Tag: photographs

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” – Kurt Vonnegut

The cat trying to pretend she’s planted. The dog trying to pretend he’s small enough to snuggle on the couch.

Window spraying, pressure washing fun!

The first run after the ice cream truck of the season…and they weren’t able to catch it. Oooh!

The sign of the week and a little duck family.

“There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.” – unknown

Mother’s Day

I think I’ll go for a swim…No, it’s cold!….C’mon, it’s totally fine.

Coming home from school – and the gang at our local transfer station.

Sign of the week — and flower of the week.

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Proust

This week was all about spending a lot of time practicing the things we love – baseball for Mr. D, a musical for Miss O, gardening, and putting together IKEA furniture!!

There is something full circle about feeding and watering kids — so they can grow up to feed and water the plants. 🙂

Mr. D hit a baseball into one of our planters. It cracked a hole in the planter – isn’t that crazy? The rest of the pot is fine. And the cat hat to go to her annual vet checkup so she’s looking non-plussed in a box that has also has holes, but these are intentional.

Dunn Lumber with the sign of the week!

“Elegance is not being noticed, it’s about being remembered” – Giorgio Armani

Swinging

Contentment. The cat likes to pretend she’s on the fence to do some forest bathing but I think she’s just up there to keep an eye on the neighbor’s dog.

Scenes from the neighborhood. I was so captivated by the sweetness of the little girl walking slowly with her grown-up that I followed them for a block and a half in order to get a closer shot.

Pictures that make you smile!

“Some roads are so beautiful that you cannot know not whether you travel on the road or the road travels in you!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

We spent a lot of time in the car driving back from SF last weekend. So much so that when Miss O made a waffle, it kind of looked like a wheel.

We had as much fun as possible on our stops along the way back. But it was great to see the sign welcoming us home.

And to see Cooper and Simone.

We washed the car and got back to baseball (Mr. D is the catcher in orange).

I really appreciated the sign of the week after a week of buying gas on the road!

(featured photo is Mount Shasta)

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” – A. A. Milne

We went on a road trip from Seattle to San Francisco to see family this week. So, you got to stretch your legs in any way possible, right?

A fun SF art installation on the JFK Promenade

Riding in driverless cars and playing virtual reality games

Ghirardelli Square and birds of paradise

The sign of the week — found at a rest stop in Southern Oregon and Miss O’s best shocked face!

“The more you praise and celebrate life, the more there is to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

I was so taken by the moon and my sunrise photos this week that I could have done a post of just all the early morning pictures I took. But I’m keeping it to just my favorite – the featured photo that silhouetted the rowers on the lake.

Easter — and Cooper thinks no one can tell he’s got an egg in his mouth.

Backyard fun — but it’s still cold enough to have to warm up our feet.

The apple of my eye — and the cat who thinks we’re all nuts!

A mountain worth stopping for — and Miss O who’s figured out how to be a super fan for her brother’s baseball team and also be comfortable!

Sign of the week!

“i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes…” – e. e. cummings

We were so fortunate to be able to spend last weekend at our favorite beach getaway on Whidbey Island. It was some sorely needed downtime for the end of March.

Cooper on the beach and an adorable puppy we met.

Mr. D’s first little league game of the season. I love the team spirit!

The sign of the week and our neighborhood skeleton using sign language to usher in Spring!

“Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.” – unknown

Opening day — even the ducks are excited about baseball!

Miss O getting ready for a big dance performance she had at Seattle Center. She did great!

Copying another movie theater patron’s method of using a straw to get butter to the bottom of the popcorn bucket. Yum, says Cooper.

Some Spring sassiness from the Cat!

The sign of the week and some silliness to go along with it!

“Success is never achieved by the size of our brain, but it is always achieved by the quality of our thoughts.” – unknown

This week it’s all brains and bodies — with a lot of curiosity and fun thrown in!

Blowing minds and bubbles at the Pacific Science Center

Miss O is growing so fast it seems like she’s all legs and feet these days!

Making leprechaun traps. And Cooper pointing out where thinks the neighborhood leprechauns are hiding.

This week a lot of rain fell. It made for some muddy (but still fun) baseball!