 The Seattle area is nothing if not a cloud watcher’s delight. For many, it’s too gray for them to ever make it a place to call home. For me, you can keep the eternal sunshine. We get our doses here. We have those things called “seasons” that the people in sunny environments don’t understand.We also have interesting old farm buildings out in the country. Add these with the “weather” and it can be quite beautiful! |
 Recent studies have shown that the electro-magnetic charge of grains can substantially increase the range of your television antennas. They also have the added benefit of, when placed in conjunction with lightning rods, provide a data transfer method to your reanimations at the moment of awareness, thereby decreasing the level of hostility that might be encountered when they awaken from their numerous sleeps. |
 Luckily, I got out with the camera before the last storm. The leaves are now all gone from this little tree in my yard. But, I had one beautiful late fall day that allowed this pre-winter’s nap shot first. |
 One of the interesting things about some leaves in the fall is they seem to become almost translucent and can be almost light prisms. Even stripped of color, they glow with the luminescence of whatever light touches on their surface. |
 Coming home, the colors of the sky insisted I take a slight detour and capture some of their play across the sky. Peeking through the brush you get your first glimpse of the dying embers of the sun. |
 If I had only arrive just a few moments sooner. The colors had already begun to darken and fade by the time I found a place to park and snap the shots. Not as vibrant as it was a few minutes earlier, but still quite pretty! |
 And stripped of color, it takes on one of those haunted looks! |
 I believe that lil white peak on the left is Mount Baker. Not quite as prominent as Ranier, but it’s still pretty impressive. I think it may actually claim more lives annually than Rainier too. Cuz people like to climb it. |
 And the swans have arrived. As part of their all-inclusive resort package, their first stop is the always popular mud baths to restore their complexions and rejuvenate their bodies from the long flight in. |
 I have no idea why the have attracted the riff raff from the other side of the field. I suppose they got tired of cow dung and thought swan dung would be an interesting change-up. Caviar of the air??? |
 They are rather interesting to watch though. It seems its a mixed array of blackbirds, swallows, cow birds and others. Which just goes to show that if birds of different feathers can flock together, why can’t we? |
 And new flights coming in all the time. Or, are they on their way out? They do like to field hop, so its hard to tell. |
 And just in case you are wondering. No, some of them did not get carried away with the mud baths. The tawny ones are the young swans. They go completely white at about a year old. |
 Yeah! I’m Bad! I’m Bad!! |
 Just stylin’ with my new dress on!!! |
 And this pair even came with its own escort. Wonder if they are royalty? |
 Now this just had to be shared. It’s a beet! And this is not a trick of the camera. It really is that big! And it wasn’t even the biggest one they had. And it didn’t lose flavor from being so large. I got some roast beets out of it and some beet powder. Gotta love the organic farms up here. The cabbages are even more impressive! |
 And the snow arrived! My fire pit is getting closer and closer to being done! |
 Love the first snow with tiny icicles! |
And another sunset. Aren’t the clouds amazing??? |
 Its one of those, I don’t care if its out of focus. It looks cool and you can rub your eyes after and put Visine in them. But, it’s still cool looking! |
 A friend asked how you know if they are swans in the sky. Its easy. They have the really, really long necks. You watch them fly and all you can think about is what a neck ache they must have by the time they get to their destination. |
 I had to make a trip over to the old brokey down house after the snow. I have no idea how much longer it is going to remain standing. So, I am going to try to get some shots in different weather conditions before it finally comes crashing down. |
 And I met the neighbor this time. He thought I should take his picture too. Cute little thing, isn’t he? He just watched while I took my pictures. |
I do think it is starting to fall a bit more. |
I like this one!! |
This one came out pretty cool too, I think. |
 I will have to some day create a story around this house. |
 And I saw this as I was turning around to leave. I had to pull the camera out again and get a shot. Just took my breath away. |
Even without color, its pretty! |
Pretty much the same here. The branches were clear out across the steps. Oh, ad the small brown building there behind the bushes? That’s the pain cave. Or, at least the part that involves the larger pieces of electronic equipment. But, there are also speakers in there so I can be a nuisance to the hag. I am willing to bet that she doesn’t have a taste for Nightwish, Garbage and probably not Pink either. Gonna try a few more out before I am done. 🙂
And here is the front view of it. Nice and pretty, isn’t it?
love this tree! I know, I know! But the blossoms are such a soft shade of pink. But they’re flowers and pink is okay on flowers. I didn’t do any work on the tree today. I just saw it when I was heading to the garage for something and thought it needed having a picture taken of it. I am certain I saw one of the branches wave at me to get my attention. And no, it wasn’t the wind. That was blowing in the OTHER direction!
Okay, two pictures! And she smiled after!
Pretty little purple flower star!!!
Okay, so here’s one of the herb gardens. I have no idea what that broad leaf plant is in there with the red stalks, but its pretty, so I will leave it for now. Many standard kitchen herbs like dill and fennel and sage and cress and parsley. Couple of healing ones like astragalus, and motherwort. Will be adding more to other areas later. And I also have some inside boxes with some of the same for easy access while cooking and climate control come next winter.
Hello there again! It’s Cassie, in case you forgot. Don’t listen to any of the humans who try and tell you that I am Missy Floof. I will put up with the little princess as I am sure that will result in the generous offerings of tasty treats. They’re in the drawer in the end table, by the way. Feel free to fish some out and make an offering.Okay, it seems mom has been working a bit in the garden and there are pictures and stories to tell you about it. And no pictures of me at the moment. We don’t need to give mom more evidence to support her theory that I drool on myself. Its really just an odd play of the light. Trust me. Here, let me show you. *lick lick* See? All gone. Uhm, never there! Well, carry on!
I don’t think I will ever get tired of looking at these lovely flowers. The stark contrasts in the colors with their white petals vivid yellow stamens. I am a bit proud of this shot as it got a lot of likes on my Google + feed.
As she looks out upon the garden about her and contemplates the world as she knows it.
The sun in me recognizes and honors the sun that is in you!
Oh! Hi there! hehehehehe, didn’t see you come in. No! I am sure mom meant for me to play with these. Why else would she have left them laying on the bed where I could find them? You’re not going to tell her are you? She might not give me extra treats if you do.
Okay, so here’s the mission for the morning. To turn the dirt in as many of these compartments as my energy will allow for. I will obviously not need to engage in any additional modes of exercise this day.
Sometimes I just utterly amaze myself!!! I would have been happy to have completed a couple of those squares. But, I actually managed to get ALL of them done. And I found many large stones in the process. I forgot to take a picture of the fire area, but I made a circle about halfway around it. I figure if I dig up enough stones, maybe I can accumulate enough to make a real fire pit. On the downside, I didn’t find any bones. Ah well! Can’t win them all.
And I have beans sprouting up!!! Though it seems something ate three of the bean types. Those critters need to be bones fertilizing my garden!!!
Ah, you are done? I have spent a pleasant time watching one of my new big screen kitty TVs that came with mom’s new house. Hope you had a fun time. Oh, and before you leave, can you toss me another treat? This sunbathing is hard work and I have worked up quite an appetite. Actually, if you could make that two, that would be great!
