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Month: February 2018

The Great Edison Chicken Parade

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 By Tom No Comments on The Great Edison Chicken Parade
Washington Sabbatical, Weirdness
Great Chicken Parade
Photo from the Edison Bird Festival Facebook Page

Duff, Linda, and their daughter Kayla were over at the house one evening this past week and mentioned that the Great Chicken Parade would be taking place in Edison on Sunday. We knew that we just had to go.

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PNW Southern Connections – Part 1, The Lost Cause

Posted on February 22, 2018 By Tom 4 Comments on PNW Southern Connections – Part 1, The Lost Cause
History and Genealogy, Washington Sabbatical

Skagit Valley Foggy Sunrise-004

The “small world syndrome” always catches me off-guard. At the Bellingham Folk Festival I met musicians that live in Asheville and frequently play in Greenville. Even just meeting someone who has visited South Carolina, much less my home town, makes me feel a connection. As I’ve found out, though, the Southern connections with the Pacific Northwest are even deeper than I had thought.

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Random Skagit – Volume 4

Posted on February 21, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Random Skagit – Volume 4
Photography, Rambling, Washington Sabbatical

Cascade Ice-54

The past several days we have had the coldest weather for this winter. Snow has made its way down to the lower elevations, but for us it’s just been rain and wind. Even so, we were able to get out and about a bit. Here are some of the photos that just didn’t make it into other blog posts.

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A Skagit Geography Primer

Posted on February 17, 2018February 21, 2018 By Tom 2 Comments on A Skagit Geography Primer
Washington Sabbatical

Wright Abode from McDaniels

We’ve been living on Samish Island for six months now, halfway through our sojourn here. As I’ve been writing about our experiences I’ve been tossing out lots of place names. For my friends back home I thought it might be helpful to review the geography of the area.

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A Visit to Northern State – Part 2, The Recreation Area

Posted on February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 By Tom 2 Comments on A Visit to Northern State – Part 2, The Recreation Area
Photography, Rambling, Washington Sabbatical

Northern State Hospital Recreation Area

I was on an old-fashioned ramble, much like the ones I used to do back in South Carolina. I was visiting the site of Northern State Hospital, a former mental asylum that is purportedly haunted. So far I had visited the hospital’s on-site cemetery, but now I was ready to explore the park that surrounds the hospital.

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A Visit to Northern State – Part 1, History and Cemetery

Posted on February 14, 2018 By Tom No Comments on A Visit to Northern State – Part 1, History and Cemetery
Photography, Rambling, Washington Sabbatical

Northern State Hospital Ruins

Laura and I were working on her mother’s estate and had an appointment in town with an insurance agent. We arrived a bit early, so Laura suggested that we try to find the old Northern State Hospital just outside of Sedro-Woolley. It had been featured Ghost Hunters, one of Laura’s favorite shows, so she wanted to see it. When we arrived we found only open space and ruins. We had to get back for our appointment, but I had seen enough to know that it warranted another visit. So the next morning I paid a visit to the old mental asylum.

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Random Skagit – Volume 3

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 By Tom 1 Comment on Random Skagit – Volume 3
Photography, Washington Sabbatical

Fir Island Snow Geese-013

The sun finally came out. The waters receded, and we did not get trapped on the island. Saturday morning I awoke to a glorious sunrise and decided that I had to get out into it. I did and early morning photo trek, then headed back out for later morning afternoon. I didn’t cover any new territory, but I did catch a few good photos.

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Skagit County Flooding

Posted on February 8, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Skagit County Flooding
Washington Sabbatical
Skagit Flooding
Photo by Paul Grenier

And the rains kept coming. We knew it would be wet when we moved to the Pacific Northwest, but I had no idea the extent of flooding that would occur. Some of it is normal. This past week what we got was quite a bit beyond that.

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Busy Weekend Update

Posted on February 7, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Busy Weekend Update
Photography, Washington Sabbatical

Eagle Haven Winery - Wine and Chocolate-003

Art, Wine, Chocolate, Football, Beaches, Forts, Rain, Flooding – the past several days have been jam-packed, though large chunks of it were spent sitting around and waiting for the power to come back on. I’m going to save the flooding bit for a follow-up post, but here’s a rundown of our hectic weekend.

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Ground Control to Major Tom

Posted on February 6, 2018 By Tom No Comments on Ground Control to Major Tom
Science

starman

Elon Musk is officially the coolest dude on the planet right now. The test launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy was quite successful. But it wasn’t just the science, it was all of the flourishes that almost pushed this into the realization of science fiction. More importantly, though, in a world of such regressive politics and thought, this was a much needed push forward.

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