Photos: Week 49

Stommish. We attended the annual gathering of Pacific Northwest canoe tribes over the weekend. Here, a ferris wheel turns on the reservation, with the Island in the background.

All Washed Up. A war canoes waits its turn to race.

Hidden Butterfly. One of the participants in the Pow Wow.

Colorful Blur. Dancers compete at the Pow Wow.

Proud as an Eagle. My favorite Pow Wow ensemble.

Crouching Man. Staircase decoration at the hall, where dozens of drumming groups were pounding up a storm.

Guess Where We Are? From left to right: Lummi Nation, USA, Canada, and interestingly, POW MIA below.

Tradition. The moss-tinted roof of the canoe storage shed.

West Coast Canoe. An incredible sight to a once landlocked Kentuckian.

Photos: Week 48

We're Not in Washington Anymore. Actually, we were just in California for a week, where I took this cloudy photo of Stanford's campus.

Portugese Water Dog. This cutie belongs to the owner of the house we rented in CA.

Whatchoo Looking' At? Jays built a nest right outside the window of our rented house, so I was able to capture this priceless expression without disturbing the babies!

Delicious Attorneys at Law! The perfect celebratory cake now that the 4 friends are all official!

Hunny. Among her other talents, our rented house owner has her own bees, and we got to enjoy all the honey we could eat.

Unexpected Rose. Amidst a huge thicket of vines and purple flowers, I discovered this delicate creature.

Our CA Patio. California weather does have its advantages....

Bee Hotel! This made me wish for an x-ray machine to see what they're all up to inside.

Going Home. Goodbye dry hills of California, hello wet mountains of Washington!

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Art Show. The island's one restaurant doubles as an art gallery--here, portraits by the island's 5th and 6th graders in the style of Picasso.

Streak of Color. The second rectangular rainbow I've seen on the island!

Mossy Bricks. Moss loves the pacific northwest, and has crept between every one of the bricks lining the path by our house.

Horsetail Surprise. A few weeks ago, this pipe was sticking out of a pile of sawdust, with only the fern and trees in the background for greenery!

A Lovely Day for a Sail. A maroon sail passes in front of our house on a blustery day.

New Camera! I have a new (albeit used) camera with a much better zoom than my old one, resulting in the sharpest Mount Baker photo I've ever taken!

Island Handicrafts. An islander makes these baskets from dried kelp and driftwood she finds on the beach. I bought one of the tiny palm-sized baskets in the front!

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Urban Approach. Taken from the passenger seat driving into Seattle. I like the accidental inclusion of the graffiti-covered "Right Lane MUST" sign, with the space needle in the background, of course.

This is Seattle. The space needle and white arches (to the left): world fair remnants.

The Best Hotel View Ever. If you visit Seattle, stay here and ask specifically for this view!

Inner City. Seattle is full of tiny brick alleyways containing everything from quirky coffee shops to this gaggle of bright yellow trucks.

SAM! Not actually a tribute to my younger brother, but a very cool sign for the Seattle Art Museum.

Hellooo. In the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, clever critters perched here out of the rain and watched the humans watching them...

Meow. Shown here in black and white to eliminate the glare of the glass that (happily) separated us (and because "Junior" looks handsome this way).