2010-09-12: View
Our campsite for the next few nights is right on the Skykomish River. This is the view from our window - what more could one ask for? Sitting outside with friends we saw two blue herons fly down river as well as a bald eagle and an osprey. Must be good fishing here!
2010-09-12: Backyard
One of the reasons we visit this area is to see one of Tryna's high school friends from Connecticut, Sally and her hubby Paul who live here. Believe it or not, this was taken while on their back patio.
2010-09-12: Garden
Sally has quite the green thumb and proves it with her garden. She is always generous with her veggies and keeps our refrigerator stocked while we're in this area.
2010-09-12: Residents
These are the two resident deer that live on their property. Blondie is the mom and Cutie this years fawn. I got to give them apples from the garden which they devoured in a couple of bites. Being the city girl, this was quite exciting for me!
2010-09-12: Slug
And this is a resident slug that Sally really doesn't want in her garden! Can you believe the size of these things!
2010-09-12: Fern
We love the fern that grow on the property. They're so lacy and fragile looking.
2010-09-12: Local Happening
Washington State has only two well-known Vaux's Swift migratory communal roost sites and one of them is in Monroe in the chimney at Wagner School. The 1930 brick school has a tapered 25-foot chimney. Twice a year these birds, some 21,000, pack into the chimney to rest. We were amazed to see how many swifts were entering the chimney and how many spectators were there to view this local happening!
2010-09-13: Trestle
This picturesque trestle is along the road on the way to the campground...
2010-09-13: Farm
...along with several farms.
2010-09-14: Fog
Woke up this morning to this beautiful fog over the river. We are totally enjoying our home by the river!
2010-09-14: Research
There are several groups of Washington Fish and Game salmon research teams operating out of our campground. This team is finding and marking all the nests or redds where the salmon have spawned while another team is actually capturing the salmon in tangle nets, tagging them, attaching tracking devices and then releasing them in an effort to determine exactly where the fish are going to spawn.
2010-09-14: Sunset
We had sun today (yes) that resulted in a "sort-of" sunset over the river.