postcards from the island - lavender time

i love lavender....

and in bloom right now is the beautiful

spanish lavender. mounds of purple delight.

simple pleasures - goats out for a walk

yes, this is one of the many reasons i love living here.....
my lovely neighbors K + C take the kids out for a stroll most weekends.
You sure don't get to see things like this in the big city.

a morning walk - postcards from my island

i love my island..........
i live and work on an island in puget sound.
bainbridge island is just a 35 minute ferry
ride from downtown seattle, yet another world.

spring and early summer has been a bit gray.
so today, i felt i just needed some fresh air and a
good walk.

here are some photos of my world.
my morning walk at fort ward state park.......
yes, it's raining!!!

                                           

     a sweet little hummingbird perched on a branch

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.

in the garden - lilacs

 

this time each year i anxiously await the blooming of lilacs on the island and in the yard.  they come and go so quickly, not lasting more than a week or so. I was traveling last week and missed the peak,

returning home to find that mine had already bloomed and were now fading.  I guess i will need to wait another year to drink in the spender of it's fragrance.

top photo - joystclaire

bottom two photos - my vintage gardens

                                                                           

cannery cove park

since i have lived on bainbridge island quite some time now. i was so pleasantly surprised when i discovered this little gem of a park.  so surprised that i have lived hear all these year's and never had discovered it before.  It goes by many names - cannery cove park, strawberry park,  john nelson park. it's a beautiful and quite spot and an easy walk for day trippers or visitors walking from downtown winslow.

 

simple pleasures - a baby fawn

spring brings new little fawns to the garden passing through with their mothers.... the mother jumped the fence and this little baby couldn't yet make it over. running back and forth until i could open the gate, so she could join her mother on the other side of the fence.

soon they will return to devour the garden!!

spring vintage market and sale at christmas house on bainbridge island

The Christmas house on bainbridge island is holding a spring vintage market and sale this weekend. I have been frequenting this little cottage for many years and have found so many wonderful items that have brought me so much joy.

Carolee and Bob's 100 year old cottage is filled with primitives, vintage

decor items, and handmade treasures.

located in the port madison area

at 15060 washington avenue 

bainbridge island

be sure to save the date for the upcoming summer market

July 15-17th

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.