Chicken Roulades

I made Chicken Roulades for Dinner and they were so yummy and I was and am so proud of myself.  haha!!

Apple Plucker

Red Naped Sapsucker or apple plucker finishing off the last few apples on the trees.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

             

........MAY SANTA DELIGHT YOU WITH MANY PRETTIES.....

Signs

My Mother who was very artistic with a wonderful sense of humor and lived in Langley 'the city by the sea' a artist community, had this hanging in her bathroom now in mine.  MB

Oh no, Mr. Bill! (falsetto)

OUCH!!!

The Masked Man Kee-mo-sabe?

 Cedar Waxwing on the Pilchuck Trails

Where did summer go???

I guess it went on down the road. 

Got Milk???

Grand old barn.

I have always liked this neat and tidy barn.  It is on Riverside Rd. down by the Skagit River.

Swim on over to Tricia's at www.bluffareadaily.blogspot.com and enjoy.

Time to rake

 This is my driveway.  Isn't it pretty.  these leaves are from a Japanese Maple and 4 big sycamore trees. 

The Trumpeter Swans are back for the winter

 Boy, are my wings tired.  Wow we flew so fast we are a bit blurry. 

We made it back to the Skagit Valley to munch on harvested corn and grain fields and nibble new grass shoots in the spring and then back to North Alaska in late Spring.

Rainbow skies

I took this near Cle Elum on a beautiful cool and sunny day.  Rainbows are very special.

Visit Madge at 'Weekly Top Shot' at:www.theviewfromrighthere.com  ENJOY

Fall is here!!!

Dontcha love Fall.  Blue skies, sunshine, trees turning color and APPLES.  We have been picking apples.  These are Spartans.

Barn Charm blog

Maybe not a real barn but just a horse shelter.  I took this while I was at my grand-son's football game at the local  high school.. Country all around.

Saddle up and jog on over to Tricia's place www.bluffareadaily.blogspot.com and check out all the other barns.

Another sign

'Nuff said!

Yew bin warned

Signs on the ranch

And I have more indoor and outdoor signs---a continuing saga. 

I own this place.......

.....and you don't.

Signs

Sign seen on a door in Seattle.  I didn't peek inside to see.

Friday morning, September 30, 2011*******************Skywatch

Friday morning sunrise.

To see more magnificent skies go to www.skyley.blogspot.com

Late Bloomer

 This Clematis bloomed in late Spring and now is blooming again.  Can you tell that it is raining out here.  Summer has fled the country---Fall is here.

Sunset reflection

This is the reflection of the sunset on the hood of the car.  Pretty cool, huh!  It looks like a picture from space.

To see all kinds of reflections go to James place at www.weekendreflections.blogspot.com and enjoy!!

Mt. Baker herself

Here is the picture that missed my other blog.  Ain't she a beaut.
Mt. Baker 10,888 feet of active volcano.

Lilypad Lake~~~~~ Weekend reflections

This is Lilypad  Lake on FS road 1107 on our way up Baker Lake looking for the elusive wild Blueberry on Mt. Bakers flanks.

Please join James at  http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com to see all types reflections from all over the world

Mt. Baker revisited

We are actually this close! and that is Roosevelt Glacier---I think.  There are so many glaciers on the Mountain.
It was a cloudy day with spits of misty rain so you cannot see the whole mountain.  But still--Way cool.

Mt. Baker Wilderness

We only walked to the river not the lake. 

Strawberry Fields Forever

A basket of Strawberries, a glass of Pacific Rim Riesling and a best friend and what more does one need.
The last of the Strawberries but there is more wine.  MB

Early evening

Early evening as seen from the deck.

To view more skies from all over the world please go to www.skyley.blogspot.com and enjoy!

Fresh from the garden

Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Basil fresh picked---arranged with ground pepper and a drizzle of Olive Oil.  Basalmic Vinegar added later.

Flying Tigers

Air Show ar Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Commemorating 100 years of Naval Power

Two bridges

Footbridge over part of the Spokane River At the Spokane Riverfront Park.

To see more bridges from all over the world go to www.bayphoto.blogspot.com

Backyard flowers

  A small colorful corner of the backyard.  Golden Dahlia and golden Lilies, colorful Snapdragons, red Geraniums and bright red Crocosmia.  Spearmint and Lavender too.  Oh I see some pansies and Chives also.  A cheery spot.

Wildflowers on Mt. Baker

This beautiful flower is just starting to flower all over the meadows on the flanks of Mt. Baker.  It is called 'Avalanche Lily' or 'Glacier Lily'.  Botanical name is Erythronium montanum.

This shrub and flower is called 'Twinberry' or 'Ink berry'.  Botanical name is Lonicera involucrata and is part of the Honeysuckle family.

Wildflowers bloom about 1-2 weeks after snowmelt.  Just to let you know the snow is just beginning to melt on the meadows on Mt. Baker's flanks.

Arrrrrh, I found me some water---All hands on deck!!!

Penn Cpove and Captain Whidbey's

Whar's the water, Matey? Arrrrrgh

Blue Heron Gray sky

Where's my Ma!!!

This little guy was trying to scramble over the roadside barrier and then get to the other side of the road and back up into the mountains----he finally did---right in front of our Jeep.

Chainsaw carvings seen at The Loggerodeo

 The Chainsaw wood carving went on all week at the Loggerodeo.  Very noisy but fun to watch a trunk of a tree turn into a huge sculpture.  Some days they had contests to see what one could create in a certain time period.  These are just a smidgeon of the many creations shown at the show..