We kept the chips from all 3 trees. They had said it would probably be 4 yards.
Well, they underestimated; there must be nearly 6 yards and it is all on a big blue tarp that I spread in our parking pad in front of the house. We have it pared down to about half now, spreading them along the fence line, under the apple tree in the southwest corner, around the snag created from the cherry tree, under the deodor cedar, next to the driveway, around the bamboo and everywhere we can think of, wondering if we will see the end of the heap before Christmas.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Trimming in Progress
It cost a heck of a lot more to have this tree trimmed than it did to take down the cherry and a mountain ash combined. But isn't it beautiful? This picture is before the trimming was completed. I think there is an arborist somewhere up there.
Tree Guy
As you may have guessed I hate to see our neighborhood losing trees. Unfortunately we had to have this cherry taken down in our own yard. Actually we had it made into an 8 foot tall snag. It is rotting at the base of the trunk and if we had left it all standing there was a good chance it could be blown over and do damage to the neighbors' hot tub and deck. Sure was fun to watch the guys working in the trees. It was worth preparing sub plans to take a day off of work.
To Be 4500 Sq. Ft. of House
This enormous house is being built kitty corner behind us. The builder has told one of the neighbors that he plans to put it on the market next summer for $649,000! It is hard to believe that he will get anything close to that. This is the lot next door to the shabby sheds and exotic deer, a sheep, and a forlorn looking dog. I can't imagine paying that kind of money to live next to that. The builder left 2 trees on a lot that was a veritable forest of mature evergreens
before he got there.
before he got there.
Labor Day's Labor
These photos aren't nearly as exciting as my Europe pictures. It's back to day to day life in Seattle. I won't be blogging as routinely as before but sometimes this is a good way to share pictures although
uploading takes forever on a dial up connection. This is the inside of my garden shed after a thorough cleaning on Labor Day. I had to take a picture because it won't stay this way for long.
uploading takes forever on a dial up connection. This is the inside of my garden shed after a thorough cleaning on Labor Day. I had to take a picture because it won't stay this way for long.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Mt. Rainier, Seattle, WA, USA
Home again. We are so lucky to live in a place that is equal in beauty to anything we saw in our travels. Tomorrow my teaching life begins in earnest,; we are assessing entering kindergarteners. I doubt that I will have time to continue my blog. It took me a major part of today to add these pictures to my blog. It helped me to put closure on my vacation and say "good bye" to summer. I have noticed recently that most of the comments on my blog are from people selling everything from low carb drinks to gaming sites, wedding favors, and online personals. It is insulting to my time to have such parasites attach themselves to my blog. That gives me another reason to discontinue posting.
If you are a truly interested blogger or relative with nothing to sell me, I welcome your comments and thank you for reading.
If you are a truly interested blogger or relative with nothing to sell me, I welcome your comments and thank you for reading.
Anna Rae and Gil
We had the pleasure of meeting Anna Rae's friend Gil on her second to the last day in France. He spent '03-'04 in Belfair, WA as an exchange student. His English is flawless and he is a great conversationalist. This coming year he will be going to the Sorbonne in Paris.
Hopefully he will be able to visit Seattle in summer '06 and we can once again enjoy his company.
Hopefully he will be able to visit Seattle in summer '06 and we can once again enjoy his company.
Sausage Vendor; Annecy, FR
I could not believe all the varieties of hard sausages. Anna Rae's favorite had hazelnuts in it.
Water Skiing on Lac Annecy
Thanks to the generosity of Phillipe and Anne, Anna Rae learned to water ski on Lac 'd Annecy this summer. It continued to be very hot when we returned to Annecy. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing it felt to be on the lake on this day.
Mt. Veyrier Hike
Back in Annecy, Gerard took me and some of his friends on a spectacular 3 hour hike.
Staging Truck for Le Tour
This was taken on July 12th. It is the closest we came to seeing Lance and his last 'Tour'. I think they were headed to Courcheval.
With Friends in Gap, FR
From Nice we rented a car and drove up to Gap, France where we were treated to the generous hospitality of our friends Meg and Marc. Meg and I both taught at Bailey Gatzert in Seattle in the early 1990s. I think she taught 2nd or 3rd grade and I as always, taught kindergarten. Well, Meg left Seattle to teach in the Gambia, Africa where she met Marc, who is French (but NOT a teacher). She married Marc, moved to France, and now they have 2 charming little boys, Ben and Luc, and they live in Gap, France. There is a lot more to the story but that is it in a nutshell. We were so fortunate to stay in the guest room of their lovely home. And the food and wine....tres bien!
One Potato, Two Potato
We went to Nice on a Sunday, market day. It had rained HARD in the morning so we did not roller blade along the promanade as planned. But we did stroll the market which was incredible. Potatoes, olives, tomatoes, marzipan, spices, cactus plants, and of course olives and much more in artistic display. Nice had one of the best markets we experienced in all of Europe.
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