Tag: railroads

• Let It Be

  I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea Sometimes I turn, theres someone there, other times its only me…                                                         –Bob Dylan “Every Grain of…

  patrickjegan

  December 30, 2014

  Blogging, Everyday Events, Family, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, non-fiction, Real Personal History

  aging, blogging, broken hearts, brothers, death, death of friend, falling in love, gray hair, love, memories, nostalgia, railroads

• Travels 11: Is This Our Land?

  I’m ensconced in Orting, WA. with my daughter, Erin, her husband, Bob, grandson Elias and my wife Mariam.  It’s one big happy family.  We’ve spent only one full day here and already I’ve managed to get caught in a hailstorm while walking across a Safeway parking lot.  We weren’t out in the Plains, facing the…

  patrickjegan

  October 8, 2013

  The RV Life, Travels, Writing About Rails

  chai latte, Coal, hail storm, idaho, leased national lands, Montana, mt. rainier, national parks, orating, political cartoon about coal, railroads, WA, washington

• Travels 3: The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Line

  I was heading down the road, trying to loosen my load… We were on our way to Rock Island. When you’re busy doing hard traveling, like me, you can get caught up in the “hypnosis of the highway”.  I know I do.  You watch the road ahead.  All safety alerts are on, but your mind…

  patrickjegan

  September 25, 2013

  Travels

  bugs, colleges, corn, Illinois, Interstate 74, prairie, railroads, windshield