Sequim Daily Photo

I stopped at the Shine Tidelands on the way back from Poulsbo today to take a picture of the floating Hood Canal Bridge. The bridge is our link to the Kitsap Peninsula which leads to Seattle, Tacoma and beyond. The bridge is scheduled for closure for repairs later in this decade. You can get off the Olympic Peninsula other ways…you just have to be a little more creative.

I’m off to the Master Gardner’s Garden and Home Tour today. Hopefully, the showers will hold off till I get some good shots. I’m not worried about the rain…I live in Washington…I own an umbrella.

Some of you may remember seeing this photo previously. At that time there was some discussion as to whether the trees in the photo had been attached by a beetle or it was just the evening light. I went back to look and and I’ll let you decide.

It’s past time for the third in my series of Lavender Farms. Port Williams Lavender, one of the farms on the up coming tour July 20-22nd, has a lovely setting and is on the way to Port Williams, on Sequim Bay… a very nice place to walk the beach.

Take a drive and visit the Master Gardeners demonstration garden on Woodcock Road. Open from dusk to dawn, the garden is a lovely place to spend some time looking at native and “exotic” plants.. Throughout the year, the Master Gardeners offer plant sales and clinic on weekends. This weekend there is a garden and home show. I hope to get to go.

Are you looking for a wonderful place to have breakfast, brunch, or lunch? Here is the place! The Oak Table is known for their German and Apple Pancakes. To order these, one must be really hungry. If you follow their link, you can click on one of the images and see just how big they are!

Ollie is a 16–soon to be 17 year old cat of great refinement. As the resident male in my home, he and I have long talks. Here he is visiting with Wylie, our two month old new next door neighbor. His momma, Shanon, brings Wylie over to socialize. They want him to understand that cats are O.K. and not necessarily something to bark at. Ollie is very happy to help out.
Shanon and Eli are the best neighbors. I was at home on Saturday with a croup, sore throat, and just general crud. The Doc called in a prescription…they went and got it for me. Eli went to the dump…my trash went with him. Shannon sent me green tea for my throat. In addition, they are just nice people.

And a Happy Father’s Day to all of the wonderful Dad’s out there and especially to those in my family! Some of you may remember I lost my Dad this year, and in his honor, I am posting a picture of the 7 surviving children he helped raise. They are from left to right, Denton of Greenville, SC, Debbie of Dallas, TX, Leonda of Stratford, TX Me (the oldest), Jeff of Rock Springs, WY, Lane of Beaver, OK, and Mike, (hiding behind) the baby, of Weatherford, TX. While not the most flattering picture of all of us, I posted our pictures because I think we all turned out pretty darn good. Each of my brothers have turned out to be incredible fathers in their own right. (I know this because I like my nieces and nephews as young adults) I know Daddy was proud of us all.
Daddy would tell these wonderful stories. We all have our favorites. Mine is how he came home from World War II and arrived at his parents farm on Christmas Eve.

If your Dad is still alive, make sure you talk to them today and get them to tell you a story from their past.