Summer Scavenger Hunt

Time for the Summer Scavenger Hunt

1 The Rosiness of Red - a lovely farm in the foothills on a cloudy summer day.

2 Stripes - these cows look like Oreo Double Stuff

3 A framed view - A Great Blue Heron in a tree high above the beach

4 Wings - coming in for a landing on the feeder

5 Pedal Power - this was placed as a decoration near a house on Guemes Island

6 Glorious Green - Our son and grandson (Donnie) in the Lynden City Park - they were visiting from West Virginia.

7 An Unexpected Reflection - rain left puddles between the rows of tulips making beautiful reflections

8 A Pile Of - stuff.  Someone blinged up their mail box - sort of Victorian and Steam Punk and just plain silly - but interesting.

9 Looks Smaller Than You -Spider in a web on a misty morning

10 A Field of Plenty - Horses in a row

11 Pretty in Pink - my neighbor's beautiful Clematis

12 Bell(s) - Foxgloves in our front garden

13 Equal Portions - everyone gets their own rock - no one has to share

14 A Trilogy of Three - Oriental Poppies

15 Out of the Blue - This Tall Ship - the Martha Washington, was in town for a visit

16 shopping bag - not store plastic - Designed and painted by our Grandson Donnie when he was 5.  I also have a matching key chain.

17 Repurposed - now that is clever!  This  braced up tree is on Lummi Island.

18 Currency: Coinage or Paper - Buddy E. (the long legged dancing frog) with coins from the Alaska Marine Hiway 50 Year Celebration.

19 Picture Postcard Perfect - Evening sailing tours of Bellingham Bay

20 Mellow Yellow - Nasturtiums in the sunlight

Patio Postcards 

Catching Up on Summer

After all my time off from blogging I have a lot of summer to review - here are some of my favorites.

 Summer days on the deck - lots of sunshine some weeks - and the flowers were fabulous this year.

 Shasta Daisies are a favorite

 Lots of butterflies enjoying the flowers

 And lots of hummingbird visits 

 Martha Washington Geraniums

 Violas in lots of colors

 Tiny everblooming petunieas

 And sweet peas

What are you favorite summer flowers?

Sunflowers

Looking back at the last of the sunny summer days

The end of summer always brings out the sunflowers.  Such bright happiness!!  

 Every summer we enjoy this small field of sunflowers out on the Skagit Flats

How is your summer ending?  We are having buckets of rain - sometimes it is so loud on the skylights we can't hear each other talk from across the room.  Cozy weather for soups and stews and apple pie, and bouquets of sunflowers.

Flicker and Flowers

Summer is over - the last of the nasturtiums - just as the torrential rains began.

And our flickers continue to visit the suet feeders.

Bird Visitors

I looked up this morning and there were two flickers on the birdbath and feeders -  they are here frequently, but not often long enough to get photos.

And hummingbirds visiting the fuchsias

Holding on to the flower with tiny feet.  I had never noticed that before.