Blogs from Ocean Park, Washington, United States, North America - page 2

Let’s talk about Time and Temperature: We’re Pacific Daylight Time. We’ve all seen that on the TV listings, and it didn’t mean anything, but let me clarify it for you: Our news comes on at 11:00 PM. If anyone wanted to watch Leno or Letterman would have to wait until 11:30~~who cares that much???? When you come from Sidney, where a lot of your programming is out of North Dakota, and therefore an hour earlier than usual, this TV schedule is startling! Temperature: our weather comes from Alaska. In Montana our Canadian cold fronts are a big concern. Here we hear about storms in the Alaska Bay that are headed our way! And the humidity is a whole different thing. Today I left my paintbrush uncovered while we had coffee (of course we have coffee….we work ... read more

Today all of us went to lunch at a beach café, and then walked the boardwalk in Long Beach. The sky is gray (and has been since Tuesday) but it’s surprisingly warm. A light jacket was more than enough…really we just needed long sleeve shirts. There are so many activities happening on the beach: people driving, kids digging in the sand (even though they’re wearing coats, and one day even stocking caps, because there was wind blowing that day), horseback riding, jogging, kite flying, playing with dogs. It’s like a whole different world on the beach, compared to in town. We went to a kite museum, where we saw the differences in the kites through the years and cultures. I thought they were just something to fly in March, (or to put on a bulletin ... read more

Here are pictures of the camp. When we were at Three Hills we were working at a college, so even though it was summer, there were always people around, and always things going on. We’re at a camp now, and it’s the school year (the businesses in town call it the Winter Season!) and there’s no one around but the staff, and the staff is smaller than the summer staff. It’s very different. Anyway, pictures! ... read more