Hay Fever, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Driving to work one day last week it was so gorgeous out. Really blue sky, a few clouds to offset the blue, and a recently hayed field. Haying was in full swing last week. I snapped this one with my phone as I drove past toward work. Love the smell of freshly cute hay.
On The Clam, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I love this photo. All worn out from clamming, Karen wipes the sand from her eye. You can’t really see it, but it’s there.
Winter Afternoon, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Like I said previously, it was lovely out. Who could look at this and not be awed by what’s right there in front of us. We are so lucky to live in such an amazing and magical place.
Looking For The V, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Winter, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I like this one. Simple and pretty plain though it might be, it says it all about a lovely winter day. Crisp blue sky, trees with no leaves, and a bird flying above.
Little McNary Lake, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I took this yesterday on Sauvie Island while we were roaming about. I think it’s Little McNary Lake. Not completely sure, but mostly sure.
Giants, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Looking up, standing in the back yard, Christmas afternoon.
Winter White, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We’re basically snowed in. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 4-6 inches. Who can tell for sure. Either way, it’s also cold. Really cold. For us anyway. It’s 22 out here. Brrrrrrr. But, it’s beautiful. Really beautiful. I went out and took a few shots today when the small amount of winter sun we get here was hitting the trees behind the house.
Sunflowers, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Mom and Don grow some outstanding vegetables and flowers. They have ultra green thumbs. It’s fantastic.
Prayer Flags, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I have been so remiss in blogging the last couple of weeks, there is no excuse. I was trying to figure out the best way to sum up our lives over that time and I came up with what I always do… I’m going to post a smattering of photos taken during that time which will, I hope, give everyone a good idea of what we’ve been up to.
This one was taken at Mom and Don’s place a couple of weeks ago.
Marina, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We wandered around a local park and went on a nature walk there, which happened to take us past this really great marina. The water was so calm and there were great reflections from the boats.
Cattails, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Walking Around in the Pearl, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
On Saturday we had dinner at a great place called Silk in the Pearl. It was Maggie’s choice, being that it was Maggie’s birthday and all, and so she picked Vietnamese. This place was awesome. Not a bad dish in the bunch of what we ordered. Not a bad appetizer. Not a bad drink. It was fantastic actually and we will definitely be back there for some tasty grub.
After dinner we walked a couple of blocks and then hopped on the Portland Streetcar to go over to the concert venue. What a great way to get around town. No worries about having to park over by the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
I took this shot as we walked from Silk to the streetcar stop. Just one of the condo buildings in the Pearl. They each have their own distinct personality. I liked the round windows at the corners in this one.
Fluffy, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Looking up from the deck at Stan and Connie’s place.
Standing on the Deck, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Looking out from the deck at Stan and Connie’s place. A great place to have dinner, if you can get reservations.
Shastas, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Leaving the Harbor, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The morning of Wednesday, June 25, we headed down to the ferry dock and boarded for our trip across the Juan de Fuca Strait to Port Angeles, Washington. From there we headed home, with stop at the McMenamin’s Olympic Club in Centralia for a bite of lunch. The drive home was made pretty enjoyable by the playing of the name this band game. I was the moderator. I put on a play list from my iPod and the other three had to guess the artist. I gave bonus points on some songs for knowing which movie the song was used in or what band the artist might have fronted in the past. Mary was the run away winner, leaving poor Karen and Martin behind. They have both vowed to best her the next time we play.
French Beach, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sunday late afternoon and early evening we took a drive to the western side of Vancouver Island, not too far out of Victoria, to check out a beach. We landed at French Beach. This was Martin, enjoying the quiet and taking in the scene.
The Mississippi Pizza Pub, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We actually started off the evening, last night, with a stop by Phil and Steph’s house. Ok, so what happened is we knew we could probably park by their house, which we found we could, and when we did we decided we should probably stop in and say hello since we were just right there and everything. And before you go and think we were being rude and all by just dropping by without a call, which I would normally never do to anyone, know this… they don’t mind it at all. In fact, they like it. People are always dropping by their house. It’s just their way. So, we stopped in and said hello. Phil was getting some dinner and some wine together on their deck for them and some friend’s of theirs who’d come over. Steph was hanging with their girls upstairs. We went in and chatted with Steph upstairs and then Phil offered us wine as we came back downstairs. We had to decline the wine as we had friends waiting at Mississippi Pizza, but it was great of him to ask. What a fantastic couple of people they are. I feel, we feel, very fortunate to have met them and very lucky that my mom married Steph’s dad. It’s terrific to really dig the people you get connected to through marriage. And… we dig them.
After the short visit with Steph and Phil we walked down to Mississippi Pizza for a pie and a root beer with friends. Yeah, no beer last night. Root beer. It was good. What can we say, we’re not big drinkers. At least there’s beer in the name… yeah, we’re very tough.
We were very full after dinner and a walk sounded splendid to all so a walk is what we had. We cruised up one side and down the other of Mississippi Avenue, wandering into some stores, looking at the Freemont Bridge, looking at construction on the street… me snapping pictures the whole time. It was a very relaxing, very lovely evening.
What follows this is a collection of some of the shots I took last night as we wandered. My camera is my friend… and it’s offspring ain’t that bad either. Yeah, I know that was a weird metaphor….
Sand and Sea, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We had such a good time over at the coast this weekend. Walking on the beach, watching loads of movies (five actually… they were: The Savages, The Guardian, Juno, We Own The Night, and one of my all time favorites, Peter’s Friends), eating good take out Chinese food for dinner and then lunch the next day, chai teas, and walking on the beach… again, and again. It was a very relaxing weekend. Just what we needed.
Weston loved his time away. He’s a happy little camper when he can have both of us with him all the time. He slept, played, ran in the sand, dug in the sand, chased his ball on the sand, and looked out the window of the hotel room at all the birds sailing by.
Finally… we each called our mom’s to wish them happy mother’s day, but I’ll say again here… happy mother’s day mom’s!
NYK, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We’ve had a pretty good weekend. The weather’s been absolutely beautiful, Kert started working on our rental house (thanks Kert), we cleaned up a bit around our house, we took the boy for a nice walk yesterday, bought ice cream cones, and we’ve had some time to just relax and be at home. Everything a person could want from a weekend with the exception of having a longer weekend.
Right now we’re watching the Academy Awards (loved the song Falling Slowly from the movie Once), the boy is chewing contentedly on his bully stick, and it’s still not even eight o’clock. Right on. And again I’ll say… life is good.
The Second Bank, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
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