thoughts and photos from April

 

 

 

I'm thinking of doing this to the yard....

 



 

 hard to believe this is a real photo

 

this is a view of Protection Island, off the coast of Port Townsend

where we lived for many years

 

now for the political ones

 

 

 

 

 

and on religion

 

 

 

 

and social media

 

 

 

this is just amazing

 

 I didn't know that's where babies come from

 

 

 

wow - what a seed

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





the very special art show

 

my granddaughter's art was chosen out of 700 kids

in her school to be part of a county wide art show

 

the show featured 5 or 6 kids from each elementary school in Charlotte County

 

 

the artist

 

 

her art

 

 

another picture from her school

was a friend's from the same class

 

 

we walked around and looked at all the art

 

 

it was pretty impressive

 

 

often there seemed to be a specific assignment

 

 

and everyone did their version of it

 

 

or like this one, there were several that were almost exactly the same

 

 

there was a ceramic section

 

 

very cool, huh?

 

 

one school made cards

 

 

 

this I think was done by a kindergartner

 

 

I especially loved the bugs

 

 

and the dragons

 

 

there were so much interesting and cute art

 

 

 

I thought this one was very powerful

it was one that was not a class project, but like

my granddaughter's, what they wanted to draw

 

 

 

after the show we went out to lunch at the Crab House

they have brown paper on the tables and you are expected to draw

 

 

we did pretty good with only 4 colors

 

 

after dinner was an overnight at grandma's and grandpa's

 

 

with a lively game of dominoes

 

it was a good day

 

 

 

peace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

family day

 

we have been trying to make sure at least one day a week

we do something fun and have a meal together

 

 

last week-end we walked down to Lemon Bay

 

 

it is about a 5 block walk from the house

 

 

my gorgeous daughter

 

 

 

can you tell how windy it was

still - the sun was shinning.....

 

 

the park is called

 

 

as there is a huge shell midden that forms part of the park

dating back to 1,000 years BC

 

 

that point into the bay is the park

the midden is where the trees are now

the actual spit was added when they dredged the bay for the intercoastal waterway

you can see it as a dark strip on the left of the map

 

 

 

there is a nice beach on  two sides

 

mud cookies were made with sea shell sprinkles

we ate them so fast we did not get any photos

 

 

then on to discover the huge old trees

 

 

and climb they did

 

 

 

 

 

 

a couple  more years Mr. A and you will be right up there too