November 1st~~CDP Theme Day~~Ephemeral

e·phem·er·al

əˈfem(ə)rəl/

adjective

adjective: ephemeral

1.

lasting for a very short time.

synonyms:

transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short;

 My entry in this category is a Heavenly Blue Morning glory~~~Ipomoea indica

Morning Glories bloom in the morning, in the sunshine and by mid-day they are shriveled and gone. They are very beautiful with an inner glow to them                  Linking to CDP THEME DAY~~~~HERE

Saturday's Critters

These guys were in the yard the other day.  We have lots of nocturnal visitors---not too many show up in daytime.  We have about 14 apple trees and the deer love apples so we always leave some for them.  All the ones that fall during the day are gone by the next morning.  Kinda neat I think.  We have had a bear visit in the night which I think is exciting.  The bear is ok they just leave large piles of 'you know what'.  then again that is how we know the bear or bears have been here.

 I opened the door so I could take some pictures and alerted them.

 Two youngins'  Last years babies I think

 Nice buck.  He heard me but wasn't too too concerned but after he watched the others leaping away he just sauntered off

 Linking to SATURDAY'S CRITTERS~~~HERE

Hunter's Moon

I was so hoping I could catch the Hunter's Moon but it had been raining during the day and overcast in the evening but I was hoping.  So after 10pm I noticed the moon rising through the fog and clouds.

 Through the fog

 Mist all around

Not too bad a shot.

This was the cloud cover during the day.

Linking to SKY WATCH~~~~HERE

A Country Home

I saw this nice country home down a dead end road on the outskirts of Stanwood.  A  little bridge over the ditch and an archway way gate.

Linking to GOOG FENCES~~~~~HERE

Growing Veterans

This is right down the road from our place.  This farm is on Starbird Rd.  Growing Veterans is an interesting idea. It helps Veterans transition back to civilian life and help with just getting back to the earth. check it out HERE  And HERE TOO

Big Wagon

Spokane River Park

 RUBY TUESDAY TOO~~~~HERE

Ranchland Mosaic for Mosaic Monday

Scenes from the ranch. 1. Little house on the property---don't know what it ever was used for but it is a good photo op.  2.Looking at some of the Channeled Scablands  3. Mamas and Babies  4. Ritzville Sunrise  5. More of the ranch.  See the line of trees--that is Cow Creek and at the end is the ranch house.

Linking to MOSAIC MONDAY~~~HERE

Moving Cows

Spent a few days at the ranch where my daughter lives on her husband's family ranch.  There were moving mamas and the boy babies from one pasture to another in anticipation of sending them to their new home.  they do all their work on horseback and their faithful dogs helping.

 Here's a pair saying "Whatcho lookin' at"

 Here's Cam pushing some up a draw

 Cowboy, horse and dog

 More Critters

We just followed and watched

 Linking to CAMERA CRITTERES~~~~~HERE

Cardinal Meadowhawk

I was sitting on the fron steps watching bob digging up the sod for more garden space out front.  We were adding more space for more bulbs---Tulips and Dutch Iris---when this little critter showed up.

 I thought he was real pretty. 

 So very  RED and look at his wing tips

Here is the tail end of the project.  It is the strip along the front yard out to the road.  So all across the front is a flower garden.  Of course Bingo is always there to help.

Linking to SATURDAY'S CRITTERS~~~~~HERE

Ritzville Sunset

My daughter took these pictures on the Ranch in Ritzville.

 Nothing so beautiful as a cowboy and his horse

 Linking to SKYWATCH FRIDAY~~~~~HERE

Good Fences

RIP~~~Birdman~~~Portcitydailyphoto

Two fences today.  One in Western Washington and one in eastern Washington

 Western Washington--just down the road from our place

 Eastern Washington.   What you would see out the front window of the Ranch-----many miles from the next house.

Linking to GOOD FENCES~~~~HERE

First Day on the Road

Here in the west we have more Conifer trees with green needles than Deciduous trees with leaves that turn gorgeous colors.  But we do have some.  Mostly Larch, Cottonwood and Big Leaf Maples and they are glorious gold.
Here are some scenes on our first day up in the mountains.

 Along Hwy 2 up to the Pass

 More color

 Heron in the Wenatchee River

More color on the Wenatchee River

 We made it to the Ranch

 Trouble wants to tag along and she did.  ain't she cute

Linking to OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY~~~~HERE

Inside Murals for Monday Murals

In September we visited Bob's son and daughter in law in Spokane.  Michelle is very artistic has the whole house decorated in different themes.  

 This mural is in the bedroom we stayed in.  The bedroom was decorated all in black and white.  Not Goth style but very white and lacy black.  Victorian I imagine

The door to the pantry from the kitchen and the door inside the pantry.

Another shot of the bedroom with a mural of a lamp-post on the wall

Linking to MONDAY MURALS~~~~HERE

Bye~Bye

Going to be away from my blog for several days.  Maybe maybe not I am riding that ol picket fence.  OUCH!  I am sure I'll be back just need some time away.  I'll leave you with this picture of the tiny garden on the wall on the south side of the house.  We had Strawberries ther and now flowes.

End of Summer flowers 

Visiting

Bob's Daughter Marianne was visiting from Arizona.  She was here for a week and we visited everyday.  She stayed at her sister Colette's  home.
It was fun to be around laughing sisters.   One evening after dinner Mari played the guitar and sang songs from the 70's and 80's.  She loved Janis Joplin and Creedance and folk singers.  It was a good time.
The day before we went up to Mt. Baker 
Here are Colette and Marianne at Baker

 Mt.
Shuksan and Picture Lake on a cold and windy day

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 Mari and her Dad and of course Bingo has to get in t he picture

 Marianne on top of the cold cold world

 The sun did try to come out

Linking to OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY~~~~HERE

Clouds

I like clouds---all kinds and I wish I knew more about them.

 Just looking up to the hills

 Clouds over Chuckanut Bay and a cool Sun rise from our deck

Linking to MOSAIC MONDAY~~~~HERE

Eastern Washington Sky

Big Sky Country~~~~Ritzville

Linking to SKY WATCH~~~~~HERE

Wrought iron fence

This nice fence is along the water on Snee-oosh road on the Rez

 This pic was taken just around the corner from the first pic.  I call it the Halloween house.  But very cool.

 Linking to GOOD FENCES~~~~HERE

Not so much Water

 We have been having a drought in our state of Washington.  Not so much water over these falls---Nooksack Falls near the Mt. Baker Highway--on the way to Mt. Baker

 It looks full and heavy and is still beautiful

Mt. Shuksan(el. 9191ft-2783m) in the background has very little snow and even in the late summer, early fall would and should have more snow.

Linking to WEDNESDAY WATERS~~~~~HERE