I read this to Rachael and asked her to guess who the author was. She nailed it, first try! You have a unique style.

Now there's an idea for a children's book .. about the day that Simon the Squirrel got a giant marshmallow stuck in his teeth. After hours of trial, Scott the Cyclist finally helped him dislodge it with his handy GBO.

Whenever I see that middle shade of green, I imagine little leprechauns prancing about, doing cartwheels and other leprechaun-y things.

First a Palouse Appaloosa
Then a CDA moose-a!
What will be next?
Idaho ibex?
Or a sighting of Señor Macho Bruce-a?

That’s pretty impressive! It’s not a bad climb, but I wouldn’t want to haul a kid and trailer up that.

You made my day!

We did this section with two 6 year olds in weehoos. It was a hard slog even though the grade is so shallow. At one point we traded kids with stronger tougher grandson helping power Dodie and more delicate granddaughter riding with Steve. Good times!

You’ve outdone yourself, Suzanne. I think Mr Garceau spoke too soon. THIS is surely the worst pun yet.

Thanks for the feedback, Kathleen. A part of me still feels torn about this, getting out when so many of us are confined now. I’m glad you’re finding enjoyment in them.

Thanks, Susan. I’ve never heard this album either, maybe because it came so late in Getz’ career. It’s from Voyage, one of his last albums. It came out in 1986, long after I quit collecting albums.

Why thank you very much! That might be the nicest thing you’ve said to me.

Biden-Klobuchar! Better yet, Klobuchar-Biden! Either way, keep those bumper stickers in defiance of the recent "Obama-gate" bullshit. (Sorry for that outburst)

Scott and Rocky, I'm really enjoying your posts, especially the photos and videos. They're great vicarious escapes during this time when a lot of us are stuck at home. Not enjoying dog bites and other travails but the Palouse especially has captured my imagination. Thanks.

This is the worst pun yet. I can accept many pronunciations of LOESS (In Iowa we called our loess hills "less hills") but anything rhyming with MOOSE is totally unacceptable.

I really enjoyed the jazz clips (and the videos, as usual). I'm a huge Stan Getz fan but I'd not heard his version of Yesterday - I even rechecked all my Getz CDs to make sure I hadn't overlooked it. And much thanks for the introduction to Mildred Bailey - great stuff!