More Bears
#80150 - 06/16/04 07:40 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
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You BET I'm a collector! LOVE the bears.
Mt. Vernon isn't far from me. The lady who does finishing on knitted garments is there. I love to knit, but hate the finishing!
Actually, I'm on the Canadian border; I could almost walk across.
You talk about our rain. I'll let you in on a little secret, Susan -- but don't tell anyone. The fabulous weather up here is the world's best-kept secret. It's the same as the weather in B.C., obviously, we're just a mile down the street. Nothing like the weather in Seattle. They get all the rain. (Sorry Heather and Shell.) While we do get rain, it's only for a day; the next day it's clear and sunny and GORGEOUS! We never get any humidity whatsoever, and the hottest it ever gets is 75. In the winter, just a day or two of snow, no more. I LOVE it here!
I miss my beloved loons -- BUT we have the most incredible Canadian geese. They fly overhead in a "V" formation while squawking. It's absolutely beautiful to see -- I go running out on my deck when I hear them. Okay, so they're not as great as the loons, but I'll take what I can get.
We used to go back to the annual rowing camp in Raymond (Maine), and row WITH the loons. It was pure heaven for me, reminiscent of my childhood on the lake. Ah well, the good ole days ...
Okay, now I'm REALLY rambling! Sorry.
Bev
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Bev,
I have a feeling our correspondence should be in the Living Room, but don't know how to bump us there.
I am envious of your weather. We are planning to move to NC in a few years, and after reading your post I talked to my husband about the NW. Response was too far from the kids and family - good point.
We have Canadian Geese and snow geese that fly overhead also. We are 2 houses from Malletts Bay and so they come flying in for the night - both fall and spring. I'll hear them and run out to the deck and they fly so low overhead I can see their feathers. You are right - it so cool!
I've become a big bird watcher. I have a nest of robins in my front porch hanging planter. They are getting big and I expect they will fledge any day now. It's been so fun watching the whole process - despite my poor plant suffering at times for water and need of dead heading. I walk my dog everyday on a path that takes us through an area that has tons of migrating birds. It's great until the leaves come out and you can't really see them anymore. The path then takes us out on a causeway over Lake Champlain and we see all the herons and other water birds as well as NY mountains and VT mountains - it's awesome. If only we didn't have winter!
I just ordered some of the soy coffee you recommended. Poor Patrick (husband) is getting a bit overwhelmed with my containers of tea and such. Wait until he pours a cup of soy coffee. With his taste buds, he probably won't notice until he comes home with a headache from caffiene withdrawal. 
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