Sign # ain't it the truth

Castle in the snow

Yep, it snowed up in my neck of the woods. I thought this house looked princely. MB

Snoqualmie Falls

When Kylee and I started out on our road trip last Friday the very first place we stopped was Snoqualmie Falls which is on the Snoqualmie River. It was a nice cool sunny day and the spray from the falls was like raindrops. It also makes the picture a little fuzzy.

Country Roads

The state of Washington is pretty much cut in half--north to south--by the Cascade mountains. Eastern Washington hot and dry Western Washington wet wet and covered with mostly conifers so it seems green at all times.
Here is a country road on the West side.




This is a country road in Adams County in Eastern Washington. Flat and dry--excellent ranch and wheat country. Ritzville, where my daughter liver, is in Adams County.

The Greening of Eastern Washington

I took this pic Jan. 6th in Ritzville, Wa.. Winter Wheat is planted in the Fall. Winter wheat sprouts before freezing occurs, then becomes dormant until the soil warms in the spring. Winter wheat needs a few weeks of cold before being able to flower, however persistent snow cover might be disadvantageous. It is ready to be harvested by early July. Amazing!



I took these pictures the past week-end in Ritzville Wa. It is a Winter Wheat or other grain crop probably planted in the late Fall to come up in Winter. The bare brown fields look so glowing. They look like green velvet.
Now in Western Washington we are green all year long. MB

Front and back Barn Charm

Whidbey Island barn.





To see more fine and charming barns trot on over to Tricia's at
http://bluffareadaily.blogspot.com/ and enjoy!!

It was dark out......

Had one of those huge round bales of hay in the back of the truck and took it out to the horses--it takes at least two to roll it out. By the time we got to it, it was dark out and then the moon broke through the clouds. So pretty. And it really was this dark out. We work by head light. HA!!


I am going to be gone until Monday so everyone enjoy the week-end. MB