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Happy New Year – 2022!

Hello World – we have missed you! The past year has derailed us a bit to share posts – but we want to start the New Year posting again! Skip and I have mapped out some great travel plans in 2022 – hopefully this year the world will be a little bit less complicated. We look forward to reconnecting with you during the New Year! Please visit our updated website at www.skipandsusan.com. I will start by sharing this great photograph taken by Skip of some “monsters” just near our home during the recent BIG snow in Seattle. Isn’t this a … Read more

Backyard Sunset

I realize many of you might be stressed from Facebook being down most of the day, so I thought I would help make your evening better! Below is a a photograph I took in our backyard a couple of days ago. Aren’t the colors absolutely incredible in this sunset? Enjoy your week everybody!

Last Day of Summer Excursion

Last Day of Summer - Sunrise, Mt. Rainier, Washington USA

Just a few days ago, we had a torrential rainstorm here locally. Because of the heavy rain, most of the nearby higher mountains got snow! But today was one of those rare beautiful sunny fall days in the Pacific Northwest – especially for the last day of summer. So very early this morning we jumped in the car, and drove up to Sunrise, Mt. Rainier, Washington (USA). We saw an elk (ignoring us) and Skip spotted a huge bear paw print in the mud (luckily no bears nearby!) We went for a small hike and came upon this incredible view … Read more

Hello World!

Hello everyone – Skip and I hope you are safe and healthy! Like you, we felt we were just coming out of the fog from a COVID-19 world, – ready to travel and explore again! We spent the spring and early summer planning once again and readying ourselves for adventures. But unfortunately, we are once again “welcoming” some setbacks with a new Delta Variant, forest fires and a changing world. Scary! Sometimes if feels like it would be better to crawl into a cave – we understand! But Skip and I, like you, are trying to adapt to this rapidly … Read more

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Yellow Tulips, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a great place to visit as the weather turns warmer. Located in LaConner, Washington, USA – there are thousands of flowers bursting with color this time of year. Officially, the festival starts April 1st each year. The tulips are just about to bloom! Below is a photo I took previously when we visited the farms. Isn’t this a beautiful landscape of color!?!?!

Deer With Apple Snacks – Renton, Washington, USA

Since the pandemic began, Skip and I have tried very hard to motivate ourselves to walk at least a mile early every day (rain, shine or snow – not so easy!). It is a great habit to get into, and the best part is we get to enjoy our neighborhood very early in the morning. Yesterday, we came upon this sweet deer who had been munching on all the nearby apples. I pulled out my cell phone and snapped this great photo. We tried to be friendly, but he seemed much more interested in the apples than us! Doesn’t this … Read more

Enjoying Fall Colors

We decided to get out and about and went to one of our favorite local parks – Gene Coulon Memorial Park. The colors are bright and beautiful! I captured this great shot while Skip watched my back from oncoming (distracted) traffic. Aren’t these colors amazing!?!?

Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon, USA

Have you been traveling this year? Like us, you’ve probably put traveling on hold due to the pandemic, and of course many destinations are still closed. So while we are all “on-hold”, Skip and I thought we would share photographs from some of the great places we previously visited. If you see a travel destination you are interested in – please make a note so you can visit in the future! Our first travel destination to share is the Yaquina Head Lighthouse located in Oregon, USA near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head. The lighthouse … Read more

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