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When t h e lo n g r a i n p l a y a
t h e l a s t w i s t e r i a l e a v e s b e h in d
t h e W a v e c re s t In n t h i s f a l l and
s n ic k s
in s u c c e s s iv e
s h e e ts
a g a i n s t i t s s o u th g a b le s , th e
m a s te r i n n k e e p e r w i l l n o t be
t h e r e , b u t h i s s p i r i t and w o rk s
e n d u r e . H is E n g li s h lo n g b e a n s
d a n g le on t h e v i n e s , a s y e t
u n h a r v e s t e d . Duke, t h e b r i n d l e
hound,
seeks
in
v a in
h is
c u s to m a r y b o ne a t
th e
back
s te p .
The damp s e a
a ir
of
B r a i l l i e r Road no l o n g e r b l e n d s
w ith t h e r i c h brow n s m e l l s o f
r y e b r e a d and b re w in g Toad S p i t
S to u t.
A f t e r g e n t l e s a v a g in g by
your e d ito r , I w ill tr y to t e l l
you s o m e th in g o f t h e man D o n ald
Eddy
T hom pson,
who
liv e d
q u i e t l y among you t h e s e p a s t
tw e n ty y e a r s , and who I a d m ire d
an d c h e r i s h e d a s a t e a c h e r ,
s u r r o g a t e f a t h e r , and f r i e n d .
Don and h i s w if e V i o l e t
e n t e r e d my l i f e e i g h t e e n y e a r s
a g o and h a v e c a r r i e d me t h r o u g h
w hat I c o n s id e r to
be,
in
T h e o d o re
R o e th k e ' s t e r m s ,
a
c u l t u r a l " d a r k t i m e . " Q u o t i d ia n
r e a l i t i e s hound o u r l i v e s w ith
th e ir
m eanness
and
s u p e rfic ia lity .
D o n a ld
T h o m p s o n 's w o rk s and i n f l u e n c e
h a v e o f t e n b e e n my s p e c i f i c and
a n tid o te . S ittin g a t ta b le a t
t h e W a v e c r e s t, one n o t o n ly
d i n e s on t h e
in n ' s c u i i n a r y
p ro v e n d e r,
b u t a ls o
a ric h
b r o t h o f h i s t o r y , hum or, and
im a g in a tio n .
I c o u n t m y s e lf
tr u ly b le s s e d .
Mr.
Thompson
has
been
title d
by Cannon B each c i t y
l e a d e r s "The T h in k e r an d D oer
o f t h e Cannon B each S e w e r ." A
c o n g re ss
of
in te re s ts
and
t a l e n t s s ta n d w itn e s s to a l i f e
s p e n t b o th t h i n k i n g and d o i n g .
A p a i n t i n g hung on t h e i n n 's
k i t c h e n w a ll d e p i c t s a s t o o l .
The c a p t i o n r e a d s : "S o m e tim e s I
s i t s a n d t h i n k s ; s o m e tim e s I
j u s t s i t s . " V ery r a r e l y d i d Don
Thom pson " j u s t s i t . " D o n 's t a x
a c c o u n t a n t o n c e a d m o n ish e d him
r e g a r d in g th e o c c u p a tio n l i s t e d
on h i s t a x fo rm : "M r. Thom pson,
l e t 's
be
h o n est
now
Your
o c c u p a t i o n s h o u ld r e a d s im p ly
" D re a m e r. " I c o n c u r ,
T h o se o f u s who l i v e i n
Cannon B each an d T o lo v a n a P a rk
owe much t o D on’ s d ream o f a
s e w a g e /w e tla n d s y s te m r e l y i n g
on n a t u r a l f o r c e s t o " p o l i s h "
w a s t e w a t e r r a t h e r t h a n c h e m ic a l
t r e a t m e n t o f w a s t e . At h i s own
e x p e n s e , Mr. Thompson v i s i t e d
E u ro p e a n
s y s te m s
and
a lte rn a tiv e
s y s te m s
in
th e
U n ite d S t a t e s .
Few e x i s t e d .
W ith t h e a i d o f an e n g i n e e r i n g
f ir m and h i s d re a m , D o n ald s e t
a b o u t c h a l l e n g i n g an d lo b b y in g
f o r w hat h a s becom e t h e C annon
B each W a s te w a te r S y s te m . The
s y s te m i s c o s t e f f e c t i v e and
e n v iro n m e n ta lly k in d . I t s ta n d s
as
a
p ro to ty p ic
n a tu ra l
w a s te w a te r
s y s te m
u s in g
v e g e ta tiv e
tra n s p ira tio n
and
s tr e a m
flo w
to
b rea k
down
sew age e f f l u e n t . Don a c t e d a s
e m is s a r y and r e s i d e n t e x p e r t ,
p re s e n tin g p a p e rs fre q u e n tly a t
s e m in a rs
and
w a s te w a te r
c o n v o c a tio n s .
L eagued w ith N eal M ain e,
w e tla n d s s p e c i a l i s t ,
t h e tw o
in itia te d
a
u n iq u e
w e t l a n d s / w a s t e w a t e r m o n it o r i n g
p ro je c t a f f i l i a t e d
w ith
th e
S e a s i d e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t . The
p ro g ra m c o n t i n u e s w ith s t u d e n t s
from
th e
lo c a l
d is tric t
e n h a n c in g
game
h a b ita t
and
g ra d u a te
s tu d e n ts
from
th e
s t a t e u n i v e r s i t i e s u s in g th e
p o n d s and w e tla n d
a re a s
as
re s e a rc h b a se s as w e ll.
Don
Thom pson and h i s n e ig h b o r B i l l
C a n e s s a h a v e m a i n t a i n e d on e o f
t h e few o n g o in g w e e k ly b i r d
count
p ro je c ts
in
w e s te rn
O re g o n . The la g o o n pond c o u n t
i s r e c o g n i z e d by t h e O regon
D e p a rtm e n t o f F is h and W i l d l i f e
a s o n e o f t h e o n ly s i g n i f i c a n t
i n s t r u m e n t s m e a s u r in g m i g r a t o r y
w ild f o w l in t h e n o r t h c o a s t
a re a .
A
c a ta lo g
of
Mr.
T h o m p s o n 's
in te re s ts
an d
a c c o m p lis h m e n ts r u n s from A t o
Z:
A lg a e
(p o n d
ty p e s )
to
Zymurgy ( b e e r an d b r e a d t y p e s ) .
H is p e n c h a n t f o r p u r s u i n g an
e x tr a o r d in a r y ra n g e o f t a s k s ,
n o t m e re ly s u p e r f i c i a l l y , b u t
in d e p t h , s e t s him a p a r t from a
g r e a t many o f u s in t h i s tim e
o f t e l e v i s i o n . The W a v e c r e s t
In n
is
not
a
p la c e
of
te le v is io n .
In s te a d ,
bo o k s,
le a rn e d jo u r n a ls , o b je c ts o f
a rt
and
fo re ig n
la n d s have
s u r r o u n d e d D o n ald an d V i o l e t
s in c e
th e ir
a rriv a l.
The
W av e c re st h as a c to d a s a haven
and c o n d u i t
fo r h is to r ia n s ,
a r t i s t s , m u s i c i a n s , an d s u n d r y
h u m a n is ts
in c lu d in g
T e re n c e
O 'D o n n e l l ,
Kim
and
w illia m
S t a f f o r d and many m ore,
D o n ald
Thompson
was
c o m p le x , p r i v a t e man o f many
in te re s ts
and p a s s i o n s ,
yet
f u n d a m e n ta l ly
im bued
w ith
b e l i e f in th e v a lu e o f 1iv in g
s i m p ly .
H is
m e a ls
w ere
le g e n d a ry ,
an d
g e n e ra lly
e n h a n c e d by f r e s h p r o d u c e - - F a v a
beans,
E u ro p e a n
p o ta to e s ,
c a r r o t s , and l e e k s - - g r o w n y e a r -
ro u n d in h i s e l e v a t e d b e d s ,
re s u rre c te d
from
a
ro c k y
r o a d b e d . D u rin g summer m o n th s
h e i r r i g a t e d w ith d i t c h w a t e r
g a th e re d
from
an
aqueduct
s y s te m o r i g i n a t i n g b l o c k s aw ay.
H is c o m p o s tin g r e l i e d h e a v i l y
on
p ro d u ce
je ttis o n e d
from
l o c a l m a r k e ts .
H is a b h o r r e n c e o f w a s te
s h o u ld s e r v e a s an e x a m p le t o
u s a l l i n a tim e o f m a t e r i a l
p r o f l i g a c y . He w a s te d n o t h in g
w h ich c o u ld s e r v e a g a i n . A c o r k
from a w in e b o t t l e f i l l e d a
d r a f t y c h in k in a w a l l . T in
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