Last weekend J and I spend a few days “away” in Winthrop WA. It was a nice chance to relax and spend some down time with each other.
Friday afternoon was hot and dry when we left Seattle. The long route through the mountains (up to Hwy 20.)
The canyon below Diablo dam was completely dry.
looking back up the river to the dam
Sign vandalism is a popular pastime. This one is a bit more clever than many.
dude, that’s gonna hurt
We stayed at the Rio Vista Hotel right in the middle of the kitschiest part of town ;-) It was great.
lots of bikes in town — you can barely see my car :-)
Saturday was Hot. We walked around some in the morning taking picture and peeping at the little town.
If you get out early enough in the day you can see the deer moving around.
early in the morning the deer make their rounds
We also saw this early Saturday morning. It did not follow us home. I’m not sure if I’m grateful or sad about that.
yes it’s real ’72
Yes, it’s also kick-start only, and yes it was priced realistically at $6k. (I can read the phone number in the original photo is you really need to know.)
This is just one of the Old West style building on the tourist route.
one of many false front buildings in town
It was a great weekend and now we’re starting on year 20.
The art photos of Diablo Dam.
More pics from around town.
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Yup, it’s still raining. Three bloody weeks of the drizzle falling down my neck.
I took advantage of a half hour break last weekend and went for a little ramble about the place. Here are some pics.
The redbud is finally blooming and has a few tender looking leaves. (And some of these shots are silly and arty.)
redbud blooms
looking over the pasture
There are a couple of new things in the garden beds but this rainy cool weather isn’t doing most of the plants any favors.
The little lilac has bloomed. I’m not sure if the mottling on the leaves is supposed to be there. Hmm.
the odd little lilac that I put in last fall
And a bonus in the herb garden, or rather mixed in with the lilies next to the herb garden. Self-seeded cilantro.
won’t need to buy any cilantro
I’ve spent some time in the woods recently checking on coyote activity. Last weekend I took my camera with me and got these four shots of spring.
vine maple blooming
the forest is chartreuse!
honey suckle is a weed but it’s so pretty
one of the deer trails
Our next project is to finish installing our new hot tub. Right now it’s just sitting on the concrete pad in the middle of the dirt and gravel. It’ll be nicer when there’s a door where the windows are now and there’s a nice deck surrounding it. Doesn’t matter really we use it a lot already.
waiting for improvements
Pray for sun, we’re losing our minds out here.
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