Nature~~~~~~June 1st

The mountains are calling and I must go to clear my mind and find my soul.

Come with me and view Nature and enjoy!

 Look into Nature and you will understand better~~Albert Einstein

 The Earth has music for those who will listen~~~

 Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished~~~Lao Tzu

 Come forth into the light of things.  Let Nature be your teacher~~~~William wordworth

 Nature is not a place to visit it is Home~~~Gary snyder

 Linking to CDP Theme Day for June 1st~~~~~HERE

1949 International Truck

Saw this beauty in the parking lot at the local grocery store.  I love it.  All real trucks are supposed to be RED ya know.

 What a beauty---if you look at the license plate it says 1949

 I love this truck.

 And then this Buick .  Skylark was parked right next to the Jeep.  Check out it's license plate~~~~~flyenlo~~~~pretty cool, huh

 Linking to Tuesday's Treasures~~~~~Here

Memorial Day

Monday is the day we honor our fallen military heroes  It started out in the Civil War to honor the fallen who were unknown or now able to be sent home..
At that time it was called decoration day because it was time to decorate the graves of the fallen.
It was changed to Memorial Day to honor all fallen vets not just civil war era vets.

So everybody have a nice time on Memorial Day but remember to take time to Honor the fallen.  They deserve it

Linking to Mosaic Monday~~~~~HERE
 

Early Morning Clouds

Tuesday 6:19

 Wednesday 6:15

 

 Thursday at 6:15 and then again at 7:00 when the sun is up

I like looking at the different cloud forms and these shots are from just about the same spot every morning.  The last one I took Thursday morning the sun was shining and it was pouring rain.  It did turn out to be a beautiful sunny day though

Linking to Sky Watch ~~~HERE

Share the road

It seems all the farmers are out now---you know the old saying "make hay while the sun shines"--well better to work in the sun than the rain.

 This sign is just down the road from here

 We were behind this fellow and off he went to make dust---that's what farmers do ya know

 This guy really making hay while the sun shines---or silage

 Which these girls LOVE!

 Linking to Signs, signs~~~~~HERE

Sampling from my outdoors

Outdoors Wednesday
 A pretty creek to play in

 Cedar wood to roam about

 I do like Heuchera plants and probable have fifteen different colored ones.  this is a favorite.  It is called Silver Heart---I don't know why--it is very orangy

 Columbine.  Have several.  White, yellow and blue

 A Peony trying to break out

 A bud of my most favorite flower.  Venidium--Orange Prince

 And a good ol everyday Petunia

 Linking to OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY  HERE

That's what is out there so go outdoors and PLAY!

Fergie

This 1953 Ferguson Tractor is a workaholic.  She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'

She has that dandy bucket that gets LOTS of use.  She also pulls a bush hog through the tall grass in the pastures~~~she does so much.
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We call her FERGIE

Linking to Tom's Tuesday's Treasures~~~~~HERE

Horses

Saturday we went to Lynden Wa. up near the Canadian Border about 55 miles from my home to watch the Draft Horse Plowing Contest.
The International Horse Plowing Contest is held every year and has been since 1942.  Back then it was held in April in fields donated by farmers so they could get their crops in.
In 1982 it moved to the Fair grounds in Lynden and then in 2010 it moved to Berthusen Park in West Lynden.  A beautiful place.

 Aren't these Gentle giants gorgeous

 I loved this red plow
We got there before the plowing even started so it was fun to watch the first furrow

 It is International because contestants come from Canada too.  The Canadian plows are different than American plows so they are in a different category. This is a Canadian plow.   Interesting eh?

 I found this interesting :  The left hand horse is walking on the unplowed ground--the farmer in walking in the new furrow and the right horse is walking on the old furrow.  So they really are on different levels and yet can plow a straight line.
Today the newer tractors are using GPS to plow a straight row all by the tractor's self.  Look ma, no hands.

I made a video but still cannot upload it---oh well

I tried the video again and it loaded but at the top and that is ok because at least I DID IT!

Linking to Mosaic Monday~~~~~~~HERE

Lynden Barns

 Went to Lynden today to the International Horse Plowing contest (more on another day) and saw many barns ---here are 3

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

Pigeon

 It's a Band Tailed Pigeon.  I had never seen one before and all of a sudden it was looking at the bird feeders.  The next day he/she brought another one to stare at the feeders.  They never tried to use the feeders or scare the other birds.  Next day there were 4 and then I saw a bunch in the neighboting trees and now they have moved on.  
We have lots of pigeons on the lamp posts on the overpass by the freeway---it is close to the grain mill.  Those pigeons are Rock Pigeons not this one.  Rock Pigeons are the kind you see in the city---City Pigeons

 Anyway I kinda like this quiet bird----and he never got any feed

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

The Sky.........

.......at Padilla Bay

 Looking South and then West

But next week will be sunny sunny sunny----rain rain is gone away----for awhile

Linking to SkyWatch~~~~~HERE

Tulips and signs

These signs were in the tulip fields during the Tulip Festival here in Mount Vernon

 Do you think this little one will be a tiptoe-r?

 Linking to Signs 2~~~~HERE

Just being Outdoors

Random shots close to home

Cool Huge chair at local nursery

 We call these Bluebells but I know they have a 'real' name

 Love the Peonies

 English Grade Rd. by my home

 Rainbow from the back deck

 My fothergilla blooming---I love the plant

 The baby chicks are growing up

Being outside watching and observing what goes one is the BEST!!  Go outside

Linking up to Outdoor Wednesday~~~~~HERE