Thursday, September 9, 2010

JULY 2010


This time we take the ferry from Edmonds to Keystone.
Anne and Rachel standing next to their friend Teal.


Daughter Laura on the ferry.


The Norwegian Star heading north to Alaska from Seattle.


View of Hood's Head from Twin Spits.  Marianne & Ken have a cabin on the island.


Nels, Laura and Jean as we start a beach walk.


Closer view of Hood's Head - Marianne & Ken's property is on the right side.



Nel's parents house is the white one.


Sunset on Twin Spits.


Next morning walk to the northern spit.  Double vision?  


View south from the northern spit.


Jean, Anne, Rachel and Nels.


VISIT OF THE MICHELS GRANDKIDS 


Drive to Sprague, pick up grandkids, on way back stop at the Columbia River.



View south toward's Wanapum Dam and Sentinal Gap.



We do a hike through our woods.



We take the bus to Seattle, then board the Monorail to the Seattle Center.
Yes, that's Eli.



View towards the Seattle Center and the Space Needle.



Lunch at the fountain.  All this area originally developed for the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1962.



Adah enjoying the fountain view.



Eli, Sam and Adah on the left, walking the labrinth near the Experience Music structure.


Sam, Adah and Eli on the merry-go-round.



The monorail comes through the EMP building.



Waiting for the bus in the transit system tunnel.



Adah in filburt tree.



Eli and Sam study fluid dynamics.




We visit the Reptile Man's museum in Monroe - Eli with corn snake.



Adah "pets" the tortoise.



Are we exausted?  Well some of us are.



Returning to Sprague, we visit the wind power visitor center up above the Columbia River.



Jean and the grandkids check out the blade size.



We can see both Mt. Rainier (in view) and Mt. Adams.


Back home again....

JUNE 2010


Traveling to Sprague for Sam's 8th Birthday - 248 miles from Kirkland



Pin the basketball in the net game.



Singing Happy Birthday to Sam.



Time to blow out the candles.



Alane's cell phone photos of her 1st bus driving test.  
She got a little to close to the edge of the gravel road.
She passed her test the next week.


Expedition to the Sprague Cemetery - view of Sprague.



View in the old part of the cemetery.



Expedition leaves the old part of the cemetery.



View of Sprague from the Michel's home.



Beautiful downtown Sprague - City hall on left next to park.



Returning home, we take a side trip off the freeway to see the wheat fields.







Monday, September 6, 2010

MAY 2010

Floating Bridge Adventure - May 5th


Traffic stopped - smoke on the bridge!


Bellevue fire truck slipping between westbound traffic -
fire out but now truck has to cross in order to turn around.


Not the usual view of the floating bridge!


Jean, her sister Pam and Heidi the landscaper deciding where plants should go.


Before and after views of our landscaping project.


We take the ferry from downtown Seattle to visit former neighbors in Winslow on Bainbridge Island


View of the Olympic Mountains to the West on our way.


Former home of US Senator Warren G. Magnison 1944 - 1981.  Mt. Baker in distance.


View of Seattle as we return on the ferry.


Coast Guard Patrol boat - Space Needle in view.