Waiting for Summer...

With one week left before school's out here in the Pacific Northwest, we are not seeing many signs that summer is near. Sure the flowers are blooming, the days are getting longer and the birds are singing but we have been getting a rather large dose of rain and chilly temperatures this May and June. We do get the occasional sun break to tease us that summer is coming but it's been pretty short lived.

I think this picture of my cat Ace illustrates it well. When the sun shines here in Washington state we make darn sure that we bask and revel in it, even if it's just for a fleeting moment!

... may you have sunshine this weekend!
~Debora

FINGERPRINT FRIDAY

A Washington state ferry coming in to the terminal.

Would you like to take a walk with me today through one of my favorites places here on Fidalgo Island, Washington? God's fingerprints are all over here! I took these photos this morning during a 2.2 mile stroll along what is called the Loop Road through Washington Park. This 220 acre park sits at the most western edge of the town on Rosario Strait just past the place where the ferries leave for all of the San Juan Islands and Victoria, British Columbia (Canada).

It is so quiet in this green santuary except for the sound of birds chirping, the seagulls calling and the waves striking the rocky shore. I missed taking a photo of a bald eagle coming in from sea to roost in his nest mistaking it at first for a lowly seagull (sorry seagull, I know God made you too!). Oh, well maybe next time. I also did not see deer today but we often see them grazing in the meadow.

Wildflowers

growing by the shoreline.

A carpet of ferns. So many shades of green in the forest.

The 2.2 mile "loop road" takes you in a circle around the perimeter of the park. There are some great hills to give your heart a little workout

You are rewarded at the top of this hill with a gorgeous view of Burrows Bay.

So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Thank you to Pampering Beki for hosting this each week! Everyone is welcome to join. To see how to join, as well as find links to other Fingerprint Friday posts, visit Pampering Beki's blog.

FINGERPRINT FRIDAY

Well, they bloomed, they finally bloomed! We've been waiting in great anticipation to go see the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this Spring. Since we were in Kansas the last 2 years, we feel like tourists in our own town revisiting all the special sights that we missed while being gone. On the tulip festival website it says, "Bloom times dependent on Mother Nature". In my book, mother nature is God Himself, the Master Gardener.

Take a look at the color and the beauty in these... just breathtaking. As you approach the fields, you are greeted by bands of cheerful color and I can't help but feel a smile come over my face. Not just a gorgeous sight, but a wonderful feeling to be home!

Me and my favorite young man, my 12 year old son.

Me and my other favorite man. My son took this one, he's a great photographer, don't you think?

So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Thank you to Pampering Beki for hosting this each week! Everyone is welcome to join. To see how to join, as well as find links to other Fingerprint Friday posts, visit Pampering Beki's blog.