Monday, August 1, 2011
Red Barn in Carnation
I took the Vespa out for a ride in the countryside and came across this red barn. Yes, I like red barns. They fit the image of what I was always told a barn should look like. Photos# 94, 95, 96 and 97.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sedro-Wooley Loop
The Sedro-Wooley loop is what I call a motorcycle ride that does a loop about 111 miles. The towns it goes through are Sedro-Wooley, Concrete, Rockport, Darrington, Arlington and some others. It runs along the Sauk River and offers majestic views of the Mt. Baker National Forest. The picture with the roses is a detail of a small cedar house that's about 14 feet by 20 feet, very similar in size to the Blockhouses at Ebey's landing. Limited to the means they had (manpower) it makes sense that they wouldn't be any larger being that everything was hand made. They also probably didn't need any more space than that. The roses were from a plant that the original inhabitants of the house brought from Eastern Canada in 1881. Pretty kool that the rose bush and the house has lasted this long. Photo's # 90, 91, 92 and 93:
Vancouver B.C.
A day trip to Vancouver B.C. got us to Gastown and the Classical Chinese Garden nearby. Gastown was a nice area retaining what the older Vancouver was like, with older buildings and eating establishments. The Chinese Garden was a small oasis right at the edge of Chinatown. The garden feels much bigger than it is composed of the classical elements of a garden: buildings, rocks, plants and water. Photos #84 to 89:
July 4th in Kirkland, WA
I never spent a full day devoted to July 4th activities until this past July 4th from the parade early afternoon to the duck races and the fireworks at night. Here's photos #81, 82 and 83:
Goldbar, WA
Rode out to Goldbar earlier this month saw some interesting things, like a fence made of skis and some old rusty cars. Photos #79 and 80:
Mt. Rainier - Mt. Tahoma
This giant was hard to photograph this first time around other than taking the standard tourist photos. No photos of flower-strewn praries, or majestic mountain - I will have to come back at different times of the day and at different weather conditions. Not sure these are worth posting, hopefully next time they will be better. Here is photo #77:
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