Outdoor Market~~~~~September 1st. Theme Day

These are some veggies and fruit one might get from the farmer's market.
this is a Farmer's Market I was at on saturday in Anacortes. MB




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Have horse~~~~and shovel

Whenever you own a horse and then have to haul it to a show or race or whatever, the aftermath is a trailer that needs to be cleaned out.
Kylee can get her cousin Bradley (age 10) to do the job for her because Brad loves to drive the Gator. and then take the stuff to the compost pile. MB

Princess of the Corn

Kylee standing in the tall corn on a nice day in Skagit Valley.




The farmers either lost the corn seed to a wet cold spring or they just planted way late and the corn didn't seem to want to grow. But finally Summer appeared and we had some HOT weather and the corn soared. 'A high as an elephant's eye'--well maybe not. I think this is field corn and will be chopped into silage. MB

Hwy 20 bridge~~~~~~~~~~Sunday bridges

Looking across Padilla Bay at the Hwy 20 Bridge commecting the mainland with Fidalgo Island and Anacortes.


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Kylee and her Mom

Kylee aged 16




And her Mother age 10

Directions for Sky Watch

I took all these shots out in the road in front of my place and to the side too. These were taken all about 8Pm all within a few seconds of each other. Funny how different the sky can be and as you see in the Southern shot there is no Mt. Rainier showing this time.


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Cauliflower Harvest & Harvest Moon

Cauliflower harvest is interesting to watch. The workers follow the slow and I mean slower than granny low, and chop the heads of cauliflower and set it up on the platform and the workers on the platform wrap it up in cellophane and put the heads in the box and that goes on--chop-put--chop-put--wrap wrap--and then straight to the stores. after I took this picture we all waved and smiled at each other. MB



I was heading north coming from my Mothers when I turned east and there was this giant yellow Harvest Moon. Begging me to take it's picture. I had to pull off the road---took my life in my hands--worth it? Yep!

Hairy Cat's Ear and a hungry Bee

Hairy Cat's Ear (hypochaeris radicata) is found in Western Wa. in lawns, fields and roadside ditches. It is the common "dandelion" of late Summer.

My Faerie Wall Mural

I always wanted a mural on my kitchen wall but knew no-one to paint for me. My friend in Ocala Fla. Tina Wilson had her husband make this for me in vinyl. I like it. MB

Saturday night Sunset~~~~~Mosiac Monday

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Wooden Bridge~~~~~~~~~~Sunday Bridges

This wooden bridge is a country road off the main road down through a farmers field.



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Pass Lake Trail

Good trail, tall trees and big ones too. MB

Warm Sunset for Sky Watch

Wednesday evening I just knew there was going to be a very serene sunset so I went to Bowman Bay by Deception Pass and waited for Mother Nature's picture show to start. This is one of many pictures. MB


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Look who's living "The Life of Kylee"

Eating Grapes, texting and just loafing---life is good. MB

Summer fun at the river

For some reason Blogger won't let me upload any more pictures from the river.
So we all went to the Little Pilchuck which is just down from my house on the Stanwood Bryant Rd. . Little Pilcjuck has been known to flood during spring mountain snow thaw but summertime it is the best.
So maybe tomorrow I can show some more pics---or not.

My G-boys love swimming and playing in the river.

Wildfire!

My eldest daughter lives on her husband's family ranch in Eastern Washington. Each ranch has their own fire fighting equiptment because each ranch is so remote. So they all help each other in time of need. Each one is able and certified to run the equiptment.
These are her pictures and also her own words.
The fire burnt about 20.000 acres of range land and wheat and crp. Right on the Snake River in Kahlotus. We were there from .. well, left home at 1:45pm and got back at 11:00pm!!!! We heard about fire at 10am, but then they asked for mutual aid and thats when we went. we were gonna go earlier and we should have. but we didnt. I was running the tanker and Cam and Jake were on the fire truck. Till I ran outta water then Cam took Tanker to Kahlotus to get water and Jake and I filled the fire truck with water and headed back to the fire! But we stayed put, there was no way to get back down in the canyons!

Pretty colors~~~~Mosaic Monday

I like different and colorful flowers and plants for my yard. I have most flowers in containers.About 25 containers and still making more. I live on a dirt road so I have my containers lining up beside the road by the barn.
I have put the name of the flower in each square. You may have to enlarge the picture and you may find a surprise.
Meow!



Gazanias---some of my favorite colorful flowers

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Deception Pass Bridge~~~Sunday Bridges

When I went to my Mother's on Wednesday I found the Deception Pass Bridge engulfed in fog. Very spooky but very neat too. I have posted this bridge before but NO FOG. MB

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Perseid Meteor Showers

I watched for the shooting stars last night and will tonight too. The sky is nice and clear and it is very dark here. The moon slid behind the trees in the West at about 9PM.
My daughter and husband saw about 150 shooting stars in a 3 hr. period last night. She has someone to sit with her--I am out there by myself in the middle of nothing and I scare myself when I hear any little noise. Boogie Man!!!

August Morning~~~~~Sky Watch

Woke up to this sky August 12th
No mountain
No valley
Just lovely sky

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Hawaiian Chieftain~~~Tall Ship

the Tall Ships were in Penn Cove at coupeville, Whidbey Island. I didn't go aboard because both ships were just pulling away from the dock when I got there. It was great watching the crew put up the sails and sail around the cove.






Built in 1988 in Lahaina on the island of Maui, the Hawaiian Chieftain is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional design. She is unique with the rig of an 19th century trading vessel and a modern triple keel, shallow draft hull. Drawing only 5.5 feet (1.7 m), she is highly maneuverable in shallow waters.

Hawaiian cheiftain under full sail.



The Lady Washington is the sister ship to the Hawaiian Chieftain. I just couldn't get a good picture but you can see the crew scrambling up the arms of the mast to unfurl the sails.


The Lady Washington is Washington State's Tall Ships Ambassador

More Herons

I have been pretty lucky capturing Herons--There are a lot of them out this way. Oh they fly away but I usually get a few shots of them.
The tide was out at the Swinnomish Channel and that is where you find these birds and that is where they find lunch. My favorite is the third pic I think.
I think in actual flight they look like something prehistoric. MB