Month: August 2011

Summer Trip – Day Six, Lava Butte-Smith Rock-Home

[The crush of events, mostly prep for the start of college fall terms, has permitted no time to discover the final day’s documentation of the early August trip until tonight.  To see all six posts in the summer trip series, just click the Summer Trip 2011 category.]

August 5, 2011 – Early morning rise, first stop Lava Butte, an unexpected pleasure.  On to Trader Joe’s in Bend, then to Smith Rock for a picnic lunch.  Must return for much more than a couple of hours next time, and will have to examine the 150 or so exposures quickly captured of the riveting Smith Rock when time allows.  Ivi drives us home while I ride shotgun and test-shoot, pondering the possibilities of launching longer-term projects to more definitively attack subjects such as the surreal Columbia River windmills (bringing to mind childhood memories of Calvary hill crucifixion paintings), windshield photography in general and I-84 impressions in particular …

 

Room With A View

Just an early glimpse of Ivi’s dorm and her room.  Her RA pops in, we get some of the stuff unpacked and kick back a bit to enjoy the verdant forest view.  We were surprised to find a decent amount of storage, and discovered that the kitchen — stove, full-size refrig, microwave, cabinets, etc.(can’t find my pictures of this) —  is directly across the hall with the bathroom almost as close. Only partially unpacked, we await decor refinements as they occur.

Day One of the Rest of Her Life

Yesterday, Ivi was ensconced in her new life at Lewis & Clark.  We met her RA, saw her dorm room, encountered many helpful and enthusiastic students (including members of the women’s cross-country team who insisted on helping us offload and stash baggage and belongings in the 2nd floor dorm room), and generally were smitten by the whole experience.  A few more photos will follow as time permits.