Native Shaker Church~~~~Tulalip Tribes

Two days ago I posted a picture of an old Native Shaker Church in Tulalip, Wa. A fellow blogger (http://eastgwillimburywow.blogspot.com/) challenged me to find the new Shaker Church--which I did and here it is.
The Tulalip Tribes consider this church part of their heritage and, in that spirit, gave money to construct a new church and banquet hall designed in the original style. Church members burned the old building in a ceremony and saved its ashes. Four hundred people -- many were Indians Shakers from all over the region -- attended the church opening on a rainy day on November 7, 2008.





The Indian Shaker Church is a Christian denomination founded in 1881 by Squaxin logger John Slocum in Washington. The Indian Shaker Church is a unique blend of American Indian, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practices.

The Indian Shakers are unrelated to the Shakers of New England (United Society of Believers) and are not to be confused with the Native American Church.

To read more about the Shaker Religion go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Shaker_Church

Mukilteo Lighthouse

I went to Whidbey Island to see my Mother today (Thursday). I take the ferry from Mukilteo to the Island. Mukilteo is one of the oldest cities in the state and although small has an interesting history.
But this is about the lighthouse.
The lighthouse went into operation in 1906. The lighthouse and a modern fog signal were automated in 1979, and in 1981, a remote fog sensor was installed. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and in 1991 the Coast Guard leased the lighthouse to the city of Mukilteo, although navigational equipment is still maintained by the Coast Guard.
The light is a fresnel Lens.
The antique Fresnel Lens system was made in France in 1852 and is the only one of it's type still used in this state. It was installed in 1927 and has been in continuous use ever since.

The lighthouse is one of only a few lighthouses constructed of wood.

Native Shaker church--Tulalip, Wa.

I took this picture a few years ago. This humble church served it's people for many years.
Read more here about the Tulalip Tribes:http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=pf_output.cfm&file_id=8852

Wet Eagle and Sepia scenes

We have had a lot of rain the past few days and most of the fields in the Skagit Valley were under water. Today the water has receded a lot. The Eagles love the wet and wild weather.




To see more sepia scenes go to:http://www.sepiascenes.blogspot.com/

Incense Cedar

A Beautiful tree

Willie

This is Willie. She belongs to my friends in Mill Creek. She is a happy parrot. Loves to say hello and ring her bell and laugh out loud.
Say Hello Willie! MB



Yellow winged Amazon

Bench

Pretty bench among the autumn leaves at Gordans Restaurant in Freeland on Whidbey Island.