The latest wave of visitors are enroute to Austin. My sister and my niece. I’m looking forward to a fun, long holiday weekend!
I’m off to the airport….
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Happy Pi Day!
We headed to the lake today. A lovely sail and then anchored out with Kurt & Kevin on Dancer.
Sunset:
Dessert (pie, get it?):
Waterfront home with a view.
After a glorious summer, Seattle has been blanketed with rain this week – coincident with my arrival here. That’s ok. I’ve almost forgotten what rain is like, altogether.
I’ve been trying to go out and exercise every day, but I’m going to need a better rain jacket!
Thankfully, the rain clouds parted for a time Thursday, so Fran and I got out and about to enjoy some sunshine.
I heard the story of one of the locals who lives in a tiny (10′ x 10′ ish) cabin that floats offshore, off the grid, and off the property tax rolls. The cabin is floating to the left of this shot, with Mount Rainier poking above the horizon to the right. He sure has a beautiful view!
And the cotton is high…
The words are swimming around in my head:
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high….
I like Billie Holiday’s version.
We took a trip to the Coastal Bend of Texas for a few days. We come down here nearly every year, and really enjoy it. Very rustic, but beautiful. Along the way to the coast, we drive through the cotton fields. This time we came a little earlier than usual, and we got to see the fields before harvest. A sea of white fluffiness:
Life lessons.
We went for a sail today on Lake Travis. It is almost the end of June and temps haven’t hit 100 yet (!*!*!) Lori and Doray went out on Camelot, we sailed along on Nirvana. We had a great day, with steady winds around 20 knots past Anderson Bend. We coasted back and made it to our marina’s cove about 5 o’clock. But at that point, Camelot radioed in that they couldn’t get the main down.
Ruh. Roh.
We sat a spell, and then talked them over to side tie on one of the far docks at the marina, which allowed them to come in pointed windward. We tied them off and then hoisted Doray to the top of the mast to loose the main. She wasn’t able to free the halyard, but we secured it below with a tether line that she attached and then got her and the mainsail safely back on deck.
Just another day on B-dock. 🙂
Fair winds, friends…
End of day.
Caught this quick pic of the sun slipping behind the Olympics. Nice.
No age limit.
Hanging on the wall at Fran’s house:
The rules apply no matter how old you are.
Oh, and a Happy Birthday to Rebecca!
3 caches and an owie.
Note to self: wear long pants when tramping through the woods looking for geo-caches.
I found 3 out of 4 of the caches I looked for on a hike after work today. And was treated to this lovely view of the Olympics on the way back.
Happy Easter!
This morning before Monte woke up I hid a couple dozen little Dove chocolate eggs throughout the house in various and sundry hiding places. He-who-loves-chocolate has been scouring the house to find them all. As of this posting he has 5 still to find. 🙂 Happy Easter!
Patsy’s back to earth tour.
Tonight I caught the Esther’s Follies show with Laura and her visiting niece, Dana, and Lori and Dave. This was at least the tenth time I’ve gone to the show since I’ve lived here. It’s always a hoot. And a must-see when you have out of town visitors. There are my faves in every show, like Shannon Sedwick’s always funny Patsy Cline “She’s got you” skit, and the truly amazing magician Ray Anderson. But they update all the skits regularly to spoof the latest headlines. If you’ve never been, you simply must.
I snuck a shot during the Patsy Cline skit:
April 8 – Our last night.
Tuesday, April 8.
This morning we dinghied over to shore to tour the shops and artists’ wares at Trellis Bay.
On the sail back to Fat Hog’s Bay today, Susanne was at the helm and Laura worked the lines by herself. They’ve both done really well with learning the ins and out of the boat, and they’re bonifide sailors now!
We got to the marina in time to finish up the closing paperwork on the charter. We’ll spend the night on the dock, since our flight leaves at 7:30 AM tomorrow. It’s a bittersweet day. Sad that it’s almost over. But ecstatic to use the showers at the marina!
We walked over to Red Rock for an amazing dinner. A perfect last supper for a fantastic trip. So many great memories and experiences. As always, I already can’t wait to come back.
Birthday!
We enjoyed a nice night on the boat last night, and spent a leisurely morning at anchor. We were back home in time for me to bake a cake for the birthday boy. And, taking liberties with being the big kids that we are, that’s what we had for dinner! #notgonnagrowup
Last winter Saturday sunset.
It’s been a long time since my last post here. Too long.
Today we headed to the lake with Julie and Zach. We sailed up river and after a while headed backdown to Arky. We even saw blue skies. We watched the full moon rise through clearing skies. We played rummikub and grilled up some delicious steaks and then played iPod wars till the night wore on.
Summer soon come!
Polar vortex strikes again.
While we were driving home last night from Louisiana we watched the temperature drop from the 70s to the 40s in a matter of minutes. By the time we got home it was freezing in our neighborhood. Spring is only 17 days away, but it’s a tad chilly here!
Tonight I joined Doray, Laura, Irene and Ann for dinner to celebrate Lori’s birthday. Back home in time to wait for the rain and sleet to come in from the west. I hope it lingers over the lake.
An interesting chandelier from Justine’s tonight:
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