Weekend finally

This past weekend, Todd and I hiked into the Paysaten Wilderness.  The morning we started out (Friday) there was a fresh dusting of snow on the ground, the wind was blowing at the summit/wilderness boundary, and it was cold, really cold. 

The hike started at the top and went down about 2000 feet to the Middle Fork Paysaten River.  From there we hiked back up 2000' to Lake Ferguson for our first night.  Total for day one was 8.5 miles.  My out of shape body was super exhausted.  We still managed to tool around the cirque.  Todd attempted to summit the ridge to look over to a different drainage but the steep terrain prevented it on this day.

 And that was day 1.  Stay tuned for day 2.

Meal time, again

Here is a fun post of the various meals I have devoured:
Breakfast of champs:

Dinner for kings:

Appetizers for lovers:

Harvest season

My oh my, its harvest season. 

 From Marv's Garden we obtained green beans, jalapeno peppers, acorn squash, and some other weird looking green squash.

Todd practiced his canning skills and now we have winter bounty.

Salsa!!! with lots of peppers.

Dinner is served

Here I am providing for my family:

Sunset glory

While my parents were visiting last weekend, we were treated with an amazing sunset.  WOW.

And of course, a picture of Henry doing what he loves best...fetching.

Shinning, part 5

I went downstairs tonight.  An innocent trip into the basement to put Scooby to bed.  there, on the wall of the basement was four letters, poorly covered in spackling, a pathetic attempt to hide a threat.

KI

KIL

KILL

Why? Its like a 1970's horror flick: the female is alone, on a lake, isolated, the phone does not work, sprained ankle, pick your movie, twins at the end of the hall, messages written in lipstick backwards, what the ^*(& was that bump, knock I just heard?
I am sleeping with the lights on tonight.

October 1

A new month and I am still not done with the thesis.

Here are a few more spider web shots, a baby snake in the grass (top left), and Henry stalking something in the rushes.

Such a gorgeous sunny day on whidbey is.