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Thursday, July 4, 2024

Finally Enough Time to Post!

It's been really busy here! Earlier we had some sod installed in our backyard which has kept us busy trying to keep the raccoons from rolling it back up! Who knew they could do that and be so persistent?


 We've done some traveling to local spots including Cannon Beach, OR, and Leavenworth, WA.


Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach


Leavenworth, WA, horses

We have also taken David, our 19 year old grandson from the Chicago area, to some of the local sights including the Tacoma Glass Museum and a walk at Coulon Beach that ends up at this rock cairn. (I had forgotten how much teenage boys eat! 😉)


At the Glass museum you can watch people blowing glass and also see projects such as this one by Chihuly. Isn't it a beauty?


Somehow David balanced the rocks on the left; he did the 3 big ones, and I added the little one.  At the moment he's off in the Olympic Mountains hiking with the husband of his mom's friend, so I've had a little time to do some knitting!


This tiny little T-Rex was a bit of a challenge! It's for the son of a choir friend and will come with the book, Danny and the Dinosaur.


The booties are for his sibling-to-be.

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Happy Fourth of July!




12 comments:

Tired Teacher said...

Interesting, I had no idea that raccoons could/would do something like that!

Delighted Hands said...

That is too funny about the sod and the raccoons!!! Sorry!
The time with your grandson is precious! (yes, they are bottomless pits of appetites! lol) The dino is too sweet--I'm job! So are the booties!

Araignee said...

What lovely photos! I had to laugh at the raccoon antics. They can be mischievous.

Wanderingcatstudio said...

Oh my - that tiny t-rex is adorable!

I had no idea Haystack rock was so big - I've seen it in pictures, but not with people around! Wow!

karen said...

looks like you are having lots of fun!! Love the rock balancing act!

Sandy said...

Great pictures. Lots of luck, raccoons do lots and lots of damage to a yard. I've seen them destroy the grass day after day. A friend had this problem and each day she would go out and tamp down the grass again, only to see it torn up again the next day. She had to hire a service that trapped them and took them away. Good luck to you.

Juliann in WA said...

Sounds like some fun adventures. Hope your grass is surviving this heat.

Sandy said...

Waving hi as I make my blog rounds, and wondering how you're fairing with the raccoons destroying your new grass?

Mrs. Micawber said...

Lovely photos, and the tiny t-rex and booties are simply adorable.

Amazing about the raccoons. Why in the world would they do that? Silly buggers.

Sandy said...

Me waving hi again, as I make my blog rounds.

Sandy said...

Me waving hi again as I make my blog rounds. Hope all is well with you and you're busy stitching away.

Sandy said...

Hope you're alright, it's been awhile since we've heard from you. Waving hi again as I make my blog rounds.