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“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.” – Hans Christian Anderson

President’s Day Weekend on Whidbey Island – Celebrating that we were the last car in the left lane to get on the ferry. Which was good, because we can’t fly like the other dock denizens.

Beach walks

Horsing around

Meeting some of the critters of the Island, including Willis, the coolest dog to ride on the back of a hay cart and loved leaning on Miss O.

Willis inspired Miss O to believe she could train the cat when we got back home. It might have appeared she was getting all trained up during the ten minutes she was happy to have us home after being gone for 3 days. But then her motivation waned after and she went back to being the untrained cat.

We found a painted rock as the heart of the week.

“The eyes experience less stress when they can look upon a wider horizon.” – R.D. Chin

I think all vacations that start with a ferry ride are off to a good start. And this one ended with Miss O drawing out our activities which provided a nice summary before our ferry ride back.

A week of a wide horizon of sun, sea and surf.

On a walk that my friend and Mr. D took, they saw a bunny run under a hedge. My friend started to say, “I bet if we are quiet, then we can…” Then Mr. D., already understanding the point, interjected, “Sshhh!”

Regardless of all there was to look at, it seemed the most popular place to be for the 7-years and under set was in the pool.

The windows of Langley, a picturesque little town on Whidbey Island near where we were staying, were stenciled with little quotes. Although one of them seemed to have the idea backwards, at least to my way of thinking.

Any quotable lines and good stories from your week?