Photos Week 1

So, I didn't quite managing the posting a photo a day thing. Instead, I'll be posting 7 photos once a week. Enjoy!
















Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters, from the house




















Our Neighbor, the Heron, hanging out




















Motorcycle Man, waiting for the ferry to the mainland




















Beach Bonfire Remnants--marshmallows never tasted so good!




















Our Very Old Mailbox, since replaced with a shiny new one (photo next week)
















View from Bedroom Window, morning #1 on the island
















Dreamcatcher, purchased on the reservation while waiting for the ferry

Photo a Day Promise

Dear Everyone,

I am now in Washington! I arrived Thursday, and have spent the weekend studying for the bar and enjoying the sunny 75 degree weather. The boyfriend arrived Saturday with the moving truck, and tomorrow we head to the island!

I plan to start posting one photo a day starting tomorrow (or Tuesday if we don't arrive before sunset). The San Juans are too beautiful not to capture and show the world! I'll have to miss at least a few days of photo posting because of the bar, but I'll be sure to stick with my promise as much as possible in July, and 100% starting August 1!

Russian River Canoeing

Last Saturday, I went canoeing on the Russian River! Except for a couple tubing experiences (one in North Carolina, one in Laos, of all places), I've never really done the floating down the river thing. The experience was fabulous... the weather was cool and beautiful, the company was charming, the food we brought tasted delicious, and the current tugged us along nicely whenever we felt like not paddling. The only downside: I remembered sunscreen everywhere except my calves. Because of the length of my pants and the angle of the sun, exactly 1/4 of my left calf is burned. I never thought about how much action that part of my leg sees until I realized the pain of getting dressed/being rubbed against by the dogs/taking a shower/kneeling on the floor/walking/sitting down/pretty much any activity while conscious.

But I consider it a small price to pay for a wonderful trip.

P.S. That's me in the foreground sitting on the edge of the boat looking for lunch in our dry bag (see how I toss out that boating terminology like a natural?)!