Mostly the Hosta Garden, peonies finishing, foxgloves blooming, shells and glass from the latest beach walk, and MT Baker., kids playground.

               MT Baker in distance a white cone of ice. Volcano. 

It’s a stratovolcano like St. Helen’s, also in WA along with Adams, Rainier etc. 

Active volcanoes. From the ferry it’s possible to see two at once. Of course flying in it’s possible to see all 5 ! 

The volcanoes are amazing. Rainier was much taller before the last eruption. 

Rose first bloom on this scented one. 

                      Peonies still blooming but on their way out. Summer is coming in although in this area July is sunny. And August. Not June. Basically we are an overcast drizzly environment. It’s temperate as a result and green and beautiful. 

                      Below foxglove. Used to make digitalis a heart treatment a poisonous flower. They grow wild here as well. 

                         Hydrangeas 

                       Hostas 

                     Playground equipment. A boat. 

    

 

Tulips for my birthday. Grown here in the PNW

Baker and N Cascades were out today. 

Clear. 

Beautiful. 

Turkish coffee

my family. 

And kitty appetizer dishes.  How cute. Thnx Karen. 

 

Snow Snow Snow Country

Sparkling 

Bright

Refreshingly Cold

Delight

MT Baker and Mukilteo Ferry

This is a few blocks from home. 

One of the many ferries. One of the many volcanoes is further away but can be seen from home sweet home. 

( if it's a clear day).,

The ferry runs from Mukilteo to Whidbey Island. 

It's time for a jaunt to the island I think. 

Although their record probably hasn't changed of setting up speed traps in confusing places where speed limits change rapidly in close proximity to one another and per usual Washington has a lot of signage competing with speed limit signs (which are very small). 

Oregon, on the other hand, has clear signage and huge speed limit signs. 

You'd think Washington wants people to get tickets!!

(yes)

Maybe I won't go after all. 

Too bad for merchants on the island that 

Visitors are taken advantage of. 

Maybe the Merchants will pressure the state to modify these signs and policies?

Mt Baker and Snow this past Monday

Snow in August is always fun...

Mt Baker 

Trails I've heard to avoid...
McBride Trail,
Dianna Butte

Lake Cari Trail, (around Portland)
Kim Trail,
Terrie Lake, (around P.A.)


All these trails, easy to climb, no challenge, not very pretty.

Mt Baker area of N Cascades

On the road there.,,,

The corn lily pops out from huckleberry bushes 

And spirea...

Fireweed makes the best honey

From lake Anne Trail

Summertime

Mt Shuksan, Thursday

..and Mt Baker

Cosmos

Hydrangeas in one of my sculptural vases...

..and just out of the oven a few hours ago, 

Rhubarb apple pie...yes very tasty..

Area photos. My garden and Mt Rainier

My Gabbeh rug from Shiraz.

It's a story rug. Boy with horse meets girl with goat..

 All wool-tribal. Plant dyes.

Cosmos

Hotlips, hummers love it..

Hydrangeas and one of 

my sculptural vases.