HAPPY HAPPY

New Year's Day and still not home yet. It has been a huge travel holiday for me: Reno to see my mom, Cave Junction to hook up with Mike and his daughter Emily, Seattle to see his son and family, back to Cave, etc. Lots of fun and family and life. It's been great. Got some painting in which always makes me feel more human, and postponed the trip home beacuse of weather. Got as far as Elko yesterday and should get home today if all goes well. The Wild Women are hanging the gallery show at Duncan LittleCreek on Thursday so will turn around and head back to town after I transfer belongings and repack with paintings.

Some photos of what Oregonians call a creek (in Nevada this would be a navigable body of water), Rough and Ready Creek in the Illinois River Valley. High water photos from last week, swimming in the same place last summer...