March 1st CDP Theme Day~~Black and White in Color

Linking to CDP HERE

Yard Treasures

Found these up the road in Bow, Wa.   Someone is very creative and has lots of time on their hands.
I think they are great!

 Isn't this horse pretty

 Lotsa teeth

 I love this 'snake'.

Linking to Tom's Tuesday's Treasures HERE

Skagit Valley Snow Geese

Snow Geese visit here all winter.  They come from Wrangle Island, Siberia

They are fun to watch. Beautiful and very noisy

Linking to Mosaic Monday~~~~~HERE

Odd Bodkins--er I mean Barns

 I saw these silos from afar and decided I had to find them---so down a dirt side road I went and there was this farm.  really neat silos I thought

 This barn and farm was was just off the main road.  I went up their driveway

 This barn with house attached was on the main road albeit a small side road

Linking to Tom's Barn Collective~~~~~HERE

Saturday Critters

Birds on the feeders at home and Birds in the Valley

 Chestnut backed Chic a dee

 Trumpeter Swan

 Blue Heron

 Ms. Chic a dee again

 Fuzzy winter Hummingbird

 Eagles on the Samish River in the Valley

Eagle

Linking to Eileen's Saturday Critters~~~~HERE

Sky Watch

Wednesday night Sunset

 Thursday Morning Sunrise

Linking to Sky Watch~~~~~HERE

Signs, Signs, Signs

Signs----I love signs and take pics of them whenever I find one that gives me a chuckle.  Found this on at a rest stop in Eastern Washington

Linking to Signs2~~~~HERE

Cordwood Cabin

I love this cabin.  I have never seen anyone in or about it.  But it seems semi-well taken care of.  I don't even know it's history.  I see it has a new tin roof.  Love the moss and ferns on the untouched part.
 Cordwood construction' (also called "cordwood masonry," "stackwall construction","stovewood construction" or "stackwood construction") is a term used for a natural building method in which "cordwood" or short pieces of debarked tree are laid up crosswise with masonary or cob mixtures to build a wall.
Linking up with Tom at Tuesday's Treasures~~~~~HERE

Uff Da

There is an all Scandinavian shop in Stanwood called The Uff Da shoppe and this is on the side of a barn not far from me.  At the shop you can find all sorts of goods from Scandinavia---books, dolls, cups, oh too much to list.  the shop is so tiny that it is hardly navigable but still fun to look around

 Linking to Monday Murals~~~~HERE

A soggy foggy day

The only reason I was out today was to go to the feed store but I did take a picture or two

 Those are Trumpeter Swan in the foreground.  Look at the fog rolling down from the hills

Linking to Tom's Barn Collective~~~~HERE

Random birds

 Pigeons on the lamp post on the I-5 overpass

 Ducks on a pond

Great Blue Heron heading home

Linking to Saturday's Critters~~~~~HERE

The Tide is Out

The tide is out at the Mud Flats by  Fir Island
The Mud Flats are part of Skagit Bay

The sky is very heavy and and you can see the Olympic Mountains in the background

Linking to SKY WATCH~~~~~HERE

Signs

And we know why...........

Linking to Signs, Signs~~~~~HERE

Playing in the creek

 We enjoy the outdoors almost anytime.  Not too much rain please.

 Creeks are fun to splash around in

 Or go boulder hopping

 A Labrador Retriever loves the water any old time.

Linking to Outdoor Wednesday~~~~~HERE

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

February 14th is Valentine's Day.  Let's all love each other not for just one day but always.

Monday Mural~~~~Tri Dee Arts

 Tri Dee Arts is the Skagit Valley’s premier art supply and gift store, with a large selection of art supplies and  more . Explore all our nooks and crannies to find unusual gifts like retro games, kids crafts, books and just plain fun stuff.

It is just the neatest place to rummage around and find neat goodies.

Linking to Munday Murals ~~~~~HERE

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Barns from afar

Taken across the Valley on a dismal day

 Hills with a dusting of snow in the background

 Across a small pond

Same pond with Mt. Pilchuck in the background

Linking to Tom's Barns~~~~~HERE