Small City Scenes of Stanwood

Yeah, You and who else!!!!!

2009-12-08T22:42:00.000-08:00

Dinner in a parking lot.

Ritzville

2009-12-08T02:31:00.000-08:00

Washington---Where my cowgirl daughter lives.

Many Moons~~Mosaic Monday

2009-12-06T17:46:00.000-08:00

MMMMM It's the Moon for Mosaic Monday.
To see more mosaics or to participate go to:http://www.dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

I tried to make the pic bigger as I was instructed but it didn't work for me--I will continue to try--but you can click on the picture to enlarge it. MB

A story for Gramma

2009-12-06T06:42:00.001-08:00

My Grandson Bradley wrote this little story about his dog. I thought it was kind of neat---A boy and his dog. MB

The New Puppy..................

2009-12-05T06:42:00.001-08:00

Her are Josie (the Baby) and Bingo (who thinks he's a baby). bingo is so gentle with Josie and Josie loves to sink her baby teeth into Bingo's nose.

Well the first pic should be the 3rd but you get the idea. Babies grow fast. MB

Has grown up. Happy Birthday Josie.

Sorry I have been gone a couple days and couldn't comment----I'm back!!!

Sunsetmoonrise~sky Watch

2009-12-03T21:56:00.000-08:00

I took these pictures tonight (thursday) from my house. The sky has been so awesome lately but now the clouds are rolling in and it will be gray again. A hint of snow----Maybe. MB

To see sky views from all over the world or to participate go to www.skyley.blogspot.com

Old town Stanwood

2009-12-02T23:17:00.000-08:00

The Stanwood Hotel was built in the late 1890s, and is one of the oldest buildings in town. Although it has been changed and added to, it is essentially the same structure that housed loggers, mill workers, hunters and tourists for many years. The mill workers purchased meal cards to eat there. It became a tavern with a card room after Prohibition.

Monday night Moon

2009-12-01T22:30:00.000-08:00

Monday evening was cold and blustery. Then the wind blew all the clouds away and we finally had a clear sky, a frosty morning and a beautiful Tuesday. But Monday night the moon and clouds were very Octoberish.

I can see the Man in the Moon. Even he looks a little spooked. MB

Theme day~~~~Waiting

2009-12-01T05:33:00.000-08:00

Tuffy is waiting for someone to come and play with him.

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My evil car

2009-11-29T22:08:00.000-08:00

So.....Kylee had a barrel Race at an indoor arena about 6 miles down the road from here. I thought I would go take some pictures. About noonish I am driving down the road about 30-35 MPH when the car pulls to the right and off into the ditch I went. I thought I was going to tip over but I kept driving, up and down, and as you can see in the pic I straightened the car and almost straddled the ditch and finally came to a driveway and out on to the road. I didn't want to stop the car and be stuck in the ditch. I could tell I had at least one flat tire but crept down the road to the arena and then said "OH Crap"!!! So I'm ok, the car is ok and all dirty and I do have a right front flat. I suppose what happened was I got a flat and lurched to the right and the rest is history. I missed Kylee's first ride and her second. I called my son in law about 25 miles away but he came right out and changed my tire. I had it out and all ready and I know I could have/should have changed it--but I didn't want to.. Wah!!
So Monday I will drive on the little doughnut tire to the tire shop and they will fix it. After all they sold me the tires just in August. Back the I had a post about my flat tire on the freeway at 70 MPH. this car is jinxed I am sure. 3 sets of tires in 3 years and now another flat. What tha........MB

How high's the water, Momma?

2009-11-28T22:44:00.000-08:00

I took these pictures Friday as I drove around the Valley.

I think the water is a little high. It is a good thing they have a nice boat.

Derelict boats on the Samish. This is how I feel sometimes. LOL

The Samish River at Samish Bay.
The Samish River is approximately 25 miles long. The river drains an area of 139 square miles between the Skagit River basin on the south and the Nooksack River basin on the north. The Samish River originates on a low divide in Whatcom County, and its tributary, Friday Creek, originates in the hills south of Bellingham. The river continues its southwesterly flow through Skagit County and outlets into Samish Bay in Puget Sound.

The Samish River supports a large variety of fish and is home to one of Washington's larger fall King Salmon runs. The Samish River has runs of five Salmon and three trout species including: Spring/Winter Steelhead, Summer Sockeye, Fall Chinook/Chum/Coho, and year-round runs of Cutthroat, and Dolly Varden. Also documented are Pink Salmon which, while rare, do arrive in small numbers to spawn in the Samish.

Flooded cornfield

A whole raft of snoozing Sanderlings in a flooded field

Don't forget to click on any picture to enlarge it--specially the last one. See each one sleeping.

Ripples in the pond

2009-11-28T00:01:00.000-08:00

Friday turned out to be fairly nice. No rain and even some sun showing through. I saw some nice reflections on the pond and decided pond pictures were due. The fish came up to greet me and they made ripples on the water. The waterfall was rushing and it was just plain nice out. MB

Crazy Clouds~~~~~~Sky Watch

2009-11-26T23:14:00.001-08:00

More of the fantastic sky and clouds swirling around Mt. Rainier yesterday. Now today is nothing but gray and showers. No mountains in sight.

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Morning with the mountain

2009-11-25T22:21:00.000-08:00

The southern sky was beautiful this morning and for half the day. The sunrise on Mt. Rainier was stunning and the many different cloud formations all day long was awesome. The dark clouds came down around 2:30 and covered the Mountain and by three it was raining and hasn't stopped.
As you can see the shots were taken at the same spot from my deck.
Something I am thankful for. MB

1. 6:30am
2. 6:45
3. 7:00
4: 7:45
5. 8:00

Tremendous!!!
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Mural~~~Wednesday Sepia Scenes

2009-11-24T22:47:00.000-08:00

This is a mural painted on an old brick wall in Sedro-Woolley Wa. Sedro-Woolley is an old Logging/farming community on upper Skagit River. Very interesting town. MB

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We wazzunt doin' nuthin'

2009-11-23T22:15:00.000-08:00

It seems everyone was wondering about the muddy girls in my previous post.
Here's their story and they're sticking to it.
The girls went down to the pasture to talk to the horses and decided to clean out the horse trough--water is involved--and one thing led to another--use imagination--these are the results. They even took a video. Too funny but I don't know how to post it to my blog.
The girls looked like this:

And my laundry room looked like this.

Cowgirl friends~~~~~Mosaic Monday

2009-11-22T22:59:00.000-08:00

Kylee's Rodeo summer fun.

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New train in town.

2009-11-21T22:06:00.000-08:00

In an earlier post (Sept 18, 2009) I wrote about Stanwood becoming a new stop for Amtrak and a boarding station being built. Well it is finally done.
Today November 21, 2009 was the grand opening and ribbon cutting.
I was there with my camera--oh I got it back last night and these are the first pictures. Anyway--there I was camera at ready--people shouting-"here she comes" and I am in the front --READY--when just as I was ready to snap my first shot 87 very tall people jumped in front of me and I couldn't see a thing. Did I mention that I am sorta short--most people are taller than me. Such is life.

Dressed to the nines---the old meeting the new.

Looking down a shiny car.
The Bistro car
The Engine

Here is Stanwood and Camano's own Senator Mary Margaret Haugen cutting the ribbon welcoming passenger rail to Stanwood after 38 years.

Remember click on any picture to enlarge it.

The little darlins'.......

2009-11-20T23:38:00.001-08:00

These pictures were taken by my Mother at here home on Whidbey Island. In September I believe. I borrowed her camera while I was having mine fixed and found these pics on her camera. Lunch time for the deer. LOL MB

What a difference a year makes--Sky Watch

2009-11-20T05:29:00.000-08:00

Wednesday mornings view from my front window. Can you see Mt. rainier trying to peek through the cloud cover. . soon the black cloud cover came down and the rains haven't stopped. We are WET out here.
enlarge the pic and find the mt.

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ENJOY

Same view, same time, same place, last year.

Who's turn is it?

2009-11-18T22:26:00.000-08:00

so who's up for the last mow of the season? No takers? Me neither. MB

Good sign

2009-11-17T22:45:00.000-08:00

The view from the ferry on my way home from my visit with my Mother. It was huge and right in front of the boat.
Today turned out rather nice after 2 days of rain and wind.

Birds of a feather...........................

2009-11-17T06:23:00.000-08:00

.........flock together. These eagles are down by the Samish River. Every year they are back. I counted 45 Eagles in this tree one day. In such awe I didn't even take a picture.

We have been having extreme stormy weather and our power has been out since yesterday evening. It came back on around 4 this morning. Yay, everybody can go to work. Trees down and rivers are high---bad flooding closer to the coast. Very, very windy.

I am going to visit my Mother on Whidbey Island today. They had severe winds yesterday but she said she was ok and no power outages----yet.

visitors in the valley. Eagles, Snow Geese and Trumpeter Swan. Lots of Eagles are year around residents too.
Herons are here year round but are such a neat bird and very flighty. So I like to take pictures of them---and then I laugh. MB

Totally, Dude......................Mosiac Monday

2009-11-15T18:25:00.000-08:00

..........Valley Birds-----
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Boat Builders

2009-11-14T23:47:00.000-08:00

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Experts in Construction of Steel and Aluminum Vessels Since 1964
they are the 3rd largest Civilian employer on Whidbey Island.
Currently they are building a 116ft catamaran Passenger Ferry and a 273ft. car Ferry for washington state.
They are in Freeland, at Holmes Harbor.