Fall colors cheer on the swans
Rising mist lifts my spirits beyond
The shorter days that may make me scowl
I shall remain unflappable while the weather is fowl
Afternoon Feather Report
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Tag Archives: clouds
The Audition
I’m sure all of you have looked at clouds from both sides by now and often seen in them fluffy animations of bears, poodles, Albert Einstein, etc, etc. When I put this cloud photo together with itself foursquare, all kinds of creatures emerged. It soon became obvious I was seeing two Sandhill Cranes auditioning for a Mother Goose rhyme. Yep.
I found a photo of my sister Virginia that projected the attitude I was looking for.
I persuaded Katie to costume up for for MG’s body.
For the little dog, I found a picture of my childhood pet, Tasha—a very silly, but beloved pooch.
I’m in there too, if you can find me.
I spent a lot of time on this one, but still somehow I really don’t know clouds at all.
Thanks, Joni.
Mother Goose detail
Take Five on the Rezone
Yes, it looks like we will be fighting the commercial rezone of the valley below me for a fifth year. 
As I was writing my speech for last night’s Council meeting, I spotted these eagles taking advantage of the windy day. I was hoping it was a good omen. Nope.
At the end of the day, the vote went as expected: 4 to 3 in favor of redoing the Environmental Impact Statement in order to get the needed approval from the Growth Management Board for the rezone. Several of us tried our best to get these four to justify their decision based on the environmental realities of the property or the best interests of the City, but they stuck with simply calling it a property rights issue.
The process will take another nine months to a year to complete. The City will need an extension on the Board’s time-line for compliance. I will petition the board to refuse to grant that extension, but I don’t anticipate having much luck there. Our side has a great deal more experience advocating for this property now, so I am reasonably confident we will prevail once again, but it is such a colossal waste of everybody’s time and taxpayer money.