Well, I contunue to work on my food plan adventure. Actually I have made some strides, but there is still a way to go. I made a chicken dish in the Crock Pot and some rice and broccoli in the rice cooker and it came out terrific. I had the chicken for a second day and it was "OK". I didn't even try to keep the extra rice, of which there wasn't that much anyway. Having the smaller rice cooker is great in that regard. Last night I made a beef stew and I have quite a bit left over. It was just "OK" also. I am not sure what it lacked, but it did lack something, like flavor, perhaps, but it was good enough to keep and I will get several more meals out of it.
I turned my atention this week to makiing some travel plans. I checked out all of the Workshop poissibliities from the list of Arizona Highways Photo Workshops for this year. Attending one of their workshops is a retirement gift from the people at Good Sheperd . The workshop I have chosen will take place on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington. It should be really cool. There are gorgeous rivers and waterfalls amid the fabulous rain forests and dramatic beaches. to photograph. The sunrise and sunset light, plus the fog and even perhaps some great light from rain clouds, etc should make it a fantastic place to shoot and learn from one of the great professionals. They limit the workshop to 15 people and Jack Robertson, who is going with me, and I make a total of nine who have registered so far. What a great experience that will be. I plan to stay over for a few days after the workshop to see what else there is to explore there. I would love to get out to see some whales in the sound and maybe do a little fishing and who know what else. I hear Vancouver is a great place to visit and it is just across the sound, so I may explore that also.
I also made reservations for a cabin at the Mule Shoe Ranch in Southeastern Arizona for the latter part of next week. It is a remote location about 30 miles of dirt road outside of Wilcox, AZ operated by the Nature Conservancy. They only have five cabins there plus a commons area with a large observation deck. They also have hot springs to soak in. I hope it is not too cold to enjoy those. The area is full of wildlife and gorgeous scenery. So it should be a great photo trip. Chick Gerston is going with me. There are only five cabins, each with kitchens and you have to take your own food. There are no dining facilities and no stores or restaurants for at least 30 miles. We will drive down there on Wednesday afternoon and stay at a motel Wednesday night so we have only a short drive to the ranch on Thursday morning. That way we will have all day Thursday and Friday and a half day Saturday morning to enjoy the place. I would have liked to stay a third night, but I could not schedule it this time.
I am having a great time settling in at the Church of the Holy Spirit. It is an interesting contrast between the two congregations, Good Shepherd and Holy Spirit. Good Shepherd is absolutely frenetic in its busy schedule of activities and programs, while Holy Spirit has a much smaller congregation and much smaller schedule of events and programs. I feel like I have been rafting the Colorado River and just moved from the raging rapids of the middle of the river and into a calm pool along the shore.
Well, that is it for today. I have to finish reading Paul Tillich this morning to prep for my EfM class this afternoon.
Adios for now Y'all
Glenn+
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