I was noticing this doe looks like it has been injured on it's rear end.

Eagles: We went for a short drive down Ben Howard road today and came across these 3 eagles in a tree.



We were pondering the 2 on the left are bald eagles.


The one on the right had a dark head, so we think it is a young one, but it is larger than the other 2. We checked with a knowlegeable source and this is common due to the extra body fat of the young one... (makes more sence than a gold eagle in the same tree as 2 bald eagles :))

I was taking Shandi home to Bellingham this past weekend and we came across these swans near Burlington.

Mt. Baker:

This shot was taken from the walk bridge over I-405 in Kirkland a couple of days ago.

Our snow is all gone now that the warm rain has been pounding us.

The deer on the left is one of the babies from this year.


Bear had his head on Joe's shoulder the whole 1 hour ride...

Ducks at Marymoore dog park.

Been a bit soggy here lately, this deer was enjoying a rest in a short sunbreak.


This shot does not do the rainbow justice! It really felt like it was looming.

Well, we survived the most recent snow/ ice storm. Seemed kind of early for around here.
That is Loius passing by.

One thing that occurred to me is we like that the puppies are light colored for when it is dark/ or dusk out. They are a lot easier to see. Not so much so in the snow…
Below: Bailey


Suzi was at work planning on taking the bus home when the storm hit. I got an email cancelling the bus to Monroe that she was planning on taking. (bus turned out to be a victim of the icy roads in Seattle) So I put the camper on the truck and went to town…
This is what the house looked like when I left.


This is the driveway…


This is the drive to Monroe…


Overall it was an uneventful trip to Bellevue. We spent 2 nights in Joe’s driveway with our camper.

Joe did not fair so well. Every one is ok. But he was taking Carisha home from work down in Factoria, and even though Carisha and I told him not to go up Kamber road, he did… just as he was almost up the steepest part, The police car he passed turned on his blue lights. Joe thought he was being pulled over, took his foot off the gas, realized he would never get up the hill, so he hit the gas, oops he lost it, and did doughnuts all the way back down the hill… he pushed a suv that was in the street off of the street a bit, continued down, barely missed the cop car, and hit the curb with such force it is not drivable. Joe called me right away, and as the cop arrived at the van I heard him say “sir your vehicle is totaled” eeek
Runs good still, Washer fluid container was the only fluid victim. Door and hood still work. Soo…

Below: The white vehicle in the distance is the suv he hit.


On a side note, when Joe saw the suv in the morning he was shocked, it evidently got hit again after he had hit it. Too bad we did not think to have him take some pics…

It has been an interesting week. Joe wanted to get a car, so we figured his budget out, $500, yes, five hundred. We called uncle Ken who is a mechanic and went thru the Craigslist want adds. We found a 1996 Plymouth Voyager with 208,000 miles. It is a 5 door 7 passenger van.



It did not run. I went out to look at it and the guy said it ran yesterday, but today it did not run. He thought it was the fuel pump, but he had just replaced it 3 mos ago. He did not have time to mess with it, so that is why so cheap. He has done a lot of stuff to it, like tires, breaks, transmission flush etc. Ken said it was a crap shoot, but we had a feeling, so I got it. Ken came out yesterday to look at it. Since there was no pressure for the fuel, but the gage said over ¼ of a tank. We put some gas into it, and voila it worked, the van started right up. Runs great, handles great, passenger window has issues opening and closing, but hey…. $500 bucks a tank of gas and Joe is on the road… He lives a charmed life!

Natasha is enjoying the flowers the neighbor gave her... ;)

Looks like the beginning of fall is just about here… the Vaux’s Swifts are back at Frank Wagner Elementary School in Monroe, Washington. I don't think I have ever noticed them this early... but maybe it is just me...



The nest is supposed to be the second largest nest in the nation.



Here is a video of the swifts leaving the chimney in the morning. At dusk they return.


Monroe Swift Night Out will be September 11, 2010 4 p.m. to Dusk complete with a spaghetti feed. For more information http://monroeswifts.org/swift-night-out-2010/
I noticed a camera added to the top of the chimney, it would be neat if it was on the web...

Justin (my nephew) and Tasheena had a beautiful wedding on the lake in Coeur d'Alene Idaho, On Friday August 6, 2010.

Click here For some pics I took over the day.

Congrats Tasheena and Justin!

Found this Osprey nest complete with babies on the edge of downtown Bellevue, WA.

I think the most exciting part of the trip was watching Bailey catching the frisbee.





Every time we would go out, Mike would have to figure out which direction was best for throwing the frisbee, since the wind kept changing directions.



When Bailey would miss catching the frisbee, she would often completely disappear in the sand.



Check out the height of the catch…





Suzi and Carol tried to distract Gator from the broken crab parts, but sometimes it looked more like them playing soccer with each other instead of with the dog…



I think we all had fun!

Even though it was cold and windy we spent a lot of time on the beach.





The design the beach made was neat looking.





We occasionally took Ginger and Sam on the beach for old dog time.