Sunday, February 28

Fins, Feathers & Fair

Here are a few more pictures from the day. They are a little out of order but I wanted to let the otters & seals have their own post.

Oh, and Fair is in reference to the 1962 World’s Fair for which the Space Needle was built… I was racking my brain for another appropriate word that started with F :)

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Thursday, February 25

Seattle Aquarium

On our way home from Portland we decided last minute to hang out in Seattle to avoid I-5 rush hour. We ended up at the Seattle Aquarium for a couple hours. The facility is beautiful. It’s a little pricey for its small size, but I think I got my money’s worth in pictures.

The Giant Pacific Octopus…aka Captain…was extremely active and alert. It was fun to watch him move around his tank.

More to come…

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Wednesday, February 24

Portland Weekend

My parents flew up to Portland for a ministry related conference this past weekend so we decided to drive down and see them. We were able to spend time with all our extended family as well. It was a wonderful visit, but too short as always.

Saturday we had lunch with my Dad’s side and then spent the night with Dean & Beth in Canby. Sunday we had a home church service, which I loved because I got to hear my Dad preach. We then went antique shopping in old town Aurora. I had a lot of fun taking pictures in one of the shops. Afterwards we spent the afternoon with my Mom’s side.

That night we stayed with Lamar, Cathy & Brittany. Monday we had breakfast with the family then headed for home.

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Saturday, February 13

Lynden Walk

My friend Julie and I walked a pretty trail this past Friday in Lynden. We brought our cameras even though it was overcast and had fun shooting random things.  My darling husband bought me Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Valentines so I have been playing around with different looks and downloadable presets. It’s a lot of fun. I do appreciate the art of good pictures straight from the camera, but this program will help me be a little more creative.

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Friday, February 5

Squeak!

This is for Julie, so sorry you have to deal with dead mice and live ones too. Cheesecake sends her regards :)

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