Whitbey Island

In February I started to explore my new environs. We came on the south end of Whitbey Island by ferry, which terminal is only 10 minutes from my home and leaved island by bridge on the north end. South part of Useless Bay is nice, but . . . → Continue reading Whitbey Island

Rusty waterfall

East part of Washington State is flat and grassy. Classical prairies. All you can see are some hills, rusty grass and cows. But every place has something special. For this place this is a waterfall. Palouse Fall. I was there in the middle of January, in foggy . . . → Continue reading Rusty waterfall

January in Seattle

I prefer winters that includes flower, smells and sun. Week ago in Seattle.

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The Painted Cyclists of the Solstice Parade

Many years Fremont (neighborhood of Seattle) organizes Fremont Solstice Parade. It started in the 1989, and last year I finally saw it. Fremont is a city of free arts, so the festivals here are not formal ones. I will show festival itself later, but now . . . → Continue reading The Painted Cyclists of the Solstice Parade

Gas Works Park

Summer in Seattle. Gas Works Park is a public park on the north shore of Lake Union. Until 1956 huge gas station was here, but from 1975 it is public park with nice rusty ruin.

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Skagit Valley – tulip festival

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Last year tulip festival in Skagit Valley I liked a lot, and in this year we decided to do it again. That was done in the middle of the April. The garden of Roozengaarde . . . → Continue reading Skagit Valley – tulip festival

Flowers of last summer

Just some flowers to remember the sunny summer.

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Lavender festival

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Every third weekend of July there is a Lavender Festival in the little town of Sequim, WA. Sequim is the lavender capital of Washington state – a number of lavender farms grow the purple flower . . . → Continue reading Lavender festival

Tulip festival in Skagit Valley

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Every spring in Skagit Valley of Washington State you have a chance to feel yourself a little bit Dutch.

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