Rainy Day Celebration~~~Mosaic Monday

Today was a gray, nasty , rainy day. A friend and I decided we needed a quick road trip to celebrate the end of January. We headed up the North Cascades Highway. It was drizzely all the way. We stopped at the town of Newhalem (closed during the winter except for a few hardy souls) and took a walk on the Trail of Cedars. We were so surprised there was no snow. Very strange---we are up in the mountains.

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Enjoy MB

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Go away......

I'm sleeping. Little Niblet. MB

Full Moon~~Clouds~~Sky Watch

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Old Stone Church```Sepia scenes

This church is in the Green Lake area and was built in 1903.

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Monday Sunrise~~~Monday sunset

Monday morning sunrise taken at 7:50AM outside my bedroom window. The colors were fleeting and were gone before I could get another picture. The day turned out chilly but sunny for part of the day and then chilly and gray but no rain.


Sunset over Stanwood. Time 4:40PM Monday

The days are getting longer~~Sunday Sunrise

Sunday morning sunrise.--It was very brief and by afternoon it was gray and raining.
The days are getting longer.
Today:
Sunrise--7:45
Sunset---5:00

9 1/4 hours of daylight

Tulip barn

In about 2 1/2 months the Valley will be covered in Tulips and the Tulip Festival will be on. This barn is getting ready. See the tulips along the front. MB

Almost a full house

Brighton Beach on Whidbey Island.

Sweet pony for sepia scenes

This is a gray mini horse. The grass stayed green through the sepia process. The only way to eliminate it was to white out everything but I like the touch of color. MB

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Local historic Churches~~~~Mosaic Monday

These churches with the exception of the Cowboy Church are near Stanwood and the Skagit Valley. I like the Cowboy Church, my style of worship.

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Sold as Amaryllis----but not

The bulb for this flower is widely sold as an Amaryllis and is not a true Amaryllis but does belong to the Amaryllis family. A true Amaryllis is also called a Belladonna Lily and Naked Lady. A naked Lady grows well in Western Oregon and Washington. Outside that is. Interesting, no???

Hippeastrum is a popular bulb flower for indoor growing at Christmas time. It is otherwise easy to grow, with large rewards for small efforts, especially those that bloom inside during the winter months. The very large, decorative flowers can also be grown outside in temperate zones.

MB

Sky Watch

I like all the elements here. Sky, clouds and water. MB

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Little Red Firehouse~~~~Sepia scenes

This bright red fire station is in Big Lake Washington and looks as old as it probably is in Sepia tones.
Pictured in red on my small city scenes blog. MB

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My Garden Faeries for Mosaic Monday

some of the little treasures scattered around and some hidden in my different gardens. MB

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Found in the garden today.

Little buds ready to pop open.
1&2. Helleborus buds---they should be open already but were buried under a pile of leaves.
3. Crocus coming up but won't be blooming for a few more weeks. But a sure sign of spring. Maybe I am pushing it a little.
4&5. LOOK!!! Pussy Willows---Now that is a sign of Spring.

Sorry all you people still covered in snow. MB

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Electric kittie

Here is little Niblet. she is plugged into something. MB

A little wave for sepia scenes.

A little wave action at Double Bluff, Whidbey Island, Wa.

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The Red Canoe

My friends red canoe seemed to fit just right on the pond. Of course there is no where to go---but it was fun anyway. MB