Nice morning

 

Right before sunrise, the planet Jupiter is the brightest object in the sky, shining through the big window flanked by Orion. In the city, you forget how many stars are up there. 

It's another beautiful summery day. This morning Karen and I drove to Mazama and walked the trail to the Tawlks-Foster Suspension Bridge. We were there once many years ago, when Nova was tearing around on a tiny bike.  

 

That tangle of logs was constructed to create fish habitat in this critical area for spawning. In other words, the end of the river line after a 600 mile journey from the Pacific Ocean. It's an interesting stretch of the Methow, because this time of year, there is no river at all in places. 

But underneath the dry gravel, the water has collected in a huge reservoir a thousand feet deep. 

After our walk we had lunch with the yellow jackets at the popular Mazama Store. 

Yesterday I drove to Omak (about a 75 mile RT) to renew my driver's license. 

You might be wondering why here? Well, it took about 10 minutes start to finish in this little office. I was the only one waiting when the DMV employee unlocked the front door at 8:30. Back in Seattle, you can sit clutching your number for hours with hundreds of other people in a big nasty room. 

So, no problems on my vision test, and it was renewed for 8 years, which was a pleasant surprise. I thought they were stricter with senior citizens renewals, but no argument from me.