In the backyard.....

Not my backyard but my Mother's. I went to visit her on Whidbey Island today.

grounded

Life in the side view.......

....the neighborhood

Benson Beach~~~~~Pacific Ocean

Benson Beach from North Head with Columbia River Bar in the background.



Taken by my friend Princess Deena

Stanwood

I posted this pic and infor 2 years ago as a CDP theme--Sister cities. Well Stanwood didn't have a sister city but did have a Twin.

Stanwood was originally called Centerville but when D.O. Pearson arrived in 1877 and established the first store he named the town after his wife, using her maiden name of Stanwood.
East Stanwood was established in 1906 and by 1910 it boasted many businesses.

Stanwood and East Stanwood each forged ahead and soon developed a rivalry (like sisters) that lasted over 50 years until consolidation was approved in 1960. The side by side towns were know as "Twin Cities".

You can see in the photo, taken in 1960, the high school boys and how they joked about haveing to walk all the way from one town to another just to go to school. Small town joke of the day.
The towns merged as one in 1965.

The total population in 1960 was 1100 and today it is 5500.

Old Stanwood

Three shops in the West end of Stanwood. On one of the last original brick roads.

Crab Pots

Crabbing season is open right now. The best in the west! MB