On our recent road trip east to visit our son and daughter in law we saw these signs.
Ukrainian/Russian treats at the Farmer’s Market in Chewelah.
My mom made piroshki and pelemeni in our home growing up but I had never heard of Cheburekki.
Linking up to signs, signs with Lesley.
We were in Cody, Wyoming the last weekend of June. We stopped at the visitor center first to get our bearings. They were very helpful. Dear bought some boots at Wayne’s Boot Shop. When in the Wild West boots are a great souvenir for kicking around in. If you had any doubts that you were in the wild west there were many signs to confirm it.
Buffalo Bill helped found Cody, Wyoming, in 1895. In 1902, he built an establishment which he called “just the sweetest hotel that ever was” and named it for his youngest daughter, Irma. It was built to appeal to visitors from around the world — as a staging point for sightseers headed for Yellowstone, big game hunters, summers tourists, and businessmen investigating the ranching, mining, and other business opportunities. Buffalo Bill maintained two suites and an office at the hotel for his personal use.
We enjoyed breakfast at the Irma right next to this stone fireplace that Buffalo Bill had built in the hotel.
The fireplace is an assemblage of rock, ores, minerals, and fossils from the Big Horn Basin.
By the turn of the twentieth century, William F. Cody was arguably the most famous American in the world. No one symbolized the West for Americans and Europeans better than Buffalo Bill. Every American president from Ulysses S. Grant to Woodrow Wilson consulted him on matters affecting the American West. He counted among his friends such artists and writers as Frederic Remington and Mark Twain. He was honored by royalty, praised by military leaders, and feted by business tycoons. Cody was America’s ideal man: a courtly, chivalrous, self-made fellow who could shoot a gun and charm a crowd. Yet as Annie Oakley put it, “He was the simplest of men, as comfortable with cowboys as with kings.”
For the first time since her husband’s death a quarter of a century before, Queen Victoria appeared in person at a public performance.
Her attendance at the Wild West show was news everywhere in the English-speaking world, and the fact that she made her appearance in the context of the celebrations that marked the Jubilee Year of her reign only added more weight to the occasion. And what an occasion it was. When the show began and a rider entered the arena carrying the American flag, Queen Victoria stood and bowed. The rest of the audience followed suit, while British soldiers and officers saluted. As Cody described the moment
All present were constrained to feel that here was an outward and visible sign of the extinction of that mutual prejudice, amounting sometimes almost to race hatred, that had severed two nations from the times of Washington and George the Third to the present day. We felt that the hatchet was buried at last and the Wild West had been at the funeral.
HT: Buffalo Bill Center of the West
I’m linking up to Mosaic Monday with it’s new hostess Maggie at Normandy Life.
I’m also linking up to Monday Mural and signs, signs.
We’ve had a nice quiet weekend after all the excitement last weekend with our kids here and Reyna the dog. More excitement during the week with our book launch and dedication in Abbotsford, B.C. It was good to enjoy some Olympics and Netflix binging on Foyle’s War. We had not watched any of this series yet and are enjoying it from the beginning. Hope your weekend was a good one.
D is for Dam…
On our way to Cody, Wyoming from the eastern entrance of Yellowstone National Park we stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam. It was so windy that they couldn’t even raise the flags.
Buffalo Bill Dam, the tallest dam in the world when it was completed in 1910. Built with no steel reinforcement.
This photo is looking down along the dam.
You can read about the history of the dam by clicking to this link.
More than 100 years after it was built, the Buffalo Bill Dam (formerly the Shoshone Dam) still stands as an impressive engineering feat. When it was built in 1910 its 325-foot height ranked it as the highest dam in the world. Located roughly 45 miles east of Yellowstone National Park’s east entrance and six miles west of Cody, Wyoming, the dam was also one of the first concrete dams erected in the U.S.
I’m linking up to ABC Wednesday started by Mrs. Nesbitt and administered by Roger and a team of ABC’ers. Thank you Roger and team!
Linking to Tuesday’s Treasures with Tom the Backroads Traveler with this historical treasure.
I’m also linking up to signs, signs with Lesley on Wednesday.
Our kids from Eastern Washington left on Monday with a full load for the long drive home. We were happy to get a text that they arrived safe and sound. Here’s what their load looked like as they drove away from our house. Dear is very happy about the freed up space in his shop and now our son Dan can work on this project in his own shop.
We had a devastating fire in our neighboring city, Bothell, on Main Street.
Several businesses were totally destroyed. Temporary Fences have been put up to keep people away from danger.
The fire started in a section of downtown that was being renovated into new apartments. The crane you see was destroyed in the fire, too. The fire was so intense it hopped the street to destroy the little Bothell Mall.
ATF and other agencies are in town trying to determine why the fire started.
The community has come together to help support those who have lost their businesses and for the employees of those businesses who are out of work now.
This section of Main street is closed to traffic but the undamaged businesses are still open for business and they are making sure the signs are visible. We have enjoyed meals at Three Lions Pub, Alexa’s Cafe, and the Kozy Korner Cafe. Over the years we have had several breakfasts at the now destroyed Kozy Korner Cafe.
We drove out to Main street on Tuesday to see the damage ourselves. On Thursday the Chamber of Commerce is having a fund raiser on Main street inviting the community to come out to help raise money for the businesses that are destroyed and who’s employees are out of work.
I’m linking up to signs, signs by Lesley.
We are happy at this old house that temps are being downgraded for the rest of this week. We aren’t fans of over 80 degree weather. We are heat wimps. Hope you are keeping cool!
Here are more signs, signs and Good fences from Yellowstone National Park.
“So Long Pardner-Come Back Soon”
These photos were taken in the northern area of Yellowstone near Tower Junction.
Thank you Lesley and TexWisGirl for hosting these weekly memes that make us look closer at the world around us.
We were in Canada (British Columbia) Monday and Tuesday and I’ll be sharing a lot from our time there soon. Today we are back to organizing things around this old house. Daughter is arriving soon to help me out in the process. Dear is organizing things in his shop. Are you in organizing mode at your place?
Because we got in the car and traveled to places we’ve never been to before and because I saw some cool murals while on the trip I’m linking up to the Monday Mural Meme hosted by Oakland Daily Photo. And because we saw some cool signs along with these murals I’ll be linking later this week to signs, signs hosted by Lesley.
This mural is on the side of the former Seidel’s Saddlery across the street from the famous Irma Hotel named for Buffalo Bill Cody’s daughter Irma.
When we left Cody, Wyoming and traveled some country roads headed to Butte, Montana we passed another mural just before we traveled through Joliet, Montana.
Monday in the Seattle area is starting a bit gloomy with some drizzles. So far our Spring was more summer like than our summer is showing. Time will tell what the rest of the summer holds for us. How are things in your corner of the world? Since today is 7/11 are you going to go and claim your free Slurpee?
On our road trip to Yellowstone we got low on gas in an area where there were several exits with “no services”, oops! We finally found an exit with a small 4 pump station across the street from the one convenience store in the very small town of Alberton.
As we headed back to the freeway we passed the town’s tavern. I didn’t notice the coffins until I uploaded the photo. I’ve never seen that before.
Our stop for the night was Missoula, Montana and we saw this sign in the historic downtown area.
While walking in downtown Missoula we saw a bicycle riding Missoula ambassador who had maps and information about the downtown area. Isn’t that a nice idea? We flagged him down and asked about where we might enjoy a refreshing brew and where we could later enjoy a steak. He mentioned one restaurant called The Depot and then when we found the spot he recommended for a brew the proprietor there recommended the same restaurant for steak to us.
The local brew at The Dram Shop was refreshing and our Steak and Panko Veggies at The Depot were very good.
I’m linking up to signs, signs with Lesley.
Today is Wednesday. I have to remind myself of what day of the week it is after a Monday holiday. How about you? The forecast is saying this is the nicest day weather wise this week so you’ll find us out in the yard doing some work.
We were happy for the most part with the sign placement in Yellowstone National Park. There was only a couple times I yelled too late “pull over” and we had to circle back to see another amazing area. These series of signs were from the western side of the park.
At major sights there were detailed signs that explained what you were looking at and mileage postings so you understood how far you’d have to walk to see everything. I have lots of photos to share from the Norris Geyser Basin in a future post.
Sheepeater Cliff: This cliff was named for the Shoshone Indians who lived throughout this mountainous region. Their use of the bighorn sheep earned them the name “Tukadika or Sheepeaters.” The cliff is basalt lava that formed columnar joints” when it cooled nearly 500,000 years ago.
Stay tuned for more themal basins, geysers, waterfalls, bison and amazing vistas from our oldest National Park.
Linking up to signs, signs with Lesley.
Last Saturday we drove east on U.S. Route 2 in Washington State to meet up with family in Leavenworth, Washington.
When we stopped for breakfast in Gold Bar we saw these signs and more. My favorite is the Positively No Profanity or Dancing!
This sign does not lie. I wish the Big Bear was clearer in my photo.
As you approach Leavenworth you see the beautiful and powerful Wenatchee River.
Welcome to Leavenworth, a Bavarian like village nestled against the eastern slopes of the Cascades and right on U.S. Route 2.
Village Pharmacy
Starbucks Coffee, Bavarian style, with a small sign above the door.
This is my favorite sign from Leavenworth since our main reason to drive east was to see our son Dan and our daughter in law.
Hope you enjoyed traveling the U.S. Route 2 with us.
Linking up with signs, signs hosted by Lesley.
And back at home we are still working on some planter extension projects at this old house.
We received the sad news that our neighbor passed away last evening. Just one short month since she was diagnosed. Our hearts grieve for her children and grand children. Life is very unpredictable with no guarantees for tomorrow, even for the healthy. Make peace with God through Jesus Christ. He is the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but by Him (Jesus). Hug more, love more, smile more, encourage more until that day comes.
Sometimes with drive by photography you miss part of the sign. Glondo’s suffered that fate. These first 3 signs were taken during our drive to our son and daughter in law’s in Eastern Washington. We veered off the interstate at the city of Cle Elum to have some breakfast. On a future drive I’d like to stop at Glondo’s and buy some of their specialty meats!
The Cottage Cafe in Cle Elum is our go-to choice for breakfast when we leave our home early for our 5-1/2 hour drive to Northeastern Washington State. Cle Elum is beyond Snoqualmie Pass Summit on the eastern downhill side of the Cascades.
This Shell sign was seen across the street from the Cafe.
Last but certainly not least is the great truth on this sign at our final destination.
I hope you have faith and hope and love in your life.
Linking up with Lesley for signs, signs.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 