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30 days ago
Although it was a little rainy, we decided to get outside for a while today. Hey, if you wait until it’s Sunny here, you’ll be waiting until Summer! I love to go visit the Snoqualmie Falls, where some of our power here in the mountains comes from. After a rainy season, the falls are in rare form – I actually couldn’t get a lot of shots because it was “raining” from the falls! We hiked down the bottom trail of the falls and got in a little exercise. I love walking down by the river – such an amazing sight seeing all of the water move that quickly.
77 days ago
Enumclaw is a small town just down the road from one of the main entrances to Mount Rainier. This weekend they were holding their annual car show, so we stopped by to have a look. There are hundreds of cars that show up – everything from old World War Two Jeeps to just about every make and model of very old cars and Motorcycles. My mother and I have a running argument about a particular car she owned. As you can clearly see, mom, it was an Impala. An Impala. We also took in a few of the towns sights and shops. And their houses remind me of Port Townsend, Washington, over on the Olympic Peninsula. Absolutely gorgeous!
92 days ago
Each year, my daughter and I do a summer project together. We’ve built a working engine, done a few electronics projects, and built a huge Viking ship which her school in Florida even put on display. It’s less about the project itself, and more about learning together to plan, lay out and implement something together. This year we decided to take a neglected patch of ground at the house, which gets little sun and no attention or use, and plant a Butterfly Garden. We wanted a place to sit and have a cup of coffee that would be durable and able to handle the climate here. We started by clearing out the area and leveling the base material. We added Peat Moss to make it comfortable. (Yes, I helped, but Christina is in every shot because I’m behind the camera!) Then we bought some Travertine Marble from a local quarry and broke it into pieces. We followed with a couple of wrought-iron chairs and a table, and found a great iron gazebo. We also allowed the dog to ...
99 days ago
Well, I’ve been down in Portland, Oregon this week and rode the latest motorcycle there as a “shake down cruise”. It’s about three hours down from Seattle, and I had a fantastic trip, with little traffic, clear skies, and amazing views. Coming home, well, that was another story. But the bike held up well, and I really liked the way it handled. I now trust it enough to take Marjorie or Christina on it. So this Saturday, while Marjorie had to work, I offered to take Christina up to Mount Rainier. We’ve been up before, but it’s different on a bike. And I thought we might take a detour or two from our normal route, and see a little more of the mountain. We call the bike “the goat”, because of the extreme torque this bike has. The day was predicted to be overcast and cold, but in Seattle you just never know. You just plan what you plan and deal with the weather as it comes. The morning dawned – surprise – overcast and cold. So we suited up anyway and headed through a couple of ...
120 days ago
