sandcastle's by the seashore

Earlier this summer, with my sand pail bucket in hand - I crossed the bridge and visited the shores of Indianola for the annual summertime event celebrating Indianola days. Part of the weekend celebration includes the much anticipated sandcastle contest.  I love this little community filled with cozy cottage's that sit along the bluff's looking out to sea.

Taking place at low tide..... everyone gets to work - young and old and the dogs too! There was much creativity to admire and behold. Thank you to my new twitter and blogger friend fernwoodsy for posting details prior to the event.

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DAY TRIP - antiques

While out enjoying my summer day trip to La Conner, Washington and around the Skagit Valley - I stumbeled upon a sweet little gift and antiques shop on the premises of Christianson's.  All my favorites in one destination. Beautiful gardens to wander through, plants to purchase, antiques and home decor, and a sweet little cat napping on the windowsill of the gift shop.

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DAY TRIP - La Conner farms and produce

I love filling my summer with road trips to quaint little towns that are close to home. Getting off the beaten path,  traveling the picturesque roads with views of farms and pastures. Stopping at every farm stand I encountered along the way. A perfect day trip enjoying La Conner, Washington.

Savoring the simple pleasures of summer.

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a summer day in the city

What a beautiful summer weekend ......
We ventured into the city for a lovely morning spent at Seattle's Pike Place Market.
The market was bustling with people and everyone seemed to be enjoying the weather and spending time outdoors. The cut flowers stalls were filled with buckets of colorful stems just waiting to delight.

We purchased ingredients for our Nicoise Salad that was planned for our Sunday dinner

and finished our morning with breakfast at our favorite....... Le Pichet. So happy that summer is here!

Heronswood Garden

Within close proximity to Bainbridge Island is the beautiful Heronswood Gardens. One of the finest and most diverse private botanical gardens in the US. The gardens are open only during designated public event dates. The next open garden date is Saturday June 30th from 10 - 4, with a $5.00 entry fee. if you have always wanted to see this garden, you may not want to hesitate - as the property is for sale.

A 15 acre world class property - there is much to see on the self-guided tour. If you can't get there, stay tuned - I will be posting a garden tour with photos from some of my past visits to Heronswood later this summer. More details on the upcoming open day can be found here.

fields of happiness

this spring my good friend larry d and i decided
to take a day trip up to the skagit valley to shoot

the tulips in bloom - this year everything ended

up blooming much later than expected so there were

no tulips in bloom yet, but the fields of daffodils

were spectacular.

off island adventure - port townsend

                               
from bainbridge island - port townsend is the perfect day trip in any season. a waterfront community filled with coffee houses, galleries, book shops, pubs and restaurants.  I always enjoy visiting the farmers market which runs from april through october.

before returning home, I also like to drive around and look at the many victorian homes that are in the area.