Selah Community Days

The Selah parade was held this morning as part of Selah Community Days. There were hundreds of people there. The weather was perfect and the parade lasted 2 hours.

Lot's of Yard Work

Susan and I have been working really hard in the yard for the last two weekends and things are starting to look very nice. Susan planted Walla Walla onions, tomatoes, basil, parsley, garlic, and other yummy things in the raised beds out front. Out back, she has been spreading the mulch we ordered in the vinca beds. 

I planted several pots and purchased some hanging baskets for the patio.   We found this bicycle at Safeway and thought it was so cute, we decided to add it to our collection.

We have also been getting the lawn whipped into shape.

Yakima Museum

A friend of mine and I recently spent an afternoon at the Yakima Museum where there are several types of petrified wood on display.  Reading about the process of how wood turns to stone was very interesting.

 

We enjoyed the shoe collection that I put on the blog earlier and I was glad I went back because they have added shoes since I was there the first time. We just spent a relaxing couple of hours looking at all the old transportation vehicles and wondering what it must have been like to live back then.

Look at this apple pie measuring 10 feet across made in 1927!

2 Acre Meadow

I took this picture of our property last week. The solar panels are visible on the roof of the shop.

North Bend

A good friend of mine owns a home in North Bend but she has been gone for the last two years working in Winnipeg. She just recently moved back home and today, April 28, was her birthday so I went over to help her celebrate. Even though her house in within the city limits, it is very secluded. The back yard has a gentle waterfall, several plants and trees and a large burn pit.

 

This is the North Bend train station. Presently, visitors can ride the train into the town of Snoqualmie, but plans are in the works to run the train all the way to Snoqualmie Falls.

 

The falls are spectacular right now with all the spring runoff. Even from the lower viewpoint it was hard to keep water off the camera lens.

I was amazed at the size of the casino floor at the Snoqualimie Casino and the number of people gambling.  The air was blue-gray due to all the cigarette smoke so we could not stay on the floor very long.  The views from the deck are worth seeing. 

We had a wonderful day. On the way home, I stopped and took these pictures at the viewpoint on Manastash Pass.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Joey is visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Aunt Suzi and Uncle Clark.  I bet he will have a wonderful time.  The museum there is really nice.

Barrage

Susan and I went to the 4th Street Theater in Yakima last night to see Barrage.

If this show comes to your area, try not to miss it. The music these musicians create is spectacular and they have tremendous audience appeal. Their official website is http://www.barrage.org where you can find a schedule of their upcoming shows.

Barrage has entertained millions of people around the globe. Fans in Europe, Asia and North America have enjoyed Barrage at International Festivals, Concert Performances, Special Events and TV appearances. Barrage performances offer up a diverse fusion of cultures, musical styles and incredible performance vitality. The music of Barrage continues to evolve - combining contemporary world music influences, layered vocal arrangements and pulsating modern beats and rhythms. The young hip cast delivers the show with amazing energy and musical virtuosity that will take your breath away.

Since its creation in Calgary, Canada, Barrage has been featured many times at events worldwide having played for many Presidents, Prime Ministers and Princes. Barrage has also had their television productions aired on several international TV networks including the PBS network in the USA, the BBC in the UK and CBC in Canada and has performed live shows in New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Norway, Monaco, the USA and the UK. Truly a great performance and a wonderful way to spend the evening. We bought one of their CD's and I can't wait to listen to it!

Joey in Ft. Wayne, IN

Joey arrived in Indiana safely and is already out and about having fun with Aunt Suzi. He is checking out the purses at the annual Vera Bradley sale in the Ft. Wayne, Indiana coliseum.

The Human Pillow

Tommy put this picture of Charlotte on Facebook yesterday, saving he has become a human pillow.

Charlotte Anne

Susan's second grandchild was born this morning in Pittsburgh. Charlotte Anne and Mom are doing great. Charlotte was born at 8:10am and weighs a little over 8 lbs. She is 20 inches long.