August Afternoon

Having a beverage on the back porch.  Gary's walker is handy for a beverage table.

A dash of color

from the yard

Again, no power

Last night, at midnight, the power went out and was out until 7:30 or so.  The weather was perfectly calm.  We have had a lot of practice with resetting clocks!

Turkeys

The neighbor (25 yo kid), living with his parents has 11 turkeys.  The turkeys come in our yard and the dogs run towards them, then watch them.  I have my suspensions about the reasons of keeping turkeys, as the kid likes guns and hunting. 

Blue Sky, Today

Gary and Meggen went for a truck ride, taking some beautiful photos, today.
Trumpeter Swans
They spend the winter, here.

Lummi Island in the background

Farm House

Mount Baker

Beautiful Blue Sky

Vanilla Swan

Home of the great Frozen Mocha

Fall Colors

It is starting to look like fall in my neighborhood.

Samish Island Arts Festival

colorful hats

Craig with his carvings

Samish Island Arts Festival
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Today, Susan and I covered a 2 hour shift at the welcome table.
We had free raffle tickets and a donation jar.
Many times, we repeated the tickets are free.
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Happy Birthday to Gary, today.

Grass Fire

This afternoon, we (local volunteer fire department) were called to a brush fire. It is about 3:00 pm and most of our crew are working their day job. We had a group of 8 working the fire. It was in beach grass, driftwood, roots burning in the sand. The wind was blowing out to the water. I was working one hose line. No one was injured, no buildings were harmed. We put the fire out. About 75% of our calls are medical calls.

Garden

I did some weeding, yesterday.

Have a soaker hose set in the garden.

Took photos from a different angle, this morning.

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There is a bike race.

When Meggen and I were out for a walk, we saw 3 riders on fancy bikes, matching bike outfits.

It doesn't look like a local ride.

Tour d'Skagit?

Preparing for the Parade

We are a volunteer department. Once a year, our rigs get washed. So, the rigs will be clean for the 4th of July parade.