Friday, July 29, 2016

Junuary sky over the smokestack

June 30, 2012

That smokestack, which has not been used in years, used to occasionally and happily belch black smoke which the Pacific winds quickly carried to Olympia, where it settled fetid and stagnant like in a bowl. It was our gift.

Green Pine Cone

June 28, 2015

Enormous pine cones

June 28, 2015

Shirley Cooper

June 22, 2013

The view from Rabbit Hill

At least that is what I call the area of Cedar Street and Evergreen Place due to the fact rabbits outnumber people up there 500 to one. This is a view of McCleary looking northwest, where the Olympic Mountains taper off into hills. Mason County is in the distance. June 25, 2016

PO Boxes

McCleary Post Office, June 23, 2013.

News Central

McCleary Post Office bulletin board, a central source of town information. June 23, 2013.

The Smiling Peony

This blooming peony appears to be greeting the world with a smile. June 21, 2013

Black walnut tree

June 21, 2012

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Hugh Plants Sale

There's that Hugh guy again, this time selling plants via a sign on the McCleary Post Office bulletin board. June 21, 2012

Doomflower plant


June 21, 2012, Rainbow Park

Junuary continues

June 19, 2012

Crows at Sam's

A couple crows scout the parking lot at Sam's Food Mart, June 19, 2011.

This spot was the home of the Quality Market, operated by Ugo Lencioni and his son, Ardy until the 1960s.

Accidental art

Next to Cheema Market, June 18, 2012

What is it?

June 18, 2012, next to Cheema Market.

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Rainbow Park, June 16, 2012

Junuary sky

June 12, 2013

Every year whenever June rolls around, we always expect the sun to show up, and every year we forget how overcast and chilly June can really be much of the time. Thus the term "Junuary."

Clearcut and new growth

Maxwell Hill area, June 10, 2012

A decidedly dead television set

Maxwell Hill area, June 10, 2012

Clearcut

Maxwell Hill area, June 10, 2012.

Not far from this ridge on the early evening of Sept. 29, 1949 a C-82 "flying boxcar" from McChord Air Force base crashed near where the three counties share a point on the border killing all three crewman. For decades the burned out fuselage remained in the woods and the spot became known as "airplane crash" to locals, especially loggers and hunters.

Target practice

Maxwell Hill area, June 10, 2012

In transit

June 9, 2012

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Cobain was here

The freeway mileage sign outside of McCleary on westbound SR 8 made famous in a photo by Kurt Cobain and a pal where Kurt covered up the numerals 1 and 2, leaving a "666" message. June 8, 2013

Hugh Garage Sale

Hugh actually has quite a few sales around here and he seems to move around a lot. June 7, 2012

Shotgun shells

Found in the middle of the street near the school and turned over to the McCleary Police Dept., June 7, 2012

A mouse climbing a hemlock tree

Needless to say, there were cats around. In the supposed dying words of the mysterious Kaspar Hauser, "Many cats are the sure death of a mouse." June 5, 2011

Buttercup patch

June 4, 2013

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The determined buttercup

Rainbow Park, June 3, 2012

That bent gutter pipe

June 3, 2012

Claire Farrar 1897-1977

Claire M. Farrar, July 31, 1897-Nov. 5, 1977. "Head Loader" A very nice occupational symbol for this gentleman. June 2, 2011