Updates

 Jill checked in via Facebook this afternoon. Here are a few of the animal photos she posted from their Serengeti Safari day. They have one more day of "glamping" on the Serengeti before traveling out of the wilds and  eventually beginning their flights home.

Jake came by yesterday evening to pick the raspberries and take his container full home with him. We learned a little bit about his camping road trip and how he checked off a few more roads not traveled. He's a map guy and likes to explore new territory. Me too.

I did quite well on my garden club outing Saturday morning. I explained to the docent leading our tour that I was OK with walking but not good at standing around, so please excuse me if I wander off and am not a good listener.  She did. And I did.

We visited the Evergreen Arboretum in Everett, WA, a very pleasant garden north of Seattle.

There were sculptures through the garden, here a reminder to "keep clam".

The walkways were level, smooth, and easy. 

These large dish gardens had examples of a crevice garden, a carniferous garden, and miniature hostas. 

Big blooms on a giant Southern Magnolia. 

Lots of lovely maples provided shade. 

The tour took about an hour, and then, since we had plenty of time before our lunch reservation, some of us strolled back through the garden and then found a shady bench to sit and talk. 

Lunch was at a brew pub down by the harbor. Everett is a town on the mainland shore of Puget Sound, just east of Whidbey Island. 

It was a very enjoyable outing.