Thistles, tulips and oyster mushrooms.

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Our land – one of the primary reasons we moved – slowly creeps towards summer.

I love these purple thistles.

The tulips are almost spent but still showing off.

I found this while fixing the electric fence. I’m pretty sure it’s an oyster mushroom but I’m verboten from sampling.

Skagit County Tulip Festival

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

On Monday, we ventured off-island to see the tulips in bloom at the Skagit County Tulip Festival. We took the “whoa-boat” (daughter speak for ferry) to Seattle and drove up to Mt Vernon where we met my uncle. We drove together to the RoozenGaarde display garden skeptical about the weather since reports were calling for storms starting mid-morning.

The garden reminded me of the rose garden in Portland but the tulips felt much more approachable than the roses.

Washington on

Thistles, tulips and oyster mushrooms.

Skagit County Tulip Festival