Dad up and smiling on the day after surgery! He stayed only 6 days in the hospital. All is going well at the moment. He is now driving (short trips) and walking up and down stairs.
Here's a shot of the full moon:
Can't you just hear the howling??We were able to sneak a hike in the Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest. The rugged trail took us up to Barlow Point.
Lots of colors, textures, and the wonderful smell of moss and pines along the trail!
Lots of fungi, too!
Catch the color of these guys!!
There used to be a fire lookout at the top but no more; just the footings are left. They made handy seats for our picnic. Great scenery all around us.
We've certainly enjoyed our stay at Lake Pleasant; watching ducks, osprey, belted kingfisher, black capped chickadees, etc.
We took a quick trip over to Sequim to check on our rental house. One of the footings in the back of the house settled down and unfortunately, pulled on the house. This action created a crack down the house. So, we're having new footings put into place plus replacing both decks and a portion of the sidewalk.
Lower deck removed.
Close up of one of the footings.
Upper deck removed
Major work needs to be done in the front of the house, too. Removal of one large cedar tree (encroaching on neighbor's property), clean up of bushes, re-doing the driveway island to something very low maintenance (river rock and trees only) and trimming the hedges so they are the same height. Hopefully that will be less work for the renters and keep the Home Owners Association happy.
"Before" picture
That about sums up August! September will be bring more adventures....
