10-2015 Oct

Mt Zion

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20150926 182835  THESE are the crickets I ate. ICCCKK! 20150928 124054  Something's gotta give...gas almost out and check engine is on! 20150928 192510 20150930 092152  Love the fog of fall.
20150930 094148 20150930 145601 20151001 115703 20151001 120327  Correct position of new noseband.
20151001 161328  Sam doing homework at soccer...he's getting very good at juggling multiple responsibilities and staying on top of 6th grade work. 20151001 131147 20151002 082111  A blackberry swan! 20151003 091413  Wheat continues to enjoy separate abode. She's no fool.
20151003 091708 IMAG3897 20151004 084459  Dahlias still going! 20151004 091303  Ben at a soccer tournament. He loved this full day of soccer, emerging from his 7th game asking "Can we do tis next weekend?"
20151005 120150 20151005 124334  Her nighttime routine. Check out the goings on before descending. 20151005 144254  My workstation on Mondays...while the kids are in PREP. 20151006 100427
20151006 100603  On a shoreline ramble while out running. 20151006 100808 20151006 104308  Calvin, waiting, by day. 20151006 202410  Wheat roosts with Gordon, by night.
20151007 092501  The blackberry swan has a platypus mate? 20151007 093159 20151007 100551  Wheat hiding out from the rain. 20151007 172613  Making some tinctures with material found at Marmot Pass.
20151007 175929  These may... may ...turn into interesting scents. 20151007 180006 20151008 142920  Last bloom! 20151008 180051  Leni waiting...waiting...waiting for that darn hockey schedule to drop!
20151009 073434  Mini mommy - for Harvest Fair. 20151009 093436  Emmy was lame for a few days so I got to try riding this cute pony, PlayDate! 20151009 104253  It was very interesting to get to know him and his ways. Very educational. 20151009 104310
20151010 104106  First game for Ben! 20151010 110352 20151010 113326  Dave has a new Islanders jersey. This was a crazy drive down to Tacoma and back to Bremerton for Sam's game, all in very hard rain. 20151010 115901
20151010 124907 20151010 171629 20151010 180434  Waiting around with the kids who wanted to watch the Warriors play. I was at the rink a LONG time. 20151010 180448  Then they had a sleepover...
20151010 105411  He scored a hat trick - three goals! 20151010 111604 20151011 091206  This is the next morning. 20151011 160833
20151011 160842  Selling that epic card to raise money for hockey tournaments. Let's hope a Navy guy wants to buy it! The card store is in Bremerton, right by the shipyard. 20151011 170538  That cedar we were splitting at Janet's? It really took off...so much so that the fire alarm went off and I couldn't get it to quiet. Made for a very celebratory evening, complete with visitors in a red truck! 20151011 185448  Out shooting with Sam by dusk. 20151012 113514
20151012 113635 20151012 162213  Another big pull - a good card in this booster pack! A reward for persisting with learning to use contact lenses. We are so proud of Sam! 20151013 083320  Wheat update! Enjoying some self time in the run without the crazies. 20151013 101200
20151013 144509 20151014 081628  Eating Casa Rojas nachos. 20151014 165958  Trying to learn how to do a wrister. 20151014 171239  Sam doing homework - without being asked.
20151014 182731  Sam pours milk...well...not very well. He actually drives the truck better than he can get milk in a glass. And he can drive a puck at 54 miles an hour into a 6" pocket better than he can get food into his mouth. A great mystery. 20151014 170454 20151015 161254  Fall is beautiful here. 20151015 173041  A pizza fundraiser during photo night on Thursday. My team is great! They really pulled together to supply food, salad, beverage and dessert.
20151015 173048 20151015 183046 20151015 184249  Coach Brett and wife Dee. 20151015 190541  The entire hockey association going out on the ice.
20151015 190629 20151016 134543 20151016 152701  I gave this skateboard a try at Wilkes... 20151016 162739  Testing out a pumpkin launching catapult.
20151016 162925  Some spazzing in the process... 20151016 163002  Sam is very graceful. 20151016 163142 20151017 114558  The boys helped me clean for nearly two hours!
20151017 151659 20151017 155153  Out on a mountain bike ride with the boys. 20151017 160340  Love this little meadow. 20151017 161229  Gazzam Lake
20151017 161533 20151017 171858  Found this little guy again - Carver found him on Mount Townsend, and I refound him in my pocket! 20151017 182054  Sam helping unload groceries...with a milk cup in his nose! 20151018 073901  Early day going to Kingsgate arena for Sam's game, then to Bremerton for Ben's! Lots of driving! Thought the King's crown would wake everyone up :)
20151018 080117  Playing cards on the ferry. 20151018 080210  Really calm waters and subtle grey skies. 20151017 160250  Ask me about COMPLETE...CONTROL...Bam! 20151018 093353
20151018 104247 20151018 104255 20151018 113420 20151018 114659  Layers of gear. Switched layers halfway through so we could get at Ben's in a flash, as soon as we pulled into Bremerton. We barely made the ferry, but pulled into Bremerton just 2 min after our hoped-for arrival. Thankful for safe travels and good games.
20151018 122526 20151018 140037  Whew!!!! 20151018 153238  The snacks these Mites get after games... 20151018 153252  wow.
20151018 170658  Wheat having kale salad. 20151018 174912  Doing a little wood chopping to refresh ourselves for the evening. 20151018 180129  The pumpkin continues to grow. 20151018 181426  Wheat's nighttime routine. I stayed for about 20 min to watch what she does. It was very peaceful. She's looking to see if all the other hens are settled. If not, they will pick on her as she tries to get up on a roost.
20151018 181430  The coast is almost clear. 20151018 181453  Just another minute... 20151018 181610  Last check... 20151018 181633  About to enjoy a nice rest on her own roost, next to Gordon.
20151018 113308  Last minute! I missed Sam's top shelf goal...dang it! But it was a close game that we ended up winning 5:3. 20151018 150757  Ben playing good defense! IMG 1145 20151019 152148  Funny chest hanging in tree...would be hard to store, or steal, anything from this!
20151019 174937  Sam helping me get some pucks off the roof. IMG 1484  Pictures from Kingsgate - Sunday's game. IMG 1499 IMG 1501
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IMG 1535 20151020 092220  On a jog up near Port Madison. 20151020 112846  Wheat getting more and more brave :) 20151020 182359  My catapult! Practicing for mischief night.
20151021 075401  A busy spider getting ready for fall. 20151022 121809  Climbing a boulder in Poulsbo. This is always fun, and always difficult! 20151022 121934  I made it up, with only a little seagull poop on my hands and clothes to show for it. 20151022 122152
20151022 122355 20151023 144632  Decorating for Halloween 20151023 150542  Big spider at Sara's where we were splitting wood. 20151025 145623  I love this passage from The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Worth the read!
20151025 201935  Score sheet... 20151026 154306  Stocking up for Halloween! 20151026 202044  Fires going almost nightly here now. 20151026 153120  Fall leaves. The rains have begun!
20151027 073819  The "observant watcher" telling the boys to knock off the ridiculousness in the morning. 20151027 091158  Tree emoji. 20151027 175443  Fog low on the fields for soccer practice. 20151027 201220  New soccer ball for Ben - hope we don't lose this one!
20151028 093601  This tiny leaf looked just like a rooster crossing the road. 20151028 191958  Playing matching game at Casa Rojas Express. 20151029 122014  After the ride. Love a sweaty beast :) 20151029 122025
20151029 115257  A fun ride on Emmy Thursday. One of the other riders was doing this (with two additional poles as well) so I decided to give it a try. Cantering over poles has been on my list for a long time. Emmy would have jumped them if I didn't have her firmly in hand. 20151030 073937  Ben in his Owen Grady costume (from Jurassic Park World). 20151030 090845  Cans to hold dry ice...love when a plan comes together without any effort! I was wondering what I'd put the dry ice in. These are chili cans. 20151030 095723  It's mischief night, but I'm out on a morning jog to conjure ideas...
20151030 153538  Ben decorating. 20151030 160307  Fire started at 4pm so it's good and hot by 5pm. 20151030 161943  Boys clearing trails :) 20151030 165036  Dry ice vapor that you can hardly see...
20151030 165535  Ooops. Martha Stewart had an accident. 20151030 165831  All set! 20151030 165849 20151030 165903
20151030 213633  These little tea lights last a long time. 20151030 213914  Goodnight, fire. You did well! 20151030 174002  Doug had the great idea to tell me how to build a dry ice bomb.I didn't quite get the proportions right so will have to try again! 20151031 171939  Everett Youth Hockey Grizzlies game on Halloween. Candy scramble afterwards was fun. These are such nice people.
20151031 182236  Trick or treating as a team in Mill Creek. 20151031 184724  And then trunk or treat...CROWDED and LOUD! 20151031 184740 20151031 190804  Taking refuge at Central Market for soup and sushi.
20151031 191437  And fried chicken stolen from Coach Arlo! 20151101 084251  Surveying the Mischief Night damage. I am sore from catapulting cornbread and wiping out once on a slippery board doing it. Also sore from pushing parents around in the jogging stroller at a high rate of speed up the driveway. And my eyes are swollen from being hit with toxic rotted green pumpkins, which was apparently the highlight of the evening for 10 yr old hockey boys!! Glad to have made their night, and happy to have some lingering memories of a very fun time with neighbors and friends. 20151101 084431  Busy spider on the zip line! 20151101 084554  The catapult resting, and the dry ice bomb waiting for more fuel.
20151101 121428 20151101 124727 20151101 143654  The view from the rink parking lot. Pretty nice! 20151101 153218  Ben carrying his bag out from practice.
20151101 145643 20151101 153232  Out the door to the truck. :)