Community Potluck and Contredance

Serious candid of David, Mom, and Dad.

Seth and Nathanael

Matthias raising happy arms on his tummy.

Leroy and his mommy.

The music team!  Caleb and Jed as lead violins together.

Meg and Hadassah smiles

Abigail and Shane in the dancing fun.

Lydia caught on tiptoe.

Two mommy Ruths!

Kicking up the heels and twirling fun.

Naphtali and Vera

Marshal takes a turn.

Gabe just running through with boys on his heels.

Vera taking a turn with Uncle Seth.

Janelle with a happy heart.

Lydia and Grandma Ruth

A photo op, together with the mountain.

More... Tickled Pink

July Birthday Weekend

Someone in our household had a birthday.

A Birthday Dinner

Birthday Table

Friday leave for fishing.

Fished out of the Coupville Ferry terminal.  Caught a small young Chinook that we had to throw back.

Fisherman!

Serious Candlelighting.

Happy Birthday Dear Marshal.

Precision Cutting.

Cheesecake request with blueberry sauce.  Lydia made the blueberry sauce.

Yum.  Pecan and date butter crust with Organic Valley Cream Cheese, bit of sour cream and honey and a touch of lemon.

Out fishing, day two.  Lydia has a smile after a rough morning, and we are now really catching fish!

First salmon after some sharks!

4 Pinks to Report!

Happy Man, Happy Day

Headed home out of the San Juans to Anacortes after catching a Ling Cod, a Rockfish, four Pink Salmon, and quite a few sharks!

Best Catch of the Day.  Gabe says the boat is finally worth its purchase.

Summer Dinner!

At the end of the day - almost!

Summer Gardens to Table

Rainbow Chard and Red Nasturtiums - Beautiful Bouquets from a Friend's Garden!

Green Apples Falling in the Orchard

More Bouquets from Shelly's Garden - Amazing Leafy Greens!  Lydia and I picked blueberries at Pioneer Blueberries just across the highway this afternoon too.  Gabe helped us pick last week and we ate them up quick, fresh and in Blueberry Crumble desserts.

I bought myself a mandoline for Christmas, and the zucchini is coming on locally.

Nasturtiums tossed in more of Shelly's fresh greens, tender lettuce.

Lydia's menu request tonight - Italian meatballs, zucchini noodles in marinara, and garden salad.  Eden Organic Spaghetti Sauce makes it an easy delicious dinner.  Meat balls are just minced onion, fresh Italian herbs from the pots, sea salt, pepper, and parmesan mixed, scooped, rolled and baked at 400º.

Marshal must have picked these up tonight, mowing the dandelion heads off around the orchard.

That collard that went to seed must have fed a great many birds, but I salvaged some dry pods today.