Not much time left, better get after it

Busy bumble bee –

 

the last of it

 

Not much left of this summer, rainy season is just around the corner. Get whatcha can, while the gettin is still good.

 

 

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Auf Wiedersehen

Said goodbye to the BMW today. A bit sad. But it goes to a good home with an owner that will use it the way it is supposed to be used –

 

Goodbye RT

 

Farewell ARRTEE, travel well.

 

 

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IR

Been on Injured Reserve the last few days. Hurt my neck in a (I am not making this up*) walking to the car accident. Headed out the door for work, walking to the car I managed to pinch a nerve or something in my neck. For a while there it looked as though we might have to amputate, but time (and ice cold Margaritas) healed me to about 80% as of today. So there’s my excuse for posting nothing for the last couple days. Like it or lump it.

We did a ton of garden stuff this past weekend, hurt neck and all. We’re trying to finish up what we started. Actually got to the planting stage. So off to the flower store we went. Unfiltered from our spree –

 

Buds Crazy leaves flower field flowers Lotsa flowers More flowers Pepper pink and yellow flower Young flower

 

 

Oh yeah, they’ve got turtles too. This one’s a bit shy –

 

turtle

 

Some of these I actually like enough to think about printing them. So that was a pretty good day. I learned that if you ever need subjects, the flower place has got you covered.

I’ll post the progress of the garden later, but yes, it looks fantastic.

 

 

 

 

 

* Thanks to Dave Barry, you’re a funny dude.

 

 

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Chamber of Commerce afternoon

Which means you should hike around Greenlake. So I did –

 

Greenlake

 

Yup, kinda nice out.

Thanks Weather, good job today.

 

 

 

 

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Lightning, thunder and rains

Last night’s storm didn’t scare of the bumblebees. They were back at work this afternoon –

 

Poser

 

Hard at work

 

Doing a fine job too.
I think.

How am I supposed to know?

 

 

 

 

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Golfed like a donkey

But there were highlights. Like this guy, happily munching on grass just off the 13th tee  –

 

Sunny deer

 

 

Good work deer, making the grounds-crew’s job that much easier.

 

 

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The world’s happiest flowers

They always seem to be anyway –

 

Happy flowers

 

 

Tell me I’m wrong….

 

 

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Dream BIG

Boeing does. By chopping off the top of a 747-400, and making it BIGGER –

 

BIG

 

That is a Dreamlifter buzzing the house this afternoon on the way to Everett (sorry, small lens on today’s walk – click the photo for large; click again for massive).

Looks like it shouldn’t work, but somehow it does.

Cool, every time I see it.

 

 

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Listen up!

Listen up

 

Good work Dear.

 

 

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And so it ends

The beacon of home calls. Strongly. Responsibilities await.

Home.
Cats.
Fish.
Bills.
Dr.’s appointments.
Jobs.

Not necessarily in that order. The beacon calls nonetheless –

 

beacon

 

We’re home now. Safe and sound. We’ve got things to do tomorrow that are more important than traipsing around the NW on a motorcycle. We’ll keep thinking of the traipsing. And the wonderful visit we had.

Thanks everyone. GREAT to see you all.

 

Charlie & Marla

 

 

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