First Vacation

My first vacation of the summer was very relaxing until the part where we came home early-
although I am enjoying my day home, free of travel.


First stop- Ferry dock at Pier 52, Seattle to Bremerton. My stepdad and I got out the lawn chairs and sat out in the sun, waiting for close to 2 hours for our ferry to come. Then the ferry ride, which went very quickly due to my book and cell phone. We got off at Bremerton, and drove an hour or so to Kala Point, which is the gated community my grandparents' condo is in. I didn't actually go down to the beach this time around, but we went swimming almost as soon as we got there which was refreshing.

The next day, we got up bright and early to go to Hurricane Ridge. Hurricane Ridge is a part of Olympic National Park.


It was beautiful up there, and it was the first time I got to play with snow in 80 degree weather. While wearing shorts.


I took this one at about 8:30 on our way back from Hurricane Ridge. My stepdad took me down this road to see an amazing/corny/creepy house, and I took this at the turnaround. It was beautiful... and so quiet down there, except for these two kids who were sitting on the bank. They thought they were being quiet but i heard them say "why is she taking a picture?" :)

Paraglider

this was from my hike on tuesday. A dad and his daughter were trying to get their chute up so they could run off a mountain. You can kind of get a sense of how large the chute was- but this one was made for two people, so the normal ones aren't as big.

Pu Pu Point / My Daddy's Got New Kids

This is Mama Goat (yes, that's her name). She was one of the original four goats my father purchased to eat our backyard, now there are nine. She's not my favorite, but she's definitely the most photogenic.


Today I hiked Tiger Mountain with my step sisters and my stepdad. At the very top, there is a paragliding launch pad. The paragliders have to wait for the sun to be out, or else there isn't enough heat to keep their chutes up. These three quickly left the launchpad, because there were a lot of clouds and they needed to get out almost one after the other before the sun left again. You can also kind of see in the background the city of Issaquah, and Lake Sammamish.
There is another meadow a ways down from the top, where the paragliders launch from if the wind is going a different direction. Don't ask me which direction, though, because i definitely couldn't tell you. But there are buttercups in that one, and i took a picture of one! I know, more flower pictures... but this is probably one of my favorite flower pictures i have taken.

To Grandmother's House We Go

For the first weekend of summer, I went to my grandmother's house. The above picture was taken on her dresser. She uses a mirror to hold her jewelry and perfumes, so i took a picture of it. :)


these are more of the wild daisies from last summer. unfortunately, my grandfather mowed down the majority of their meadow, so we just have a few spots left.

A Sweet Treat

So, about a month ago, I went to dinner with a friend of mine, and afterward we went to this cute little cafe that we discovered Downtown. They serve coffee and cupcakes, and that's it. We spent a good hour talking, up until the store closed. Before I could eat my cupcake, I just had to take a picture of it. I was also curious as to how the "food" setting on my camera changed the way the picture looked. So here is my Almond Angel cupcake. It was very delicious :)

Sunday Afternoons

today my 'family' went to Lincoln Park in West Seattle. This picture I took when Alyssa was going across the monkey bars.

This is Amelia waiting in line for a rope swing. The kids obviously didn't think she fit in very well...


Alyssa took this picture while Amelia and I were on the swings. I thought it was cool, so even though I didn't take it, I'm still posting it.

Last Chance Dance

here you go steve,
revel in our retro glory.
i'd write a paragraph, but you can just check your email and you'll know how this evening turned out.