Wishful thinking . . .

This is how our ONE (1) snowstorm this winter began. . . With everyone back east getting multitudes of snow they don't want, I don't know why the weather doesn't co-operate and give us a second snow day this winter.  I am so sad. . . The above was not a blizzard three days after Christmas -- it was rather pleasant to walk in.  This is part of the replica of Fort Vancouver during our one snow storm of the winter. . . sigh

Portland Skyline Across the Columbia

Taken in early December when we had nice weather. . . plane looks like it is heading for Portland International but it really came across the river and landed at Pearson Airfield in Vancouver.

Down one hill and up another in downtown Port Orchard

My DIL drove me downtown one day while I was there and I walked back to their home. I started by climbing this hill for the view and then headed down the street towards home. When I got to the edge of town where the country starts, I saw this house on the hill and admired it from afar.

Library mural in Port Orchard

It's a beautiful scene of the water from the dock.  CLICK to enlarge.

To cross the street as a pedestrian when there is no traffic light signal. . .

You take an orange flag and hold it up as you walk across the street.  All cars must stop until you have completely crossed.  There were only two flags left on this post so a lot of people had already crossed the street.  I don't know what you do if there are no flags left -- probably walk a few blocks to the traffic light.  That's what I did because I was afraid to use a flag to cross the street.

Port of Bremerton

As the sign says, the observation deck is in Port Orchard and that is in the Port of Bremerton and that is in the Kitsap Peninsula.  Are you confused yet? Did you notice the bench? Port Orchard had a bench on every corner and some in between! It's hard to take many photos without one in it. My kind of paradise. . . Ü Don't let that little patch of blue make you think the sky was sunny -- it wasn't and when I took the photo, it was raining too.

Half a barn???????

Now, what I am wondering is the reason why they only built half of it. . . Plenty of room for the other half. . . Never saw anything like this in all my  life!