Day 2
Day 2: The land here is parched and the grass is brown. We reserve our watering for the garden. This is the driest year on record here in Washington State. @itomhyde for @burndiary #bw #mybackyard #photodiary #drought
Year: 2015
No one eats alone
Day 2: At the diner, no one eats alone. @itomhyde for @burndiary #bw #mybackyard #photodiary #diner #smalltownlife
Trance
In a state of Candomblé trance, women from Bahia, Brazil celebrate Yemanja, goddess of the sea. Africans brought to the “new world” didn’t often fully accept the Catholicism of the Portuguese and Spanish. Nor did the indigenous tribes of the Americas. From Africa they brought their own tribal spiritual practices which survive to this day …
Breakfast
Day 2: Grabbed breakfast at the local diner down the valley. The owner was changing 45 records in the 1960s jukebox. This place hasn’t changed a lot since the 1930s. William Least Heat-Moon judged the small town diner by the number of local calendars on the wall. Me, I look to the pie case. @itomyde …
Oasis in the Storm
Day 2: Our Oasis in the Storm: The light here is weird today – soft, orange – as smoke from massive wildfires on the other side of the state creeps in, a reminder that all areas on this marble are connected. And tomorrow that’s where I’m headed, Okanogan County in Eastern Washington. The climate and …
Day 2
Day 2: How many photos do I have of this tree? Only a few miles from my home, this old grandfather still stands, apparently majestic enough that not even the logging company could cut it down. This valley was once filled with trees like this but now only this old Douglas Fir remains as a …
Tree
Day 1: The Tree by the General StoreWe live pretty far out. The Satsop Valley in Washington State is sparsely populated. More than 90 percent of the land is in commercial timber production.The nearest store is a 15-minute drive up the valley to the “town” of Matlock. I go to the store to buy things …
Beans
Day 1: Beans from the garden. It’s harvest time on the farm. @itomhyde for @burndiary #bw #mybackyard #photodiary #farm #garden
Keep it simple
Day 1: A good reminder for all things on a post-it note taped by the front door of our cabin in the woods. @itomhyde for @burndiary #kiss #bw #mybackyard #photodiary #love
Sugar
The wind changed direction in an instant and suddenly we were all running for our lives on a sugar cane plantation in Bahia, Brazil . Controlled burning of the cane is routine, making for easier cutting, yet things can get out of control fast. Slaves from Senegal and Nigeria first came to Bahia around 1515 …