Dear Liza,
We drove up to Sauvie Island this week to see what sort of fruit and veggies we could find. All the farms are finishing up their harvest and getting ready for the very busy Pumpkin and Corn maze season.
We bought some enormous corn, an acorn squash, a cucumber, a big head of lettuce (since my late planting is growing very slowly) and lots of kettle corn for Grandpa Nelson. We will eat very well this week!
After visiting with the goats and chickens, we drove around to the River side of the island. Most of that side’s properties are people’s houses and farms, but we found these stairs, and went exploring.
And there it was, the Columbia River, flowing right at my feet! We live close to the Willamette, but here, just five miles down river, the Willamette has joined (and become) the Columbia.
Washington is on the other side, and I just stood and marveled at the size and power of the mighty Columbia. It is wide and deep but flows along with just a few light ripples.
I wonder how long ago this log was pushed up onto the beach, and how big the wave was that did it!
What a lovely accidental discovery. Now, when I want to get my feet wet, I know where to go.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 