November 1st--theme time at City Daily Photo----Friend

This is a picture of my eldest daughter on the ranch in Ritzville.  It is a very large cattle ranch and they do most of the work on horseback and with the help of cattle dogs.
Here she is with her good horse Leo and best friend Bandit---a Blue Heeler

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Sign of the times

Happy Hallowe'en everyone

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Just the doggies

Here are the family pups

First off of course my Bingo

 Here is Napoleon getting tune with nature

 And Penelope or 'P' posing

 We were out at the back of the property taking down brush on the fence line  while Bingo was lolly-gagging around in the grass

 Kylee's best bud, Klyde

 And you all know Toola and Dorothy the famous wrestlers

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Camano Island

Scenes from Camano Island an island  connected to Stanwood by a bridge

Camano Island is 15 miles long so an easy drive around.  2 beautiful state parks and lots of water views

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A Smattering of Barns

Down in the Valley

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Dogs and leaves

The dogs like to rummage around in the leaves

 And we got plenty of leaves

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Majestic Mountain

Mt. Rainier as seen from the deck or out the front window.  Well actually this shot was taken from the upper pasture

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Conway, Wa

The little town just down the road

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One barn Autumn Barn---and another

The first barn is right down the road from our house 

This sky pic shows the house and property across the road from my house where my daughters are living.  You can see my driveway and trees bottom center

The reason I posted this is because I always mention we live on or in the tree farm and with this shot one can see how this place was cut out from the tree farm.

 this is a real estate picture---this property is for sale

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Random Critters

Bingo hiking Mt. Baker

 A Moth----Ornate Tiger Moth

 A Bee

 I can't see you

 Happy Bingo

 Stern Eagle

 Heron in Farmers just turned over field

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Morning is breaking

Sunrise this morning.  Taken from the deck by Bob as was my header shot also

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Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for many things ---first of all being on this planet and able to share my joys with you all

Thankful for the beauty around me

 For my dog Bingo

 For Deer in the Apple trees

 My many flowers in my several gardens---Schizostylus

 Gazania

 Cosmos

 For my beautiful part of the world and my ability to get out and enjoy it

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Be Careful

Sign along side the road into Coupeville .

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Sears catalog home kits

Cover of 1922 Sears Modern Homes catalog

Sears Catalog Homes (sold under the Sears Modern Homes name) were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American retailer. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in North America between 1908 and 1940.^[1] More than 370 different home designs in a wide range of architectural styles and sizes were offered over the program's 33-year history.  Wikipedia

To read more about Sears Kit homes click HERE

This kit home is on Whidbey Island, Wa

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Welcome to Whidbey

The sign you will see when arriving on the ferry boat from Mukilteo on the mainland To Clinton on Whidbey Island

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Across the Valley

First barn is a working dairy farm in Skagit Valley

 Moooooooooo

 Round bales and of Course with Mt. Baker watching all

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Oh Dear, Deer

We have lots of deer that live around and near us.  We are surrounded by 15,000 acres of forest.  Lots of territory for Deer.
We all so have an orchard of 14 apple trees plus Plum, Cherry and Pear trees.  Oh the Deer love them all so we share with them.  They clean up all the windfalls and we appreciate that.  Most of the the Deer we see are Mamas and their little ones.  Although the first pic is a spike

 And Bingo watches and waits.  He doesn't chase them---well sometimes but he knows they will jump over the fence and be long gone

Linking up with Eileen's Saturday Critters~~~~~HERE

The Forest is private property and no hunting allowed