It’s always a pleasure to get settled into the cabin on West Sound, Orcas Island.
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| Friday Night Regatta, West Sound |
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| Our friends have spoiled us with these yummy peanut butter filled taffy chews from a classic confectionary company in California, click on Dewar’s to learn more. |
On Saturday morning we headed into Eastsound for the market and the Fourth of July Parade, here are some festive images..
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| A well cared for Smart car. |
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| Gorgeous thornless roses, cultivated in Germany |
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| a marvelous matchbox |
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| three cheers for the red, white and blue |
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| felted wool chickens |
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| beautiful roses |
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| The most fragrant sweet peas |
The Fourth of July Parade began as we finished up our business at the market.
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The Orcas String Studio played the most wonderful diddy’s on the back of this large truck in the parade.
The songs were so sweet, I got a little misty. |
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| I think these boys had the best time in the Orcas 4th of July parade, yelling threatening comments to the crowd as they bombed down the parade route. |
After the parade, we were thrilled to secure the perfect outside table at the exquisite
Rose’s restaurant for lunch.
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| Dramatic Delphiniums at Rose’s |
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| My flower score from the market |
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| We loved this rose at roses, usually I shy away from the darker red colors, because they tend to taste too sweet and heavy but this Cote-du-Rhone was delightfully refreshing. |
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| Cheers! |
My friend stopped by Rose’s with his newly restored “picnic bus”, we’re planning an outing for later this summer…
This was originally used for touring Mt. Rainier, the top rolls back to allow all of the passengers to enjoy the views above.
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| peace out. |
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| Arabella joins the forces on Crane Island! |
Happy Fourth!
What a wonderful place to enjoy the 4th. The weather looks absolutely gorgeous. That touring bus made me smile – what a great idea. 🙂 Happy 4th of July to you and your family as well Emily!