Dear and I took an overnight trip to Eastern Washington and I enjoyed the very different terrain. Another bonus driving around little sleepy towns was the YARD ART! We found enough to last for a few weeks. To see more Yard Art please visit Mary at Work of the Poet.
For the first Best of the East I offer you the washing machine from Tonasket, Washington!
So what do you think?
Part of my family got together for a birthday dinner for my sister Lana last Friday night at the waterfront in Kirkland, Wa. My camera was clicking away and here are some Ruby shots to share. Please visit Mary at Work of the Poet to see more Ruby from around the world.
These ruby umbrellas from the ceiling of the restaurant where we ate in Kirkland.
Our daughter with cousin Joe and cousin once removed, Jackson.
Dear and Me
After dinner we strolled along the waterfront of Lake Washington.
My son and husband with a splash of red from the same sailboat in the background.
Our son, Josh with my brother Steve.
Sisters, Lana, Kathy and me
Some of the nieces and nephews were able to celebrate Lana’s birthday in Kirkland while they were here.
We are finally enjoying lots of summer days here in Western Washington. Half of our company flew home on Saturday and the rest leave on Tuesday evening. We’re celebrating my niece Melissa’s birthday tonight a week early since she is with us in Washington. Hope you are all enjoying the lazy days of summer wherever you are!
The large fountain with a couple frogs perched and ready.
The wonderful color from these flowers almost made me miss the yard art in these planters.
But this next yard was overtaken with their art. :0)
These were all from my walk on Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning I walked around some different corners and I’ll share the art I found in future weeks. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to participate the next two weeks as I’ll be getting some out of state company soon.
Please visit Mary at Work of the Poet to see more Yard Art on Thursday.
This lady caught my attention on a back road through Lake Forest Park close to Seattle. So what do you think? Will she scare the crows away? A policeman staging a speed trap must have wondered what I was doing when I zipped off the road into a driveway to take this shot. Thankfully I was going real slow so I wouldn’t miss this art.
Please visit Mary at Work of the Poet to see more yard art.
Do you see interesting things in yards when you drive around in your neck of the woods? Visit Mary at Work of the Poet to see some fun and unusual examples.
It was a wet and drizzly day and I had to take some mail to the post office. On my way back I took the scenic route over Norway Hill and had to roll the window down in my car and take these shots. I think that the size of this yard and the location really does lend itself to this type of yard art.
What do you see when you take the scenic route? Hope you have your camera at the ready!
I’m sure you’ll recognize this yard Beth!!
” O God, Thy Sea is so great and my boat is so small.”
“Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat” Jean Paul Sartre
“We are all in the same boat in the stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.” ~ G.K. Chesterton
“There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats” ~ Rat from The Wind in the Willows
“A person should go out on the water on a fine day to a small distance from a beautiful coast, if he would see Nature really smile. Never does she look so delightful, as when the sun is brightly reflected by the water, while the waves are gently rippling, and the prospect receives life and animation from the glancing transit of an occasional row-boat, and the quieter motion of a few small vessels. But the land must be well in sight; not only for its own sake, but because the immensity and awfulness of a mere sea-view would ill accord with the other parts of the glittering and joyous scene. ” ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
“He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.” ~George Herbert
“Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.” ~ Psalms
“So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.” Genesis
The sea hath no king but God alone. ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The White Ship
We really had a lovely 3 hours out on the water on this beautiful day. For most of us this was our first kayaking experience and now that we know what to expect we hope to go out again with a little experience under our vests. Hope you enjoyed the quotes I found for this post. This trip was out of Bowman Bay in the State of Washington close to Deception Pass. Thanks for stopping by today.
I’m linking up with Susan at The Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday!
Time again to visit Mary at Work of the Poet and see what people are putting in their yards these days…
So I was having myself a little chuckle as I noticed these contrasts in yard art. You have your lion and your bunny here. At least it is a smiling lion. I was thinking the lion and a lamb would have been a good pairing.
Then you have what I believe is the Madonna at the front door with your classic Gnome down the stairs. Makes me want to sing this song even if there weren’t more then 2 things…
“One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?”
I’m so glad there is yard art to entertain me on my walks!
Call me weird but I love hunting down Yard Art these days. Please visit Mary at Work of the Poet to join in the fun.
The mushrooms are in a yard in my neighborhood and the Owl was in Descanso Gardens in Southern California.
On Mother’s Day on our way home from brunch we stopped at this Flea Market/Antique store and I photographed these new beauties that haven’t found a home in a yard yet…
The weather has been just glorious here in the Northwest this week. Today on my way to my hair appointment in Seattle I hit the mother lode in yard art. I’ll be showing you that yard next week. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by…
I bought a new bird feeder and it just happens to be a Ruby one! I put out two new types of seed. This is the first time I’ve seen these birds feeding from my kitchen window. From what I can see in my Field Guide to Western Birds this is a Evening Grosbeak Finch.
To see more Ruby Tuesday please visit Mary at Work of the Poet.
Mother’s Day was such a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest! We took a drive to Camano Island in the morning to enjoy a Mother’s Day Brunch together. My daughter’s boyfriend was here from Florida and joined us. The views from the Inn where we had our Mother’s Day Buffet were spectacular!
We are looking across to Whidbey Island and the Olympics beyond.
Later in the day my son and DIL arrived and the kids and Dear each had a hand in preparing dinner for all of us. Don’t you just love to see men working in the kitchen! I was showered with gifts and thank God for His blessings of love and grace that He gives me through my family.
Thank you Dear, Josh, Laura, Katie and Dan for honoring me….
