I just spent a wonderful week with my daughter. Erin came to the Island following her Intercultural Communications conference in Portland, and we went to the beach every day. Twice we went to Maxwelton Beach where Mount Olympus rises snow-capped out of the Olympic range across the waters. Other days we were at Double Bluff with the eagles and herons. Mount Rainier is visible from Double Bluff on the clearest days. Erin met her goal of finding spiral moon shells. We packed a picnic or snacks, flip-flops and Keens, water, camera and blanket. Both Rainier and black cherries are in season, and she found twins in one batch. I nestled them into a shell from her collection. Though we talk and email often between Illinois and Washington, it had been 19 months since we had seen each other. I stored each moment with her deep in my marrow.
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