Wouldn’t it be nice?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by cyetso

If you could live off of sugar-water? Well, the hummingbirds do –

 

We fill this feeder at least once a week. The one out back not as often, maybe every other week.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll catch the hummingbird himself….

 

 

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More from yesterday

Posted on July 8, 2012 by cyetso

Weatherman told us this was to be the hottest weekend of the year in Seattle. Might even hit 86 degrees! My Austrian/Italian friend Gee had his brother in town for a few days; Meet John Cap –

So the Brothers Cap, Marla and I hopped on the motorcycles and went for a ride –

We saw Mt. Rainier up close and personal –

Then we headed over Chinook Pass where we stopped for a few photos –

The diehards were telemarking down the hill –

Someone spotted a mountain goat at the top of the ridge, I took this amazing shot –

At the bottom of the hill, we found the valley where yesterdays photo was taken. The brothers were prepared with shorts, and jumped in the river –

After they thawed out, we got on the motorcycles and beat it for home. A solid 220 mile day.

Guy, John – THANKS for letting the interlopers in on the fun.

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We live in a pretty cool place

Posted on July 7, 2012 by cyetso

Couple hours on the motorcycle gets you this –

 

Full report tomorrow….

 

 

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Every day

Posted on July 6, 2012 by cyetso

I drive to work, and home from work, I look out at the lake as I go by and see this MASSIVE crane looking thing on a barge out in the middle of the lake –

 

 

Today, I snapped a photo of it from the dock. Don’t know what it’s there for, or what it does? I suspect it’s important??? I also suspect that our tax dollars are involved. I’m gonna get  to the bottom of this……

 

 

 

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Went down by the lake after work

Posted on July 5, 2012 by cyetso

Took a 570 bad photos and 2 good ones.

Number one –

 

I told him to stay put for another couple shots, he didn’t listen. He instead decided to act like the chickens we were watching, and show me his tail feathers.

Number 2 –

 

He’s just a youngster, hasn’t even got his full compliment of big-duck feathers. They don’t listen well at that age. Silly duck.

 

 

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One of those days

Posted on July 4, 2012 by cyetso

The sun was out, it hit 75 on the thermometer, I didn’t have to go to work! What more could you want? We went to Rays –

 

Then we went over to the locks, and saw Doc Brown –

 

The salmon are running, the boats are all heading for the lake to see the fireworks show, we just played tourist and saw these –

 

We have the white version in the yard, although we were told they are called Pink as well. I gotta find out if they wanna make a trade…..

Happy Fourth of July everyone; Stay safe. It sounds like a bombing range by my house, the cats are pissed, my Italian-Canadian friend Gee had to take off with his dog for the quiet of the mountains.

Ed – Happy birthday!!!

 

 

 

 

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You have to look closely

Posted on July 3, 2012 by cyetso

The crop is there, if you can see it –

 

Some encouragement from the sun the next few days might help….

 

 

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Another nice thing,

Posted on July 2, 2012 by cyetso

about all the rain this year, the garden flowers are going gangbusters –

 

I don’t even know what it is, but in a week or two the thing is going to explode with color.

I’ll keep you posted.

 

 

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Played a little golf today

Posted on June 30, 2012 by cyetso

Certainly you wouldn’t want to see that, so along the same theme of golf, is an update regarding the divots from Pebble Beach –

 

Marla has them going gangbusters. She gives them ‘haircuts’ with a pair of scissors and everything. I think the climates are similar enough, they’ll actually make it.

I hope.

 

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