The Oregon Experience: Moving On, Looking Back

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Moving On, Looking Back

It's hard to believe that it has been one year since I left the Sacramento Bee. The purpose of this blog has been, for the most part, a way to look ahead, to savor my moments as much as I enjoyed photographing other's. However, today I am remembering the good times and the kind words and gestures from my friends and co-workers during my last days as a worker Bee.

1 comment:

geno said...: Why the big smile Jay?!!

Wonderful pics, even better memories.

Keep moving on, there is no turning around. You probably have a bigger smile now....; 8:55 AM PST

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Finding a sense of place

Carlos Castenada wrote that to know a place was to understand the space between the leaves of trees. Our cat is unimpressed by this notion and has no trouble in finding peace wherever the sun hits her. I have a bit more of a challenge, albeit a pleasurable one, of finding my sense of purpose in central Oregon where the light plays out through the Juniper and Ponderosa forests. Everyday is different and always holds a surprise or two. My friend, Dick Schmidt, who is also retired from the Sacramento Bee, provided me with the truest way to describe retirement. "You wake up in the morning not knowing what to do with your day and you go to bed at night with only have half of it done."