A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
A BAD DAY ON THE FARM
These pictures taken in 2011 on a small farm near Dillard where the Umpqua Bio Fuel group processed grease collected from restaurants into bio diesel. The processing facility was made up of old water heater tanks, and all kinds of plumbing powered by propane. Lucky we did not blow the place up and nothing was on firm ground in the winter as you can see.
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FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day. It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, w...
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In my early days with the Forest Service we were called upon to fight fires with little choice in the matter, especially on our days off or ...
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One of my most memorable Thanksgivings was when I lived in Eugene from 1991 to 2000. My two children were with me on Thanksgiving of 1992...
You shoulda put some of that effort into making some fine Oregon blackberry mononshine too!
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