Mt.St. Helens

Mt.St. Helens

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

summer over for this year

3 generations,
   My
Son and his dog 
Tigger on a hot August day  
 

Car that friends gave me, that hurt me to drive,  and I in turn passed in on to David......where it died.....
 Carrie and her 2 children, Nikki & her youngest in bottom right corner
 above and below my sweet IVY.  she has spunk for sure, tho her health is failing fast. 14 years this Thanksgiving. she is on meds for the rest of her life for a heart murmur....
Ivy and I walk the former Lake Aldwell......

 a pretty tree
 mt Rainier
we helped a friend, Hailee move to the Portland area...in a snowstorm

 the west doesn't see this much,  it shut down the whole city of Portland.
 for M....
 mt St. Helens, from I-5
Mt Hood from hwy14

 SK with
East coast trees in a park on the west coast !

 a very icy coydog not scaring a single goose.....
 Her new kitchen
 a pretty february drive

 and a walk at Lake Lacamas


this tree caught my eye its grown around the column, gave me great ideas.......
 a March walk in the woods...the kids kept going....
 we stopped to find a dry place to sit, not much dry around here this time of year...
 after the walk.......


                                        
 thats as close to the real thing as I can get!
 

the beautiful Kalaloch Cedar Tree, January 2014, this side fell in a wind storm March 2014
 here she is below in April, they had the road closed and we walked in.

at least she went by mother nature not man. 

  help in Mom's garden..... Nephew Shane..
Sallie & Mom  

 in the small end of the garden.....at the corn patch......
  the main part.........
 some of Mom's scarves .......
 our beautiful KaBenZee, rip 4/13/14
 Mom's biggest red potato......
brother Jeff
  and Carrie picking corn...........












our beautiful mountains
Mom's daffodils at her old church.
  Nikki & her children
 youngest JC.
 Mom teaching Nikki to crochet
 Mom/ Great Grandma to you JC.....
 teething on Mommy
 fun in Carries back yard
 Mr.C and I had a great time in the pool together, grandma in her dress and all !! LOL!
 SPLASH!!
 silly me trying to sit on the noodle thingies.......
 jumping past the noodle....
 time for the big kids to play.....
 Sebastain is a good baby sitter...

 crocheting with help?
Momma don't need no help......
 my beautiful coast


 Concrete, Wa.  Elk herd



 Marblemount community hall  first sunday in august is always the salmon bbq go for a nice drive and have a great meal

 taking a break
 our cooks
 the fire the fish yummmmmm!



 making a big pot of Aunt Larena's chili.....
 beautiful fly by
 the garden in the morning mist, see the redwood left of sun flowers, farther back, almost straight above the yellow bucket....
 here she is in all her healthy glory !  so thrilled she survived the mildew issue !
 her trunk has grown !
Thank You Sallie & Jerry for all you do and let me do at your home!