The Color Blue

 I've have got this scene going on involving the color blue   I discovered quite by accident that blue has become part of my life.  You see i have these blue wrap-arounds and Avista blankets of various colors and patterns.  My plastic blinds broke, i replaced them with a blanket from Avista,I didn't have enough money to buy new. These cheap blankets covered my windows. I happened to hang them over my south exposed window after I had insulated them with avista plastic insulator packs.. That is the thin plastic film that they provide.   I love them, easy to apply,double back tape and this year i triple insulated my windows and hung  the blue wrap-around blanket over the south facing window and it immediatly started to heat my home.  On my front windows, I've got a Avista red plaid blanket and on the other an avista brown plaid blanket.  Both of these windows face east and in late spring and summer receive lots of heat !  I strongly believe in winter ventilation and i strongly believe in insulation, I've triple insulated all my windows this winter and my house is warm.  Last winter the floor was very cold which kept my legs and feet cold.  I knew that there are things i could do to stop the many airscapse flows.  Windows were triple insulated with a plastic film, over windows and over double windows and then over the woodwork around the windows.  I also put some blockage between windows, foaming glue, and plastic v-shaped plastic strips from Avista.  So today i'm sitting in a nice and warm living room.  The airflow around my two doors is controlled with once again an avista green plaid blanket and a rug.

But this is not why i'm  telling you about the conversion of my south facing porch.

Fishing the mighty Spokane river

I've been told of possible colusion between the Health Dept "warning signs" and the Dept of Fish and Wildlife desire to protect red banded rainbows as "special" . This rainbow is really a landlocked steelhead trout and looks identical to steelhead in the Methow and Hood river .

Oh i long for the day where the river runs free, where you go out on this fine spring day and fish for the mighty Spokane race of Steelhead .. There would be a lot of head shaking on both sides and a mouth gapped open in disbelief . These are special fish Big Brawny and incredibly beautiful. I know, I've caught them .

  It was late fall october i believe. I decided to toss some spinners and see what happened . I'd been reluctant to go down to the river, but with Rocky, my chief of staff. I decided to go fishing and boy did we have fun .

The Spokane redband is really a landlocked steelhead trout and looks identical to steelhead in the Methow and Hood river
My daughter, the Phd in fisheries genetics from U of Montana,Missoula, says the spokane redband is a distict sub-species.  Regardless, the spokane rainbow is a beauty.  When it gets spawing colors on it is like a floresent rainbow...really makes you say wow !
This is how it starts.
I had a bump or two -rock - wood or fish? When your new and you don,t know or have the feel it,s difficult.. But; when you know your shoulder comes up,the rod goes back and your momentarily part of the bottom-until it moves! You wonder? and cry: FISH ON! your heart skips. Suddenly, he his there watching the action. the rod tip goes comes down and flattens-the fish shows ya what. Hope my equiptment holds, did i tie my knot rt? have i checked my line for nicks. Are my hooks sharp enougth? rocky stands next to me-watching. The fish rolls, rockies eyes role at me.. The fish is big. i bring him in to shallow water--rocky gets in front of me. the fish rushes back and forth. rocky watches. I,m yelling get away,away. not rocky,he knows what his job is. Even if i don,t. The fish is lying on the edge of the beach, the spoon and treble hook plainly visible.. Please not his lip, not his eye -please.. rocky there now,fish is quiet dorsal comes down, rockies mouth surrounds and clamps. the fish wiggles, rocky clamps a little tighter. picks the fish up-turns and and gives him to me.. i,m dying i sink to my knees and hold my my hands out--unable to breath. and accept my gift. The fish is incredibly beautiful--copperchrome cheeks going to copper/red and pink n red dots--a milky way of redsuns pink planet on a universe of darkgreen and black dots..

I,am INTerrupted.

Why are you holding that fish against your chest? I look up-a kayaker in the middle of january. Why? why indeed? i,m stunned unable to answer. Why am i holding this fish to my chest,i,m content, the fish is content. i tell the man i,m trying to decide. Do You have a camera? yes click.  I roll the fish-into the river .. an explosion-he,s gone. my eyes weep, my heart swells. thankyou Rocky. Thankyou Lord,  Thankyou kyaker .

I never did receive that picture, but he said he was a Spokane Riverkeeper.
Would be nice.  Still, I have the whole thing in my heart, What a day !
Reminds me of another spring day on the Hood...but that my friend is for another day.

Tatonka

            

 

Blizzard bye

babies drop
grass is tall
Tatonka

Suspicions ie. paranoid..is Homeland SecurityWatching..listening

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Robert M Ramstad

Tom, i'm telling u privately about what happened this morn...nothing serious...but.. I've been a little interested in my next door neighbor chris. he's extremely intelligent, has his own shop ,has a foosball game every tues..I've been invited over but never really felt comffy...He tells me he retired green berate and fought in vietnam...Problem is ..he's to young has two girls 12 and 8 aprox..nice family. The next is a retired sharp shooter who drives truck...he returns normally fri afternoon..both these people are across alley. The air force punk who threatened me is in my backyard...Frankly, i don't believe what i've been told...chris's wife takes girls to and from school...But I've noticed that when he leavves and is gone for week she disappears with girls also..When he reappears she reappears...The quesstion is why? If he's working around town or even out of town, you would think she would keep to her routine. Because i feel uncomfort able when overthere i started watching him.. Most of his so called buddies are in their 20-30 he his in 40-50 to young to be V vet...his friends are to young to be fellow vets playing foosball... The whole thing doesn't add up. Today, a chevy silver kingcab Lic #B18159Y ..wa  believe pulled in.. I happened to walk into the kitchen..noticed someone about to get out...The door was about 1/4 open...when i noticed i stopped to look ..the door closed..not completely.....I left the kitchen..The door started opening again....I appeared in kitchen ..door closed..I disappeared.. the door is 80% open...and slowly closes...And so it went....I'm sure that someone was watching me they shouldn't be ble to see me kitchen...I checked the house across at SS house, the upstairs blinds were open .normally cloised.. i checked chris house upstairs blinds were open... This went on for 30-45 min..opening door and then cl,osing it everytime i could see truck...No one ever did get out of truck...finally chris came out with two others i think one was SS man the other was wearing carhart bibs carrying old bbq...He proceeded to get into truck.. but strangely, He got into drivers side. I never did see who was opening door. I had assumed it was the driver...After they left, the family car left and then chris's white jeep ? left...Normally, i don't pay any attention to my neighbors.. I couldn't help but believe that something didn't add up overthere...I feel as if i was being observed one house or both..why else would the door open and the close every time i walked into the kitchen and the person never did get out...The SS guy is greybeard in 50's..even he is too young for vietnam...The mystery deepen..I just saw chris "I believe" walking towards one ways...I think it's him from black jacket looks suede, his walk and mannerisms even tho he had his back to me...It's none of my business, but i have a creepy feeling a feeling which i have never had before...I'll keep you posted

 

 

Western Foreign Policy for 21st century

I believe the turn to china is the start of a reformation..
I would like to see Russia and Ukraine both admitted to Nato at same time. 
Germany and Russia equal. 
USA leaves Nato and turns towards the east.
Iran and Israel become allies and with turkey,Egypt contain Arab Nations. 
Russia and Germany guard Eastern to Vladavostoc. 
Iran allow access to interior of Asia

Letter to KHQ

Robert M Ramstad · Top Commenter · Minnetonka Senior High School

Who was arrested ? Who owns the home ? Who pays the mortgage. How many people called in complaints ? What is a nuisance house ? when will this go to court ? The police say several hundred complaints did the police respond every time ? If not why not isn't that part of their job... Extremely poor reporting and i know why...It is because of the yardley development...your telling poor people to move...why would KHQ be part of the chamber of commerce Do you everyone or just the police...Extrordinaryily poor job ...You get an F
It's like the guy that was killed by sheriff swat team...It's like he never existed...I noted that the spokne police were there for 90 min.. then swat team showed up and killed him 30 min later. I find it amazing that the police negociated for 90 min then 30 min after swat shows up he's dead..walking ...out his front door as agreed he closed the door behind him (like his mom taught him) and as he brought his hand forward he was met 20+ bullets never had a chance to comply with the sheriffs orders.
Then their was the Gerlach murder...if you judge by the verdict, it means you have a right to murder someone.. me?..who maybe gathering mushrooms on your land or perhaps gathering cans in the alley. I never realized how nasty the people in Spokane, Wa Are... how easily led Spokane,wa right wing thugs Are..
I am ashamed to be an american..in a sea of self-righteous, american spartans, who kill for a living, brag about it, selfish selfies. I myself have been threatened three times by guns whileout walking...Right here in Spokane wa
Make no doubt about it
By the way what about that 21 yr old killed by Gerlach...never heard another word about him...never heard about his family, his funeral or anything.. Gerlach himself is either an expert shot, retired military or he was extremely lucky to hit him twice thru the back window of moving vehicle. And No remorse . See More

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Rockies Romance

Rocky has taken a shine to maggie may the bassett hound next door...He has not shown any interest in her ..and considered her to be nuisance...but still he pees on the tree on the corner of their property.  I've always tried to get rocky to pay attention to her,  but she is such a bunch wiggling squirming zest for life...hopping and running around her enclosure that she makes his eyes cross...anyway today we all met (including fate) at the gate...Apparently she is coming in heat..and her owner invited rocky in...I was suprised.  rocky of course --playing the role of the lion king...came in but paid no attention to maggie.  maggie for her part went  crazy... she was a little afraid of rocky and he magnificently ignored her...until finally she sneek over and kiss his paw...it was so cute...i could hardly believe my eyes...but she did it 3 or 4 times until finally his lordship decided to sniff butt..  maggie would run over to fence and role in the leaves to present for rocky and he was greedily laping up her sweetness...In the middle of all this maggie mays owner was grabbing maggie front legs and rolling and keepingher legs up for rocky...it was quite the sight....
So, Rocky's in love.. she is a cutie soft and supple and such a zest for life..
I think their puppies will be beautiful...she gold and honey coloried...
More later about this budding romance...