Connecting and re- connecting in a favorite town not far from home.

Was noticing that people seem to be relaxed this time of year and even though it’s holidays they appear to have a little time to connect. Had some nice chats, enjoyed seeing familiar faces. Pizza was good. Wish I’d brought some home. 

I’ll have to go back and take some indoor photos.   

Spent quite some time making new friends and renewing old ones. It’s a favorite part of my watery world. 

Maybe snow will be next. It’s in the mountains and mountain passes. It wouldn’t be a good year without going to the snow a few or more times. And, it’s always bright up above the monotony of the gray cloud cover that can become dismal day after day. 

Up at the pass skiers and snowboarders brighten the landscape with colorful hats, scarves and jackets set against the brilliant white snow, it’s really a sight for sore eyes  

The river otter caught a fish! It literally seemed to fly up onto the pier and I could hear it’s crunching bites. I feel sorry for the fish!!!

Swans are in the valleys pastures and it’s fun watching them land. Hearing them honk! 

Etc great fun. I will not post any because I only have videos. But they’re in and always nice to pull over and enjoy the swan show. 

On the river a kingfisher stood waiting for its meal to come along. It chatted too back and forth with another up the river a ways. 

Finally it got breakfast and after eating found another spot nearby to wait for dessert I suppose. Or seconds! 

Rose hips 

Foam on the Beach, Remnants of a Great Wave...

Nice weekend with family and friends at LaPush and 2nd Beach, Rialto Beach too.

The Trail to 2 nd beach

2ND Beach

 Found Art. The Kiss...

Rialto Beach

2ND

This one close up tree gives a better look at what those in the back are really like.
An Amazing beach Rialto is..

Collections

An angel from my Mexican folk art collection

A beautiful bowl (& gift) is made by my friend Martha ( and ceramics instructor in college).

I have more of her work. Presently she is doing fused glass a lot, and teaches at Normandale Community college in Minnesota.

Below, the b&w plate is more Mexican folk art, shown with two seashells.

The long white one in front is carried in Japanese wedding bouquets. 

Two shrimp are trapped in these for life.

hmmmm....

It's amazing, as most seashells are.

One stunning Scandinavian goblet, and a beer horn from Iittala.

 I also collect some Iittala items.

And it's my year, the year of the ox.

Another Mexican folk art plate. (green) 

It's not clay.

The book in back was my Mother's, Flash Gordon. 

My family had many of these books, but I don't know where they are.

The little clay house is by and from a friend , Marylou, from college.

She is a linguist for the NSA.

Potpourri is in an Iittala vase here, and is primarily tulips petals, and roses.

Two vases are ancient.

 And....... the painting is from Argentina, (from an old BF who traveled there).

Iichiro, thanks.



Mexican folk art links on Amazon
400 Mexican Talavera 4"x 4" ceramic tile Mix
Nevada Tile Mexican Talavera Ceramic - MC (Set of 6)
Talavera Light Switch Plate Cover - Duplex Plate
Ceramica y Cultura: The Story Of Spanish And Mexican Mayolica [VHS]
Mexican Indian Folk Designs: 200 Motifs from Textiles (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)The Ephemeral And The Eternal Of Mexican Folk Art: Two Volumes