On Sunday, we packed up and headed home from the Accordion Celebration. It was a warm, sunny day, and we were in no hurry to get home, so we stopped at Deception Falls. Deception Creek runs under US Highway 2, and there is a nice nature trail along the creek, with a newer bridge and …
Continue reading Refreshing interlude on the drive home from Leavenworth: Deception Falls
I had to get out of the house today, so I went up to the Narbeck Wetland park not far from our house. I have a broken toe, so I made it a short walk. Here are some photos.
Since John said we could pick our own word for this week, mine is Reflections. Since I live in a state, Washington, that has numerous big and small bodies of water, reflections are pretty easy to find. Just yesterday, as I was on my travels around town, I noticed that our local lake, Silver Lake, …
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Next to Autumn, Winter is my favorite season. I like cold weather, and I'd rather have it too cold than too warm. You can always bundle up against the cold, but you can't get more naked than naked when it's too hot. And believe me, I experienced both situations during my two years in grad …
I live in the Puget Sound area of Western Washington, and most of our trees are evergreen (Washington isn’t called the Evergreen State for nothing). But we do have our share of deciduous trees, and fall is my favorite season. Here are some bright fall colors I have seen this week. Maples This line of …
Way back in the 1970s, a favorite phrase describing something you liked was "Cool, man!" Living in a place with abundant bodies of water, and the nickname of "Evergreen State", you'd think that cool colors would be everywhere. You would be correct! Sometimes, though, you get too much of a good thing, with vegetation run …
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Here are some recent photos from around my area of Western Washington. In my own backyard Near my dentist’s office Silver Lake near my house The business park near where I work Also in the business park where I work. We had a very dry summer, so the trees dropped their leaves almost before they …
Sometimes, you have to think "outside the box" to re-imagine the "box". Especially when the theme is "framing". So I remembered a sight from this year's Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. Having run out of counter space to display all their accordions for sale, the owner of Tempo Trend Music from Victoria, BC enlisted a perfect …
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Yesterday I took a break at work, and went for a walk in the wooded area on the south side of the business park. Here are photos. The path in front of me The path behind me Big log covered with moss We live in an old temperate rain forest, so most trees get a …
To Leavenworth, Washington's Bavarian Village we go! Last Sunday, which was bright and sunny, on a whim we got into our car and drove over the Cascade Mountains in US Highway 2, to our favorite "day trip" destination. Hubby's Accordion Celebration, normally held on the third weekend in June will be virtual again this year, …
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