In search of lilies!

We have some friends visiting with us and decided to go for a hike today.

We drove to the top of Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park today and as we were getting out of the car we ran into Michael Barley!( Of course he hiked 10 miles to the top and was getting ready to start the 10 mile hike back down! )
We were just going to go for a little hike like maybe a mile or so...... but Michael told us about a field of glacier lilies and said they were just a mile or so away, so off we went in search of these lilies!

Well we hiked at least 1 1/2 miles and still no lilies..... we would stop people on the trail and ask and they would say "oh just about another 20 minute walk", this happened about 3 times! We had such a great time laughing about all of this. Well Michael was so right, there were lilies everywhere!

here is a daisy and lupin on our way in search of the lilies.....

These I have no idea of the name

or this one........

Finally a field of glacier lilies!!!!!!

Today was just great....... nature is so incredible!

Tomorrow....... maybe kayaking! Depends on the winds in the afternoon!

Brightness!

I was just cruising the internet and came across this photo...... Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers and this angle of the photo I thought was great! Just thought I would share.....

More Hearts and Bead Stix

I have several new items in my etsy store!

My classes are finished for a while and I plan on working on a lot of new ideas swirling around in my head....... along with kayaking and river rafting!! We are planning a rafting trip down the Hoh river this week with some friends, I will try and get some photos during the trip and share.

Love this guy!

I thought that this was a wonderful photograph, made me smile...... just thought I would share.

Wallace's Flying Frog, Borneo, 2000

Photograph by Tim Laman

Silhouetted against the night sky, a Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) glides through the air in Borneo. These frogs, the largest of Borneo's flying frogs, gather on branches above murky pools to breed and lay eggs. The pools then make ideal habitat for tadpoles, which drop into the water when they hatch.

Great dinner with great friends!

Wonderful Prime Rib!

Yorkshire Pudding!

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!


Don and Billie(from CA) and my friend Carol, from Indiana, are all here visiting and my Dad and Sally cooked us a wonderful meal tonight! It was so pretty that we thought we would share it with you!

We sure wish that a lot of you could of made it to dinner with us! Like you Theresa and Christine! We will maybe save you a piece of that wonderful Strawberry Pie that I made........ well honestly I made 2.........

All in one Day!!!

Today was an incredible day! We went whale watching. We left from Port Townsend and went to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. It was raining when we left and we were worried how the day would be. Well it was great! There were a lot of Orca Whales........

This Minky whale kept showing up with the Orcas.

An immature eagle, probably about 3 years old, it hasn't got its white head yet!

An eagle's net on the shore, it is rare to see them on a beach!

There is a tufted puffin in this photo...... hard to get close to them!

A momma carrying her little one around! She is really holding on tight!

They were so cute.....

And to finish it off a beautiful sunset from home!

I love where we live!

Another Wonderful Class

We finished up another class this past weekend and thought I would share what the students made! One of them had already packed her beads but she said that she will email me a photo of them and I will add it then......

Enjoy...