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Communicate+

2011-12-31T10:34:00.000-08:00

How about going to G+ and seeing what I have there for you.

Some have many in a circle and some circles have only one for person to person posting.

Remember

2011-12-07T09:04:00.000-08:00

From WWII memorial Washington D C

Salmon on the Dosewallip River

2011-12-02T17:43:00.000-08:00

click here to see a little slide show....... Here.

Yesterday I drove about 40 minutes to the Dosewallips river on the Olympic peninsula. Wanted to get in a day hike and get some practice with my camera. Hoping for a herd of elk, which this area is known for, something else caught my eye as I drove slowly up the forest service road. It was something I had wanted to witness ever since returning to Washington. Salmon at the end of their cycle, bruised, scarred and beaten, color changed to dark and orange. So for an hour or so, I was a wildlife photographer, sneaking down the embankment, hiding behind a tree, setting up the tripod. The results weren't as good as I was hoping for, but of course I enjoyed myself immensely.

Pike Place Market

2011-11-15T12:53:00.001-08:00

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Good Day for a Ride on the Ferry

2011-11-15T11:21:00.001-08:00

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Suquamish, Washington (WA 98392) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders

2011-11-12T08:56:00.000-08:00

Suquamish, Washington (WA 98392) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders:

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Living with the Natives.

This one is for you, Clint!

2011-11-08T06:05:00.000-08:00

Stop smoking or I will come to Kauai and choke the ever loving *&^%$ out of you.

Just kidding! I am coming to Kauai, that's right look over your shoulder, and I will enjoy flushing your ridiculously expensive cancer sticks down the toilet.

Call your Grandma, remember the time difference!

Almost forgot,
I TOLD YOU SO

Herbert Moore - Google+

2011-10-27T09:26:00.000-07:00

Herbert Moore - Google+:

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The Real Deal, Bill Proctor

2011-10-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

One of the highlights of cruising BC this summer was meeting a man of many talents, Bill Proctor. If you visit Echo Bay, then you are probably going to go see Billy's Museum.
A short walk through the woods will get you there. We could have gone by dinghy, but any chance to walk in this water world is not to be missed. Just past the abandon school house his home sits above a nice cove where he docks his boat.

There is a haulout where a fisherman was working on his prop. Bill showed us around the museum and there was a book store. He has co-author a couple of books, "Full Moon, Flood Tide" and "The Heart of the Raincoast; A Life Story". We purchased these and he autographed them for us. The first book allowed us to get a little history of each bay, cove and inlet as we dropped anchor. Logging, gold prospectors, fisherman, murder and mayhem. From the 30's on, it is a great read on the hard life and the rewards of living in a world where boats are the only means of practical transportation. Link here for Bill's take on the Ahta River. One of our favorite anchorages on the Bond Sound.

Thanks Bill, we sure enjoyed our visit.

Seattle U

2011-10-18T14:17:00.001-07:00

Next door to Swedish Hospital. Great fountain and.the last sunshine for a while.

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She Will Not

2011-10-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

Be kicking me with that foot for awhile. Laura had foot surgery today and unlike her right foot that was fixed in January, this time the doc kept her overnight for observation. She is fine, but of course it hurts mucho and they want to fine tune her pain meds. We were up at the crack of dawn, actually precrack, and took the ferry over to Seattle from our new digs on Agate Pass near Poulsbo. We took an apartment for a few months, the boat is to confining for crutches and such.

Early Morning Ferry Ride

2011-10-17T07:28:00.001-07:00

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Ocala

2011-10-07T14:51:00.001-07:00

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School Carnival

2011-10-07T14:48:00.001-07:00

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IN 70 MM West Side Story

2011-10-04T17:24:00.001-07:00

Everything is better on the big screen.

HERBC

Curtains, WOW

2011-10-04T15:42:00.001-07:00

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Costumes

2011-10-04T15:35:00.001-07:00

Star Trek, Zoolander, Highlander, Van Helsing
Laura of course

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The Big Screen!

2011-10-04T15:21:00.001-07:00

I'm so excited

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The Midden Beach

2011-10-03T17:36:00.000-07:00

The long gone longhouse logs

The shell midden made from shellfish piled high for thousands of years by the native people of the Northwest

It is Wild

2011-10-03T17:21:00.000-07:00

The info I have is second hand from another blog. They lost what is reported to be a big dog, which as you can see, deserved a marker on the spot. We found this on a midden beach at Blunden Harbour. They threw sticks and even a log, the cougar would not let go. A very clear reminder it is a wild place. Visitors like us are discouraged by Customs in Canada to bring firearms, especially hand guns. You can do it, but it is a hassle at the border. No guns on our boat, though I would not mind having one when meeting the predators of the wild. Especially a Grizzly, though the Black Bear probably is just as dangerous. When we go ashore, the flare gun and an air horn goes with us. Maybe better than nothing, don'tcha think? On a more serious news report a family leaving a beach at a park on Vancouver island had their 3 yr old attacked by a cougar. The child was saved. Not sure of the injury. Now that is very scary.

Art Critic

2011-09-30T16:08:00.001-07:00

SAM

Ok this is the last kooky art. A woman with her hair draped over her arm, a pig and a pink penguin, don't forget the cross. Should I laugh or cry? I have stood before the statue of David in Florence for Pete's sake. Here in Seattle I'm reduced to this, this, THIS.............. wonderful example of who knows what!

LOL!

HERBC

Culture?

2011-09-29T13:39:00.001-07:00

What is art? Cars suspended from the ceiling with electric lights piercing them. Really? Art?

There was some classic and there was some far out, something for everybody I guess. I might draw the line at fine china, put your potatoes and pot roast on it and chow down, so why is there a whole section in SAM dedicated to dishes. Well we did enjoy, as most of the exhibits were very interesting.

HERBC

GOT CULTURE?

2011-09-29T12:09:00.001-07:00

Time to refill the culture tank,

so into the wacky world of "art" we go.

HERBC

View Point Ahead

2011-09-28T17:26:00.000-07:00

Laura and I went for a drive up to Mt Rainier last weekend. The sign said "View Point Ahead". A chance to see the great mountain. Wow what a view, three guys setting up for a moon shot without the rocket. We definitely got an eyeful. Had to laugh.

Now here is what we pulled over for, seriously.

Glenacres Historic Inn

2011-09-27T08:55:00.000-07:00

We like it we plug it! For a nice place to stay in Westport, click here. We stayed upstairs in one of the cottages. It was newly remodeled, and very roomy. Huge jacuzzi bath and a king bed. There is some serious TLC happening here and the main house was a great place to have a cup of coffee. With a 1898 vibe and some some Getz on the stereo, I was happy happy. Check it out.

the cottage

Next time, a game of horseshoes and a fire in the pit.