This is a Craft smock/apron I made for Addy. Her 3rd birthday is August 10th. I picked out the main fabric, which is so cute, but I had to have someone at the fabric store help me pick out the pink tone on tone fabric for the pocket. Choosing fabric is not my strong point. If she gets paints, glue or anything else on herself maybe it won't show too much. The pattern only had four pieces and it really wasn't too difficult, but the double fold bias tape was very time consuming. every couple of inches I had to pin, the fabric kept trying to slip out, so I had to go real slow. I am pleased with how it turned out.

Here are a couple of pictures of the first night Pumpkin and Sadie met. It was so cute, their paws touching. they each made a little grunt when it happened and laid back down and went to sleep.

This is a good picture showing how big Pumpkin is, Sadie is big, but he is BIG. (95lbs vs 72lbs). What a hugh head you have Mr. Pumpkin.

Here is our newest foster, Pumpkin. His story, he is 4 1/2, 95lbs., his people had to give him up because he has two bad rear legs, his left knee seems to have a bad ACL, his right knee may also be bad but his right hip snaps, clicks and pops when he walks, yuck. Since he is so over weight he can't have anything done until he drops a few pounds. He lived outside, roaming around anytime and anywhere, not taking it easy like he should have been. His fur was dirty, very smelly and of course matted. His women person seem to like him alot and gave him up because they could not afford his medical bills. He and Sadie are ok so far. He is so big he makes Sadie look small and petite. I will try to get them in a photo together soon.

We have had lots of rain lately, the lake level has come up. Yesterday we had a torrential rain storm, the kind that floods roads and basements. An inch in 2 minuets type rain. The Lake level came up so fast you could almost see it rising. The level continued to come up all day, it is as high now as during the rainy season. It will take a few weeks for the level to go back down to normal. Maybe someone will go downstream and bust up the beaver dams. It does get the baby ducks up close. A Mallard with five ducklings were swimming around this evening.

This is pale pink tree peony. I pick a few of these and a few whites, they keep in the house almost a week.

I have been a little under the weather so I have alot to catch up with..here we go.
Jim had a job up north and came back through the Skagit valley. He got some pretty close up shots of the Snow Geese. Jim L-O-V-E-S Trilliums, every year he takes tons of pictures, the only difference between year to year is....I don't know, nothing.

The Osprey are back! This one sat up in the tree a long time. The Eagles usually chase them away, or harass them until they drop their fish and high tail it off the lake. Theres only room for one fish eater on this lake.

Jim got a good picture of this very cute Douglas Squirrel. They can be very brave. Sometimes you can get within a couple feet of them. They used sit in the tree and torment Rudy.

We had a man come and grind the stumps from our tree cutting. It made a real mess. It will be a year at least before we can get grass (or moss) to grow there.

A sweet little Quail came to the feeder for a couple of days, He blends in with the dirt so well, sometimes you only see him when he moves.

We had a unique visitor to the feeder too, a "morph" Evening Grosbeak. It is not an albino, because it does not have pink eyes. Last year we had a "morph" red winged black bird. It is unusual because the "morphs" don't usually reach adulthood..too easy to see...being white and all.

Bad news. Ms. Mallard was back at the feeder today, but only 6 (of 12) ducklings left. Can you tell how much they have already grown.