August 1st--Theme Day--My City's Skyline

Well Stanwood really doesn't have a skyline.  I tried but it is really hard to take a picture---Trees, wires etc.

Stanwood was settled in 1866 and incorporated in 1903

 We love the Snow Geese here (except for a few farmers)

 The skyline

 Main street looking west from East Stanwood

Just to show you where we are.  To the left of the image we are connected by bridge to Camano Island

Linking to Theme Day CDP HERE

A mish-mash of Stanwood barns

 On our road

 Neat windmill

 Art show

 Another windmill

 Make hay while the sun shines

 Just a pretty place on Old Pioneer road

 The barn was here before the road

Linking to Tom's BARN COLLECTIVE~~~~HERE

Country Critters

 Neighbors Buffs

 At the Fair

 Muddy Geese

 Deer in the Garden

 Marching to the Circus

 What every Country girls loves to do~~~riding through the potato field

 Quackers in the road

Hello who are youuuuu?

Linking to SATURDAY CRITTERS~~~~HERE

Rustic Fence

Linking up with GOOD FENCES~~~~~HERE

Gazanias

Gazanias are one of my favorite flowers.  I started them from seed this year and have them in all my flower beds.  They come in many different colors more than I have so look out next year!

 Linking to OURDOOR WEDNESDAY~~~~~HERE

My treasure~~~Bingo is 9 years young

July is Bingo's Birthday month.  He is the sweetest and happiest dog ever.  He loves people and other animals and just wants to be petted to pieces.  He was such a tiny little pup when I got him but I can't find any pics.  they are in my folders somewhere.

 Tiny boy riding in the Gator when feeding horses or just riding around.  and then he started growing

 And growing

 He likes to think of himself as a lap dog  There is a person under there---smushed

 And now he is an almost senior citizen with a little gray showing up on his muzzle

 He likes to play peek-a-boo in the flowers.
He is my treasure

 Linking to Tom's TUESDAY'S TREASURES~~~~HERE

Fields of Buttercups

 Stanwood barns

 This place was way back in the woods and I don't even know if I could find it again.  Questionable dirt road with a leave me alone look.  the house is unique and the little horse shelter I am going to call it a barn---for today.

Linking to Toms  BARN COLLECTIVE~~~HERE

Little Hummer

I was taking pictures of This Sweet Little Hummingbird and she obliged me--posing and flitting about
Later we found a bird in the sky light and had to rescue her---maybe she is the same one.

 Hummingbirds love Crocosmia

 Also Larkspur

 Here's the one in the sky light

 Who's hiding in the bushes.   

 Here is Bingo patiently waiting to go for a walk

 Linking up with Eileen at SATURDAY'S CRITTERS~~~~HERE
 

Chasing the Sunset

The sky was so beautiful tonight so we had to go to one of our favorite vantage points and take a plethora of  Sunset pictures.
Here is the first---we almost were too late.

 You can tell by the upper clouds that it is raining up high and looking southish was a rainbow---almost a night bow

 And then "Day is done, Gone the sun"  It was very beautiful

Pictures by Bob
 Linking to SKYWATCH~~~~HERE