Saturday, January 26, 2008
Yesterday, Lucas and I decided to have a ham sandwich picnic on a beach. We boarded a ferry and headed to Whidbey Island. My first choice was South Whidbey State Park but it is closed due to storm damage so we kept going to Fort Casey State Park. Five minutes to the ferry; a 20 minute ferry ride; and 20 more minutes to the park. The sun was bright and when we got out of the car, we noticed about a dozen black tail deer grazing with a bald eagle swooping overhead. Do we live in heaven or what? Apolo with nose to the ground never saw the deer, thankfully. I was a little concerned because the buck spotted him and took a few steps in our direction. Quickly, we walked down the bluff trail to the beach where there was not another living thing except for us and the sound of the waves.
I took some video on the beach with my flip and I will try to post that in another post. In the mean time, here are some pretty pictures.
Looking east from Fort Casey, over Whidbey, to the Cascades.
From same spot as above but a little to the left. Mount Baker.
Everett with Cascades, taken from the ferry as we pulled into Mukilteo ferry dock.
Twas a nice day for a ham sandwich on the beach. Today, the clouds returned.
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So you got a flip? Cool. I go back and forth -- not sure I'd have much use for one, but they look so easy and fun, and we can always post, no? Congrats on Picnic Day; we're in for some weather now.
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Chuck Sigars, at
1:04 PM
Chuck, It was the main present for each of our children this year and then Dave got one for me. I was so happy and surprised. It is fun but I don't like the quality after it gets filtered through YouTube. The videos on the computer right off the camera are quite good, though. It's fun.
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3:25 PM
Janet, check out vsocial.com. The videos I put up there have much better quality than their equivalents on Youtube.
Have you ever walked that trail that starts at Eby's Landing? It snakes up onto the bluff, then descends to the beach for the trip back. I love it. A half-day on Whidbey, and you feel like you've been on vacation. I'm typing this in a disappearing font so the Californians who read you don't find out.
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4:26 PM
Bwahahahaha -- I found it, Phil!
Janet, this looks wonderful -- have fun with the flip phone thing :-)
Spectacular!
By , at
9:49 PM
OMG! I have spent 90% of my time indoors last week and 5% in the car driving, 5% in the front yard working. I need a different life! This is gorgeous!
_Sonia
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1:45 AM
Oh my dear Sonia--you need to get outside for your vitamin D.
Carroll, it is actually not a phone--just a little video to make "YouTube" type videos. If it was a phone--it would be way too complicated for me.
Phil, Yes, I have done the Ebey landing little hike. It is just a bit north but the walk along the top of that bluff is amazing on a clear day.
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7:37 AM
You definitely live in heaven! Lucas would make fun of me for saying that. he knows how much I like animals. I wish I were back in Seattle right now. Lyon is a gorgeous city but not quite like the Pacific North-West. I can see Apolo is getting better at not being scared of everything. I still remember that one time I was cooking a tiramisu with berries. I tried to give him the remaining juice but he was scared of it. I am delighted to see the progress! Is he still scared of the Santa Claus you put on your balcony for christmas?
Hi Magali! Have you seen Lucas' video of the deer from that day? There were so many of them!
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9:18 AM
No I haven't. He did not show it to me. I will ask him.
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