TAKING ACTION

A Good Day For a Visit

On Wednesday, January 25, three constituents of the Fifth District, Washington 

gathered at the Walla Walla Office of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers 

to express our concern about the immigration policy President Trump has signed as an Executive Order.

 We were greeted by the Deputy District Director who gave us time to relate our concerns

 which included the "extreme vetting" proposed by President Trump 

as well as the failure of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers 

to comment on the arson on January 14, of the Islamic Center of Eastside in Bellevue, Washington. 

While not located in the fifth district of Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers, 

we felt the act was a violation of basic human rights and freedom of religion 

and should have been publicly acknowledged as intolerable 

by our representative, regardless of her stance on immigration.

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THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.

--H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, more than 2,400 women, men and children of the Walla Walla Valley participated in a peaceful March 

in solidarity with the Women's March in Washington D.C. and other cites around the nation and the world. 

We all marched in support of the ideal that 

Women's Rights are Human Rights. 

And while I took many photos of the signs and of the adult sign holders, 

it is the faces of the children that struck me most. 

It is for my children's generation 

and the generation of my grandchildren 

that I marched.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.

It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

--Ronald Reagan

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE & YOUR FARMERS CLOSER

The Ox and Cart

This is one of several new restaurants to open in Walla Walla in the last six months. 

As described on its website, the Ox and Cart "is a local ranch and 

farm-focused restaurant that showcases regionally grown 

and harvested specialties ranging from organically raised, 

in-house aged meats to fresh seasonal produce." 

AKA farm-to-table.

The Speakeasy Hour from 3-6 offers an abbreviated menu 

of small plates and Prohibition-style craft cocktails and local wines.

The interior decor is clean and sparse with dark wood tables and floors 

and sparkling glassware. 

Large black and white photos of farm animals and produce 

line the wall opposite the red-brick bar wall.

END OF THE ROAD

In an otherwise grey winter day, a little bit of color stands out.

As for the title, that refers to the snow-covered dirt road at right. Just over the hill in the distance, 

the road takes a sharp turn to the right. Suddenly the snow is much deeper 

as it is clear no vehicles had dared to venture further up the hill. 

So I carefully backed down into what appeared to be a flat pull out, 

only to have the rear of my SUV become stuck on an unseen hump along the shoulder. 

Hmmm . . . what now? 

Fortunately, only minutes later another adventuresome person came upon me 

and helped guide me in my vehicle further back past the hump. 

The idea was to have room to get up speed to send me up and over the hump. 

It worked! 

ROGUE FOOD TRUCK

You never know what you'll find tucked in the woods out in the country.

HEY BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

The days are getting colder

Have a warm heart.

Original photo enhanced using Snapseed and DistressedFX

Closed for the Season

"You don't really understand human nature 

unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round 

will wave at his parents every time around 

and why his parents will wave back."

(William D. Tammeus)