Back from Vacations

I've been on a long blog break...much too long.   I didn't intend it to last for months but family, work and summer

vacations took priority.  

We had been dreaming of going back to Seattle and Victoria, British Columbia for several years.  The weather there is a welcome break from our hot Oklahoma summers, so when I discovered there was an  annual lavender festival in Sequim, Washington we decided this was the year to go.

We flew into Seattle then visited Pikes Market, had lunch and did some shopping before heading to the Olympic Peninsula to Sequim.   I couldn't resist purchasing a gorgeous bouquet to enjoy from the market.  The flower selection is overwhelming and the prices unbelievable!    We also purchased some fresh fish and prawns that they packed on ice for our afternoon drive. 

    Pikes Market is amazing and what a joy it must 

be to shop there every week!

We decided to drive the entire way to Sequim instead of taking the ferry...we soon realized that the ferry would have been the fastest way to get there, but we wanted to explore the area and go through Tacoma and cross the

 Hood Canal Bridge.   

The little waterfront cottage we had rented in Sequim was perfect and we couldn't have been more pleased as the view was incredible!

My favorite room in the cottage was the sunroom!
Complete with a birder's field guide

and binoculars it was the perfect space to hang out. 

   My bouquet of flowers from Pikes Market was the perfect accessory!

We were surrounded by wildlife and two bald eagles are permanent residents on the property.  
What a joy it was to watch them fish in the evenings and early in the morning.

To be continued....