Breathtaking

Last night I took myself on a sunset cruise around the lake. The colors were stunning.
(Forgive the watermark. These are my pictures. I don't want anyone copying and using them for their own. I know there are ways around watermarks, but...)

Me

For Dave...We're Saving the Bass for Ya

Fun day on the lake. Mom was catching bass right and left. She finally had to wipe her forehead in exhaustion. We've had about three fish fries this week. Soooo delicious. They taste like potato chips. I finished my LAST paper for my degree. See? I was being good while everyone else fished. I brought my laptop with me and worked. Now I get to go fishing...FINALLY.

A "Before" picture of my tiny house

Cottage-on-the-Lake

Being good and staying at my "outdoor office" while Mom and Dad go back out fishing

Icky, my unwilling study buddy. He hates the leash.

 Perfect ending to a pretty perfect day

My Hometown

My Daddy-o is a historian. He has records of our family tree going back to the Mayflower and even earlier. He's proud of his heritage and has instilled that in his kids. He is also proud of his hometown...my hometown. He has postcards from when it was just a small tourist, vacation spot. It's still a small, tourist vacation spot, but for those of us who were raised here - it's much more. And...I don't feel like writing anymore. I'm supposed to be writing my last paper for my grad program and I'm procrastinating. Here are some pictures I took under the direction of Dad. I wish I had the earlier ones for before and after. Maybe when I'm done gettin' an edjukashion, I can find the others, for a comparison.

Catching Up - momMA/Daughter Lake Quinault Getaway 2015

I am so far behind in my posts. There are events I want to remember so, even if they are late, I'm going to try to put up the pictures. One of the things from 2015 that didn't get mentioned, other than a sneak peek, is my trip to Lake Quinault with momMA. We rented a little fisherman's cabin on the lake. It was so cozy and quaint...one of my all-time favorite retreats. There was a miniature kitchen (filled with everything you'd need) a small bathroom with a shower barely big enough to turn around in, slanted floors that made you feel like you were on a rocking ship, and screens that somehow let in the mosquitoes. There were large picture windows overlooking the lake, a stone fireplace, and a small porch. We had a fire going at night, although it was so warm out, we had to leave the windows and door open so we didn't have a heat stroke. Since the door was open, we also had to light a pic so the mosquitoes didn't eat us alive. Sounds like fun, right? It really was. We had pork chops with salad and corn on the cob the first night and salmon with quinoa and ratatouille the second night. Our breakfasts were delicious and we packed picnic lunches for our days of exploring. I can't wait for this year's trip(s). I wonder where we'll go?

 Pork chops and corn on the cob

 Salmon dinner

 Entering Hoh rainforest

 Ruby Beach

 Wandering through the Olympic Peninsula

 World's largest Spruce Tree - Lost its top in a storm

 Enjoying a picnic at Long Beach

momMA learning the art of a selfie