How lucky that you could do a little getaway. We haven’t done one since over the New Year, but we are lucky, too, that we have plenty of places to walk outdoors around here. We visited the Pacific Northwest on a road trip in 2016; I recognize some of this. We drove the to Olympic National Park, then headed south to Oregon only going as far as Newport (where we stayed for one night) before it was time to head back toward Minnesota. Such a beautiful part of the country. I’d love to return sometime.

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    • Carolyn Martin says

      October 8, 2020 at 1:09 pm

      Small pleasures become big ones, no? Since I grew up in NJ, Oregon has been a revelation. Even after being here for 30 years, I still thrill is sites I’ve already seen and look forward to the myriads of ones I haven’t!

      Come back some day and we’ll connect!

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      • Kathleen Cassen Mickelson says

        October 13, 2020 at 2:40 pm

        I’d love that!

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        • Carolyn Martin says

          October 13, 2020 at 2:43 pm

          Me, too!

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  2. Amparo Pikarsky says

    October 8, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    At first I laughed at the idea of you praying to RBG— then I realized I’ve been praying to Jews all my life! Love your pictures, too.

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    • Carolyn Martin says

      October 8, 2020 at 2:30 pm

      But of course!

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  3. Merna says

    October 8, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    Wonderful post – and as always, gorgeous photos and inspirational words.

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  4. Tricia says

    October 13, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    Glad to see this!

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    • Carolyn Martin says

      October 13, 2020 at 2:35 pm

      Thanks, Tricia!

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  5. Barbara E Berger says

    October 13, 2020 at 4:59 pm

    Thank you for sharing. And the photos….ah!!!

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    • Carolyn Martin says

      October 13, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      Thanks, BEB! When you come up for air, shoot me an email and let me know how you are doing!

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  6. Linda Ferguson says

    October 13, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    Thank you for taking us to the coast, too! And I love your prayers to RBG…how wise and wonderful to let some of building pressure go. xxxooo

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    • Carolyn Martin says

      October 13, 2020 at 6:19 pm

      Hi, Linda! The pressure is just too hard for this mere mortal to bear! I need some transcendent power to guide us. I bet other great women are standing with RBG, helping us move into some greatness we have yet to conceive.

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