There Was A Wedding, and More Pleasant Life On the Homestead.

 Here at the Reeder homestead, the gardening is at somewhat of a lull as we enjoy the coolness of the late summer weather. 

The Sedum Autumn Joy adds subtle color to the mostly green garden. 

Last week I harvested hydrangeas to finish drying for fall and winter bouquets. Their past prime colors are softer, more subtle too. 

Saturday we went to an afternoon/evening family wedding. My youngest niece was marrying her sweetheart in an orchard on a hillside overlooking a valley and Mount Rainier. It was lovely and the weather was perfect. 

I did not take many photos. I was not the photographer. I did borrow a few.

This might be the star, the photo of the cousins with the bride. The bride, Jordan, is flanked by her sister and brother, and then all of the cousins and some of their next generation cousins too. 

Siblings, my brother, the father of the bride, and my sister. Our brother lives in Georgia now so we don't see him often. 

Jess, Katie, Jordan, Laura, and Jill

Laura's little Jaxon is peaking in on this one

My niece Laura and her mother, my sister-in-law Sheree, who live in Boston. 

The kids: I loved sitting by Jaxon and just watching him.

Jess and her twin girls, Maid of honor and flower girls. They live in Georgia. 

The guys, all are my nephews. 

The gifts: photos from the photo booth and your choice of a mug from the mug rack, so you can take your "mug" home. Lots of "mugs" were smiling. 

We were back home on Sunday, taking it easy. I watched Seahawks football in the morning. We beat the Steelers. Yay! I spent hours reading the Sunday paper. We had the Seattle Mariners baseball game on and the Mariners kept scoring and scoring, 11 runs in all, winning over the Anaheim Angels. 

Tom and I went to the park for a walk in the cool afternoon breeze.

Now it's Monday and we are finishing up housework and laundry and then we'll be organizing stuff we want to take with us tomorrow. We will be off to Rockaway Beach on the Oregon coast for the rest of the week.