Fall is the time for the leaves to turn. At this Home Depot in Everett, Washington the choice of landscaping trees in the parking lot matched the company color scheme.
The fall season is here, with the colors in Washington State sometimes hard to find among the evergreens!
Every once in a while you capture a photo that is pretty darn neat, even if I do say so myself! Here is one of a seagull on final approach to the beach at Kayak Point Park in Snohomish County Washington.
When I first saw the photo I thought “Oh, so that’s how they do it!”
Today Sher and I had a late lunch at the IXTAPA Mexican Restaurant in Stanwood Washington. My what a plate of food I ordered. I really enjoyed the meal. Sher liked hers too.
This restaurant offered great service. There was also a good free WiFi available. The setting was welcoming, and the atmosphere was comfortable. Pricing is moderate, about $15 a person.
This restaurant is one of several in the Seattle area. We would recommend dining at an IXTAPA to anyone.
Nice picnic shelters next to the beach.
Today we took a drive north of Marysville, Washington towards Stanwood
Fishing pier
on the Marine Drive road. We stopped at the Kayak Point Regional Park on the way.
The sky was cloudy, but the temperature was comfortable
This is a very nice park, and I bet it really gets crowded during the busy season.
Display tents at the show offer demos of the old machines.
Greensburg, Indiana hosts an antique tractor and steam engine festival once a year at the fairgrounds. Named appropriately Power of the Past, this show runs for four days in late August each year. It is remarkable how many tractors and engines arrive at the show, and from all over the country as well.
The show has different classes of displays ranging from full sized steam engines that used to power threshing machines, down to small engines that operated everything from wood saws to ice cream makers. In addition every brand of antique tractor is also represented. Brand loyalty is strong with these collectors. Some will have only John Deere models, others collect now defunct brands like Minneapolis -Moline.
This 1907 steam engine operated an oil well pump.
The four days are packed with various activities. One day a parade of the antique machinery heads out into the town and the countryside. There is of course judging of the individual tractors and engines, with awards given. Probably the most popular events are the tractor pulls, where the old timers hitch up to a weighted sled and see how far they can pull the load. there was also a draft horse pulling competition one day as well. They covered all forms of power from the past!
The Greensburg Power of the Past website offers details about the 2015 event.
Beautiful views abound in the Mt. Rushmore area. As first time visitors Sher and I we just in awe of the majesty of this area of the country.
The splendor of the land is almost overwhelming. It leaves one speechless!
The info sign tells why you can see George in profile from the Norbeck Parkway.
Seems plans do change even for George.
The tree seemed to be the guard of the cliff overlooking the area.
The sun was out and shining bright.
A profile of George at Mt. Rushmore.
This is visible on the Norbeck Parkway.
The panorama of Hayden Valley is striking.
Love the river in this stretch.
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