Doin' Stuff, and Then Not Much

 

I almost  missed out on my free birthday month meal at Ivars Seafood Restaurant but we squeezed it in on July 30th. Then we went over to Seahurst Park to walk along the sound, where it was much cooler than inland.

Irene is off on a five week adventure, exploring and studying plant, animal, and indiginous peoples of the Salish Sea through her college. This week they will be canoeing on RossLake, learning about Upper Skagit Tribe salmon recovery, Huckleberry Survery, Lowland Forest Biodiversity Study, Moth survey, and bird survey. That's just the first week, all while camping and hiking and boating. 

Meanwhile Jill is doing day hikes and diving sessions, and Jake is working on a trail crew up near an alpine lake. As far as I know, Isaac is working, at Boeing.

The Blue Angels are in town for SeaFair, so it's noisy. I won't be going anymore, but Jill will probably fit it into her busy schedule.

Our big excitement was finally getting to the local Farmer's Market this morning. We bought beets, little cucumbers, corn on the cob, and a pint of "real" strawberries, since I missed the local strawberries through most of the season. 

The weather has clouded over lightly today, making it cooler. We have been eating lunch outside, and doing a few light chores. mostly in the mornings and early afternoons. Today I checked my zucchini, and found some, two in the basket and two on the bush.

I think I'll let at least one of them get big, for fried zucchini.

Why are all of my zinnias pink?

Waiting for butterflies.

Waiting for bees.

And we have lilies!

Well, now it has reached 80 degrees and it's 3:40, time to settle in my recliner and read and work puzzles. It's summer and the livin' is easy.