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Sunday, November 6, 2022

GLITTERING

Today was a glittering day from start to finish 😉

I had a hair appointment today (yes, it is Sunday; but I am relaxing my Sunday routine for a while) in Castle Rock – the hour was available, so I jumped at it. I wanted to have my hair tidied before the busy holiday season bumped me into 2023.

I would be joining friends for a shared lunch afterwards, so I dressed for a day out-of-house.

Glittery 'Gentle' for brow, & 'Glory' for eyelid.
Mascara & Lipstick to match my blouse.
Face in place ...
The verdict is still not conclusive, concerning the fate of this blouse in my closet ...

I had some spare time; so, I read a few pages of my current Read and drank a cup of coffee, before I walked out the front door glittering from head to toe 😊

Slipped Clive into my purse to keep me company. LOL
My 15 y.o. White Christmas Cactus is in full bloom.
My 20 y.o. Pink Christmas cactus is lagging behind.

Finally on the road, and crossing Woodside Drive from Coal Creek Road to Westside Highway, I saw there was high wind damage all along the route.

The road, and broken greenery, was shimmering with the recent rainfall.

High wind damage on Woodside Drive; off Coal Creek Road.

Thankfully the fallen trees that littered Delameter Road, had been sawed into manageable pieces, and laid alongside the road for wood beavers (firewood for those willing to go get it). When I got to Castle Rock, I really didn’t have that long to wait: and I was pretty much “in and out”. I just had the top hair layered, bangs cut back, and side hair feathered a bit Easy-peasy 😉

Waiting for a haircut ... and a timely message.
Haircut done & no time to style it; Man! It's COLD!

Leaving Castle Rock, I decided to add extra miles to my drive to visit my friends. My hair didn’t take long to whip into shape … and there was no hurry to get to lunch: I had time to dink around.

So, that’s what I did.

It’s been months since I’ve frittered a Sunday away with a Sunday drive. It felt good.

Sparkling waterfalls created by the runoff of overfilled streams, and saturated forest floors, flashed as the waters crashed to the rocky drainage beds alongside the roadways.

The Columbia River was perilously close to overflowing its banks at County Line. I’ve never seen the river this high, here – Bob may have, but I never have. It was a little unnerving: the mighty Columbia River is a greedy river, and it can do a lot of heavy damage in a short period of time.

Drainage water on Eufaula Heights Road.
Holiday Mishmash on Stella Road - off Harmony Drive.
Waterfall on Abernathy Road; ALWAYS PRETTY.
Waterfall on Mill Creek Road.
End of Mill Creek Road - end of the line, for me.
 High water at County Line Park; the Columbia River!
The 'little green man' at the Park Host’s space, tickled my funny bone. LOL

I did eventually get to my friends’ place, and enjoyed good lunch fare, and good company from 1 to 4 PM. These guys are great – all four have adopted me as their sister; and that’s good for all of us 😊

Tomorrow, is time spent with my gal friends … three of which are related to two of the four guys mentioned above. They are all a hoot. I am thankful they are all in my life: we all balance each other out. We are Family.

On my way to lunch, I had passed over the patch of roadway near Stella that the County has been working on (laying a drainage pipe), but I hadn’t really paid much attention to it (thinking the lack of activity was due to it being Sunday) … but I paid closer attention on my return drive that way, and noticed that it was finally finished. YAY!

No more road delays.

Whether the busy work actually keeps the hillside from sliding into the River remains to be seen …

Hallelujah! Road work on OBH at Stella is done; you can barely see where the road was torn up.
This is supposed to {stabilize} the hillside? Hmmm.

When I turned off Ocean Beach Highway, onto Germany Creek Road, I got a nice surprise!

Bob always liked watching elk - he would have got a bang out of seeing this herd; who knows ... maybe he was riding a cloud overhead and did see them ;-)

What a surprise, rounding the bend on Germany Creek Road ...
A pretty impressive herd for a young buck; 15 ct. cows.

The Bull Elk may have been young, but he was not stupid ðŸ˜‰

He knew how to herd his harem – and he knows how to keep them safe, too: he cleverly planted them in a human's yard, where they would be safe from hunters’ bullets and arrows: he was doing all he could do, to keep his herd protected 😉

And I smiled, thinking of how Elohim cares for my welfare; and how Yeshua protects me. Every day – all day: no matter what the days throws my way 😊

4 comments:

  1. Love you hair cut Val. What a great group of friends you have. What a relaxing and fun Sunday.
    Sweet tea & Friends November link up is live.

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    1. Thanks Paula - so glad you popped in to say "hi!" :-)
      have a funtastic week!

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  2. Sounds like a perfect Sunday. Love your descriptive writing. Thanks for linking

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    1. It was :-)

      Thanks for popping by for a quick "Hi" - have a funtastic weekend!

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