These are the final allotment of my farm scenes and barns from Northeastern Washington that I took in August.
I’m linking up to The Barn Collective hosted by Tom the Backroads Traveler.
I’m posting this next photo on all my posts that go up on 9-11, remembering.
…of the Great Divide. The only side of Washington that is predominately red in their politics. The line between the blue and red counties cuts along the Cascade Mountain range. The blue side has the highest population, largest cities, with Seattle (652,405) being the largest. The red side has the most farmers and ranchers and many small cities. The largest city on the red side of our state is Spokane (210,721), then Spokane Valley (91,113) and Kennewick (76,762). All the population numbers I’m sharing are from 2013. The city I live in on the blue side of the state has a population of 21,611.
Dear and I travel across the great divide when we visit our son and daughter-in-law. We enjoy our time on that side. We find it refreshing. There are lots of great fences and barns to photograph. Here are some of those fences and barns all taken in Stevens County.
I’m linking up to Good Fences #128 with TexWisGirl and later in the weekend I’ll be linking up with Tom for The Barn Collective.
Happy First day of September to all of you! I started the morning off with fresh strong coffee in a new cup to me that I bought at the Habitat for Humanity Shop in Colville, Washington (population 4,668). It was half off and I only paid 40 cents for it. It’s Churchill made in England with a population of 53.01 million.
May September bring good things to us all.
“The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel-
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Burning brush,
New books, erasers,
Chalk, and such.
The bee, his hive,
Well-honeyed hum,
And Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.”
– John Updike, September
B.C. as in British Columbia not before Christ.
Dear and I were in Canada the 18th and 19th of July and I snapped these photos of farms along the roads we traveled.
This last photo is not taken from our car but at our first destination in Chilliwack.
Next week I’ll share more photos with this barn in the background.
I’m linking up with Tom The Backroads Traveller for The Barn Collective.
The barns I’m sharing today are taken along the roads in Montana and Wyoming that we chose to get to and from Yellowstone National Park the end of June.
The Speed limit on Interstate 90 in Montana gets as high as 80mph so I’m happy my photos are not blurrier.
Thank you to Tom The Backroads Traveller for the Barn Collective. Click over to see barns from other parts of the world.
Our youngest kids are still working on moving out of this old house. They spent their first night there last night. Since their new apartment is quite small a lot of their stuff will remain here. They have the tough job of weeding through the stuff to decide what they really need for this next stage in their life and then organizing the remaining stuff so we can isolate it in one area instead of spread out around the house. Small problems in this world of woe.
Do you still have some of your married kids stuff at your house?
On Friday the thirteenth of May we decided to take a drive up Interstate 5 in Washington State to Chuckanut Drive between Bow and Edison and north to Bellingham. It was a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest. I love to say Chuckanut out loud!
Thanks to Tom for hosting The Barn Collective.
We had a nice quiet Sunday starting with our usual 8 am service at church. We heard a sermon on Integrity, thoughts on what is going on below and above the surface of our lives.
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. Colossians 3: 1-2 (NASB)
After church we took a quick trip to the market for extras to add to the Chuck Roast cooking away in the slow cooker. I roasted carrots, potatoes , onion, and Poblano chilies that my husband suggested to go with the roast. It was delicious and the chilies were a nice addition.
Now we are watching a new show to us called “Alone”. A survival challenge in remote areas of Vancouver Island. Season 2 of the show is currently playing on the History Channel.
How was your weekend?
On our first morning at our son’s in Eastern Washington my DIL and I saw these small barns and farm structures on our walk.
Linking up with Tom at The Backroads Traveler for The Barn Collective.
For the Barn Collective hosted by Tom at The Backroads Traveler I’m showing the barns we saw along highway 395 from Spokane to Chewelah, Washington. We made this drive a week ago.
We just flew home from San Antonio, Texas last night and I’m catching up around this old house. The grass needs mowing, the laundry is piled high and the grocery list is growing. I’ve got more to share from visiting our son last weekend and then I have all the things I saw in San Antonio to share, too. Today we will put the patio covers up! The sun is shining again.
We spotted many farms with barns on our way to our son and daughter in law’s home in Eastern Washington.
This first group are taken from I-90 going at least 70 miles per hour!
This was my favorite that I managed to click fast enough when I saw the barn quilt on it.
The next group I share will be from Highway 395 going north from Spokane, Washington.
Linking up to The Barn Collective hosted by Tom the Backroads Traveler.
We will be hitting these same roads heading home today. We’ve been walking and eating and doing some construction on a Chicken Coop. The trip takes up to 6 hours so if I don’t visit today to see your barns hopefully I’ll get around tomorrow morning.
When my sisters and I were in Mount Vernon, Washington to see the daffodils back in March we also were treated to a large invasion of Snow Geese. I just realized I never shared these photos and since there are some barns in the background in some of the shots I’ll link up to The Barn Collective with Tom the Backroads Traveler.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Here’s a closer view of a barn in Mount Vernon that we drove by on a different weekend.
We are getting some fine sunny weather in the Puget Sound area of Washington state. There are predictions of it hitting 80 tomorrow. We are tempted to put up our patio covers and get the patio furniture out. I had a good week of Zumba at the gym and I’m happy to say my muscles aren’t screaming at me anymore. On Saturday we worked in the yard and I got some new shrubs planted. Later my son and I had a fun evening watching the Seattle Sounders beat Philadelphia Union 2-1. It’s always more fun to win. Quote of the night from coach Zigi: “You can’t score your second one until you get your first one … It was a big weight off his shoulder.”
Hope you all have a good week and that your tax returns are mailed or electronically submitted!
On Saturday we took a drive to the city of Snohomish to shop about in the antique and specialty stores before it started pouring down rain.
We saw some barns on the way…
And while we walked about we saw a couple of churches. I didn’t get close enough to the churches to give you details.
Our daughter came with us on our little drive and shopping excursion and she bought a couple items and we bought one small item. We ate lunch together in the sunshine and came home in a downpour!
I’m linking up with Tom the Backroads Traveler for The Barn Collective and with Beth and Sally for InSPIREd Sunday.
This coming week will be full with travel to San Francisco later in the week. Still taking any suggestions for restaurants and sights to see in San Francisco from any travelers out there. I got some good suggestions already but I’m always ready for more!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 