As Spring winds down,

Summer is in the on-deck circle, taking a few practice swings. I thought a few photos of the hard work Spring has put in were in order –

 

Golden Poppy Purple somethings Reds and purples

 

Nice work Spring, you’ve done well. See you in 9 months or so.

Thanks,

 

The MGMT.

 

 

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Stupid cats!

STOP CHASING THE BIRDS! I know it’s in your DNA and all that, but stop. We feed you. Too much according to the doc. You don’t even eat the birds, you just wanna play with the damn things. YOU HAVE TEN MILLION TOYS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE HOUSE! Play with them. I’d just rather you not catch the birds and drag them inside. I’m don’t get all ‘Proud Papa’ when you do that. In fact, it’s kinda nasty. And then I gotta vacuum all the feathers up and all that. Not cool, cats, not cool.

You’re lucky this Jay didn’t turn around and decide to kick your butt –

Jay feather

And don’t you even THINK about starting with mice or anything of that sort.

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Weekend ride update:

Photos from our ride to Whistler, from the passengers perspective.

Going up was a bit colder and gloomier than was pitched by the weather prognosticators. Only the one photo on the way up –

 

Sea to Sky, Northbound

 

The way back was better as we played peek-a-boo with the sun for a couple hours –

 

Peek-A-Boo sun

 

It was so much nicer out –

 

Nice out

 

Proof it was Canada? You got it –

 

Yes, Canada

 

Big city, bright lights. All half dozen of them. Downtown Squamish –

 

Downtown Squamish

 

Really was good riding weather –

 

Good riding

 

Furry Creek Golf Club, I’ve been wanting to play this place for years. Alas, no clubs on this trip (I must figure out how to carry the clubs on the motorcycle!)

 

14th at Furry Creek

 

Howe sound in all it’s glory a passing moment at 65 from the back seat of a motorcycle –

 

Howe Sound

 

One of a few little granite rock-pile island in the middle of Howe Sound. Hadn’t really noticed them before this trip –

 

Granite in Howe Sound

 

Then it was across the Lions Gate Bridge and into Vancouver for a lunch stop. The bridge –

 

Lions Gate Bridge

 

The Lion in question –

 

Lion

 

That’s it. We had lunch at Bridges on Granville Island, then made a run for the border. No search/delay this time, nice! Made it home and called it a weekend.

Great photo’s for the first time motorcycle-photojournalist, THANKS Marla!

 

 

 

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And coming soon?

PIE! Strawberry pie! –

 

Getting there

 

Of course I’ll have to raid the neighbor’s patch when these ripen up a bit.
Ours are taking the year off.
For now, store bought is gonna have to do.

 

 

 

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The forest beside the driveway

So people call them weeds, they’re foxglove. The bees loves them,  and they add tons of color to the side of the house. They’re the invasive native plant that doesn’t make Marla want to tear the garden up –

 

Foxglox

 

We’ll keep ’em.

 

 

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I’d say I was sorry about no the no post weekend….

But it was kinda planned that way. Took off on the motorcycle Saturday morning for Whistler. No room for a computer, no way to post photos. Nothing to be sorry about, right?

Besides, I only took a couple photos –

 

No, I'm not kidding, 36 bucks. And the nuts were FREE!

No, I’m not kidding, 36 bucks. And the nuts were FREE!

 

But it was worth it –

 

Lazy, it's what I do best

Lazy, it’s what I do best

 

More later from the passengers viewpoint.

 

 

 

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Results, just results

From the efforts of the bees, and whomever else, comes these –

 

It'll grow everywhere but the yard

It’ll grow everywhere but the yard

 

Budding star

This one is gonna be huge when it pops

 

Like this

Like this

 

Just a quick tour of the hood.

Off to Whistler tomorrow on the motorcycle. We’ll see if maybe there’s a photo-op up there. I’m sure there’s a beer to be found, and by golly, we’re just the type of explorers to lead the expedition. Enjoy the weekend everyone.

 

 

 

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More from the bee world

We’ve got this plant out front (don’t ask me what it is), that the bees are just lovin right now. There’s gotta be a hundred bees on it at any given time. You can hear the whole thing buzz as you walk by. I don’t know how the whole bee thing works, but somehow Julie makes delicious honey from all this activity –

 

Movin pollen

 

Someone will chime in on the type of plant.

 

 

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Blue skies

Smiling at me –

 

Cloud Last Cloud More Cloud

 

Nothing but blue skies, and a crazy cloud, do I see.

 

 

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Warm weather is here

And my cat is showing me how to stay cool –

 

Cool cat

 

Nice work cat. Next time, how about looking at the camera?

 

 

 

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