October 1st~~~~~~~~Theme Day~~~~~~~~~Details

Theme day at CDP for October is Details.
Things you may need when sewing.
To see more go to:  http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/

More Toppenish Murals again....

Ride 'em Cowboy!!

Rodeo recalls the early Toppenish round-ups when cowboys and ranchers would get together for a little friendly competition. Artist Newman Myrah of Portland, Oregon, illustrates the rodeo theme with his version of a timeworn poster with brick showing through. It is painted on the west wall of Ferguson's Saddlery at South Alder and West First. A photo of Myrah working on the mural has received widespread notoriety in local, regional, and national publications. He's pictured on a ladder in his straw hat, painting the mural. Myrah came back later and surprised the town by painting himself into the mural on a ladder doing his work. People now do a double take...Is it the artist?...Or is it a painting of the artist

To see more marvelous Murals from all over the world go to 
 http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.fr/
and ENJOY!!

Modern Day Cowgirl

 A girl, her horse and cell phone of course

Kylee and her boys--Macaronie and Dally

Knuckles and Blue Sky.......

....and what else can you see

 This is Dally's eye---he sees a lot.

And for you to see more reflectins go to:   http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/
And enjoy!

Big Rock

BigRock Cafe & Grocery is a place for all to meet. They offer decent fare, cheap conversation & good drinks.  It is also a Gas Station with a silly Logo......

 ...if you don't see something on our menu, then we don't have it......if BigRock Cafe & Grocery don't have it, you don't need it...

 ...if you're not happy with our service... don't complain...we don't listen...Here's our Logo. 
The little community of Big Rock is just up the road from here.  Been by there a zillion times but have not eaten there---got gas though!!

A Visitor from France

Bob and I had a wonderful visit from a friend who lives in France.  You all may know her as
http://versaillesdailyphoto.blogspot.com/.  We had a great visit and traveled up to Mt. Baker.  She wanted to take some pictures of Picture Lake and Mt. Shuksan.   We did that. The only drawback was the weather.  It was raining, raining, raining.  We had a grand time anyway.  We took lots of pictures.

 This is the view we were looking for and below is what we got.

 Nooksack River along the Mt. Baker Hwy

 Nooksack Falls.  It was so noisy with the roar of the falling water.  Love it!

 We picked some blueberries.  Yummy good!  Raindrops on my lens.

Picture Lake but no Mt. Shuksan.  Just fog.

 Water running everywhere.  Makes for pretty waterfalls.

Goodbye fog we had a lovely time.  Oh there was more to the day and of course Mt. Baker was nowhere in sight.

Black-Capped Chickadee for World Bird Wednesday

Is this a Partridge in a Pear tree???

 Chick-a-dee-dee-dee     Chick-a-dee-dee

 Well it is a Pear tree anyway

Here he/she is again.   Yummy!

We also have the Chestnut-backed Chickadee which is very pretty.

Wing your way to Stewart's http://www.paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/  to see some fabulous birds of the world.

More Toppenish Murals

 The J.D. Keck building, constructed in 1911, housed two early Toppenish businesses, a Chinese cafe and Mechtels Sugar Bowl Restaurant. In 1940, the Mercy theatre chain opened the Pix Theatre. The 16 windows, painted by Lisa Delisi, portray early lawyers, judges, and physicians who came to town in the early 1900s. The building is downtown on S. Toppenish Ave”.

Gambling has been a favorite activity of many cultures through the ages. "The Indian Stick Game" shows Northwest Indians gathered around to pit their wits and luck against one another. The age-old stick game was played by Indians at any function where they had the space and time. You can still see it played at modern day pow wows, including at the Indian Village during the Fourth of July Toppenish Pow Wow. Yakima artist Mavis Willson painted this mural at Top Cleaners, 11 Washington Ave.

To see more and interesting murals go to    http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.fr/

Chocolate Cosmos

Chocolate Cosmos for Shadowshotsunday2

 One more time

To see more Sunday Shadows go to:  http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/

Harvest Moon

Full Corn Moon or Full Harvest Moon – September This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering.

To see fabulous skies from around the world go to   www.skyley.blogspot.com    ENJOY!!

St. Paul Mission

Saint Paul's Mission is near Kettle Falls on the Colville Indian Reservation.

 St. Paul’s Mission became the center for Jesuit activity among the Indians of the Upper Columbia. In 1847 Father DeVos established his year-round residency at the church. Previously, Father Ravalli traveled several times a year from St. Ignatius Mission in Cusick, two days journey to the east, to Kettle Falls, to minister to the Indians who gathered there to fish and trade each year. When Father DeVos’ health failed in 1851 he moved to the Willamette Valley. During his time at St. Paul’s Mission he baptized 491 people, conducted 123 marriages, and presided over 99 burials. Fathers Joset and Vercruysse replaced him.

 Look at these old hinges.

New birds for World bird Wednesday

 A new bird to me and yet a summer visiter to the area.  April to September--and here it is September and I just see one.  the pic is blurry because I was so excited.  This is a Black Throated gray Warbler

 A file picture

Also an Evening Grosbeak.  I saw some in the Spring and now they are back.

To see more worldly birds go to   http://www.paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/

Eastern Washington Barn

Wiggle on over to Tricia's  www.bluffareadaily.blogspot.com
 to see more charming barns. 

Toppenish Mural

Incorporated in 1907, the City of Toppenish is located in Central Washington and is situated about 20 miles southeast of the City of Yakima.  The City covers approximately two square miles and has a population of 9,000 residents. 

The City of Toppenish has preserved its beginnings as a rugged western town through restoration and beautification efforts that make it a popular tourist attraction today.  At the heart of the City and its beautification are over 70 outdoor, historical murals.  They tell the story of early development of the City of Toppenish, and its rich history and cultural diversity.

To see more amazing murals go to:   http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.fr/

Bridge over the River.................

Suspension Bridge reflection

To see more reflections please go to   http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/

Time to head for home.....

After the rodeo we headed back to Ritzville to spend one more night.

 Oh no, it's raining.  Oh well it won't last forever.

 We leave Wheat Country

 And head for the hills--up and over the mountains. 
We get turned back at the town of Twisp---where we ate lunch (terrific tortillia soup) gassed up the car---because there was a 20 mile long mudslide on Hwy 20 heading to the North Cascades Road.  We had to change course and down to Hwy 2 also called Stevens Pass hwy, to head over the Cascade Mountains to get to Western Washington.  

The Methow River was raging Brown because of the mudslide

We crossed over Chief Joseph Dam. 
Chief Joseph Dam is the second largest hydropower producing dam in the United States

Cloud formations were beautiful all day long.  After the gray and rain of course.

Heading up to the big mountains.

Looks like Fall is coming upon us.
I took over driving from this point so I took no more pictures.  
We made it home and that's my story.............................

After a relaxing visit with my daughter and her husband we decided to go to Colfax the next day to see the rodeo and carnival and watch my grand daughter ride.

 A perfect scene from the ranch.

 The greeters at the gate---singing their hearts out

 A beautiful arena and great backdrop

 Should I eat my hamburger or find me a seat or what---choices, choices

 The sun was going down behind the carnival rides

 A glow on the hills from the sunset

Kylee and Macaronie rounding a barrel.  It was dark by the time they got in the arena and I didn't get a good pic of the pair so I had to use this image from professional ZingPix (thanks). They didn't place in the money--this time--but she and Mac put their hearts in it.