A Lovely Wedding and Rain

We attended the wedding today of Colleen and Brennan. Colleen is the daughter of good friends. Both are large Catholic families and the wedding/mass was beautiful. Then we went to the reception. A prime dinner - and it was good. We left after the toasts and came home. It was after 5 and we needed to feed our critters. It was a good day to be inside - I don't think it has stopped raining all day long.

We were supposed to go on a trail ride today at Marie Creek outside of Couer D'Alene and the wedding kept us from going and I am glad. We would have drown I imagine and that trail can be a little slippery with mud when its wet.

Nothing much else happening. Shannon is at a goat show and it went longer than she expected and Bob went down and milked her goats for her. I would have helped him but my right hand is getting more difficult by the day. So that was our day...exciting for the bride and groom and families, good to be there and witness it, grey and dreary otherwise

Blessings.

The TarpTest

Today was grocery shopping day. That always takes me quite a long time. I try to get an entire months worth so I don't have to get anything but milk, bread and some produce during the month.

This afternoon I was out talking to Sage over the fence. Bob walked by her pen with a wheelbarrow with a waterer and stuff in the wheel barrow. She wigged out over it so I went in and was talking to her. He parked the wheelbarrow near her feeder. She wouldn't go near him. I roller the ball and she jumped but went and smelled it. That was progress. She still would not go over where Bob was so I picked up the tarp and started walking around not looking at her dragging the tarp. Before I quit she was following it a bit and went to her feeder where Bob had put hay. She is such a spooky one at first over things. We keep working on it though.

I got the invitations to Katie's shower ready to mail and half of them stamped. I will need to buy another book of stamps to finish. Now if people with just RSVP.

It was cloudy all morning but OK this afternoon. I really want warm. I mean REALLY.

Blessings

Another "Graduation" Yeah Seth

Grandson Seth had his sixth grade promotion on Tuesday Evening. Such a good kid. He had snow white very curly hair when he was a toddler. It would still be curly if he let it. We are very proud of him.

His class.

The picture God painted for me the other evening.

The two scalawags sleeping after they had tore through the house for quite a while. We love those puppies so much.

I tried to load this last night but blogger and I had words and blogger won. So this better go this morning.

Blessing.

Day 3 and Home

This fellow was greeting us as we were on our way to view Mt. St. Helens up close. I don't think we had been up to the mountain in 25 years. So many changes and the growth of timber is incredible. When we were there last it was still barren.
Our first real view.

The start of a new mountain peak growing in the crater. It is about 1000 feet high from the crater floor.

At the Johnston Observatory. Wonderful views and a good demo of things inside. I believe it is on the place where Dave Johnston had his seismic things set up when he uttered his last words - Vancouver, Vancouver this is it. There were elks on the plain below the observatory.

On our way out near the town of Toledo. There were more but that is what fit into my lens.

Saw this along side the road near Packwood. Didn't have time to go exploring.

And then we were over White Pass and towards home. Not my favorite pass to drive over and the road was atrocious. Hope they work on it soon. I was driving and Bob was sleeping. It woke him up bouncing around. Checked my garden and hugged on Sage when we got here and then collapsed into bed.

Blessings

Day 2, Why we went to Portland

The reason we went to Portland. My precious Uncle Lyle is turning 95 in a month. He still has all his faculties and is as funny as ever. A very sweet man. He gets around very well, stairs down are a problem sometimes but it gave me an excuse to hang on to him.
He told me he would break my camera but of course not true. I cherish this picture.

We spent the day and then headed north to Kelso where we spent the night.

I love Scotch Broom. Wish it grew over here. It is so brilliant yellow. When we would drive by fields of it I would think about the title of the John Lennon song Fields of Gold. That is what it reminded me of.

Today at home it was catch up day. Laundry, and such. Not fun but it was not very warm and I wore a sweatshirt most of the day. This early evening, we looked out and something (I suspect a motorcycle) set her off and she jumped over the fence. Cleared it in one jump. She went into the neighbors yard and its fenced and just went to eating. We went to get her and led her through gates she had never been before and was a little spooky looky. The small walk through gate she barged through and tried to get into my lap and landed square on my right foot. A good thing I had on my crocs and could slide my foot out because she wasn't moving. Bob got her to move and I took her to her pen and told her to stay put. I am worried that now she knows she can jump out what I will have to do.

A thought for the day that I liked - There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. Bertrand Russell

Blessings

Home again

We are home from our 3 day jaunt to Portland. I did get my new laptop working - sort a - need some help. Nikki will help me I know. We had a great time. Instead of boring you with 3 days of pictures, I will just show each day at a time.

This is the Columbia River running as full as I have ever seen it. There were some people fishing on the river but the wind and current was enough to scare the wits out of me watching.
Multanomah Falls are just beautiful. I love to stop there no matter how many times we go by. Not that its all that many but you know what I mean. The day was lovely and the scenery there was awesome as always. I could not physically climb up to the bridge but I wanted to.

Bob. He always asks why I took his picture. Because I want to, that's cuz.

Me.

The flowers were so pretty.

Portland. Thank God for a Garmin GPS that gets us where we want to go. We set our weekend in Portland the same weekend of the Rose Festival. Aren't we smart. It was OK though, we were not in the town part. Just over the bridges. The traffic does not bother Bob but it does me.

Every thing was just fine. Pistol had been shut in all day but I don't know why but otherwise fine and dandy when we got home. I checked on my garden and the spinach is up and one of the squash hills. Yeah, oh and the sunflowers and potatoes are growing good. I will need to water tomorrow. The ground is pretty dry.

My bed is going to feel good. Blessings.

Ryan

Nothing to do with today but just a picture of my girl and I love her a lot. She is just fine today. A little off in that one rear foot but is getting there.
Our grandson Ryan playing the kettle drum. This was his last concert at the Middle School. Next year he will be at Rogers High School.

At the beginning of the concert the marching band played one of the things they played in the Lilac Parade. I would not want to march in a parade carrying that big base drum but he did. We are proud of him. Not only is he talented but he gets very good grades also. He excels in Science and Math. He is only one of 17 grandchildren but he is the one whose concert we went to.

Am packed and ready to head out in the morning. If I can figure my laptop out I will still be posting. If I can't, well be back Sunday evening.

Blessings.