The Waterfront

We have been waking up to clear blue skies and frosty mornings for the past week but I don't mind.  It's good to see the sunshine. Days on end of gray skies and rain can get a bit tedious.  

We bundled up a couple of days ago and met up with some friends for a nice walk around the Everett Harbor.  There are lots of changes taking place including this hotel which opened a while back. To the right, construction is going on to create a new area which will be filled with shops and restaurants.

Happily, there are still quiet areas to be enjoyed.

In the distance you can see Mount Baker, our third highest mountain in the state and the second most thermally active volcano.  It's covered in glacier year round but at times if you live close enough you can see a steam vent rising up where melted snow gets down into its magma system.   While there has not been an eruption since the 1800's,  scientists still keep a close eye on it. In fact, in 1975 it started rumbling a bit and everyone around the base of the mountain was evacuated.  Then, of course, five years later Mount Saint Helen exploded, and that area is still recovering from the destruction.  

 We enjoyed lunch on the waterfront following our stroll.  You would think that after a long frosty walk I would have looked forward to a hot cup of tea, but I opted for this lovely tall glass of cranberry lemonade instead. It's hard for me to resist anything with cranberry in it. yum!

On a sadder note, I had to go comfort my mom this week after the loss of her little kitty to cancer.  She was a sweet thing, very shy around strangers but a great comfort to my mom. It's always so hard to lose a beloved family pet.

In a few days my sister-in-law is flying out to take my mom back to Wisconsin for a family visit.  Hopefully that is giving her something to look forward to.  On the home front, things are still going along rather quietly. I am not complaining. Blessings to all who stop by.

Adieu!