Some great old barns, partly hidden behind the lush growth of plants in our area. Some hidden by wild plants, others by raspberry fields, hay and wild mustard.
A very old, wooden silo
A tour with me and my camera - barns, houses, birds, ocean - anything that catches my fancy - come along with me
Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Month of May Collage
May was a great month - spring arriving - flowers blooming - all sorts of fun.
We have flowers, birds, Mother's Day dinners, photos of family, boats, horses and barns - and even some long horn cattle. It was a great month!!
Month in Photos - Mona
Month in Photos - Pieni Lintu
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May Scavenger Hunt
Time for hunting - time for finding - it is May's Scavenger Hunt
Blue
Dessert Plates shaped like Hawaiian shirts
Crystal
Vintage
Desert Rose dishes that I inherited from my Granny, they were her everyday dishes
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Fluff
Global
Flowers with a global shape
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Mask
A mural of the lake - by Lake Whatcom, painted to mask a storage container
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Bus
City bus
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Frame
Only the frame of this barn is left
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Collection
Poster
On the wall of a cafe in Bow, WA - showing their floors through the years
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Ribbon
Our grandson Donnie, with a ribbon announcing spring behind him
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Whatever you
want
Friday, May 29, 2015
Willy Nilly
Some fun for Friday
The pot of violas that I received for my birthday in March is still blooming - and the scent is heavenly. I have put it in the middle of the little table on the deck, near the deck chairs. It is one of my all time favorite gifts.
In our city, Bellingham, Washington, they paint the buses. I had a perfect view of this one from a grocery store parking lot. Usually my view is obscured by cars and trucks. Hop on board - you can ride all over town - go up to Lynden or out to Maple Falls.
The Golden Chain trees are in full bloom - one day I shall have one of my own.
A clever idea and a great play on words - a window box!
This honeysuckle is growing on a fence near a favorite cafe in the tiny town of Bow, Washington
And the roses are beginning to bloom
Our grandson Donnie - sunshine in my heart!
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Good Fences
With all the farms and barns around here, you'd think we would have more fences. But many of the barns, it could be even most of the barns, are no longer used on working farms and fences have disappeared for the most part.
I did find two red barns with fences
One with little donkeys - can you find them? And a field of wild mustardTuesday, May 26, 2015
It's Happy Birthday Time
Today is our son's birthday - he is 48 - wow - how did that happen?
It is difficult to find a picture with out one or both of his sisters in it
Tough little guy - insisted on putting his own hat on
The puppy was a surprise gift from his Uncle Jeff
5th Birthday - Lincoln Logs are in that clown package
6th Birthday - his first very own bike - he was so thrilled
In Kansas he took care of this dog for a neighbor
And two of his cats - their names are Calvin and Coolidge
They were great Kansas City Royals fans, even after we moved to California
Carving pumpkins
Playing a tune on the piano with older sister
High School graduation - he took honors in Mathematics and computer!!
Home from college to see his family - and his dog
And he married his wonderful Jamie - in a log cabin church in West Virginia
Opening their gifts at a reception on the west coast
Again little kids - here he is helping his nephew Ben "row" the skiff in our yard
His story and his life would not be complete without Donnie!!!!!
First Birthday - he just wanted to taste the cake
He always loved babies - this is a friend's baby that he is feeding, big sister is watching to make sure he does it right
And here he comes!!! He had been practicing on his sister's bike and he was ready to roll.
Here he is with two of his buddies
Another baby - our neighbor's son William.
Ahhh, a picture without sisters
We lived in the California desert and rain was rare - so dancing in the rain was the first activity when the storm began
A growing boy needs his sleep
He was on the rowing team at UC San Diego - what you can't see in this picture is his cast from a broken wrist - he was riding his bike on campus and was hit by a careless driver
Happy Birthday Rusty, we love you!!