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
Thursday, September 1, 2022
THE END OF AUGUST 2022
We have finally come to the end of another forgetful August feeling neglected that the annual tradition of smoke filled skies would pass us by. But, last night the haze and smoke moved into the valleys of the Umpqua making our summer complete. How long it will last is anybody's guess depending on when the Fall rains return.
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THE EAGLE LAKE LUMBER COMPANY
Yesterday one of my sisters told me a lumber mill in Susanville burned down. After looking into the news of Susanville I found out it was t...
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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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The lights from houses along the freeway were mingled through the trees in rural southern Oregon. It made me wonder what these people did ...
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My old friend Arthritis showed up last weekend and took advantage of my right knee. By Sunday afternoon I was confined to my chair in pain...
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