A Fun Day Fishing With My Husband Bill, and My Brother Chris

We started our morning very early on the south side of Tillamook Bay where we watched a beautiful sunrise!

 My brother Chris hooked a little jack salmon and passed the pole to me. He likes to do that :-).

 My little fish.

 We left that part of the bay and put the boat in at Garibaldi Dock where we saw this interesting ship.

 It is amazing to see how new docks are built.

 Heading out into the bay

 The old boat house in Garibaldi

 Coast Guard

 A brave kayaker

 Getting ready to fish out on the bar

 Watching people fish from the jetty

 I wasn't used to the current or the depth (sometimes 50 feet), and I got my gear a little tangled :-).

 Can't get away from our phones, even out on the ocean :-)

 Waves breaking on the south jetty

 We made a run around the buoy

 A flock of Common Muire

 Brown Pelican off the end of the north jetty

 We had some bites, but we didn't catch a fish. It was a fun adventure anyway :-).

Heading back in

 A view of the "Three Graces" from the ocean

The little jack "I" caught. We brought it home and grilled it for dinner...yum!!!!!!

Visiting the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens With my Book Club

 I love the book club I attend, and we recently read "Where Lilacs Still Bloom," the story of Hulda Klager's life and her love of lilacs and gardening. Her home in Woodland, Washington is now a museum and her gardens are seen by people from all over the world. The many varieties of lilacs that she developed are also blooming in gardens all over the world!

 There is a wonderful little gift shop.

 Vickie was our "birthday girl" that day :-).

 Irresistible fragrance!

 Sanna's favorite was the "Frank Klager," named after Hulda's husband.

 My favorite are these "Tinkerbells."

 This is a place of beauty and peace and stunning colors!

 Upstairs in Hulda's home

 Hulda's bedroom

 Her attic

 A picture of Hulda

 Hulda's daughter

 Another upstairs bedroom

 Downstairs

 The porch where many of Hulda's lilacs were started

 Downstairs living area

 Bathroom

 Kitchen

 Busy bees!

 My favorite fountain does not look like it will be there much longer.

 A picture of Hulda in her later years. This is right after her property had a serious flood. It must have been very discouraging for her, especially since it wasn't the first time it happened.

 Members of our book club

 We enjoy one another very much :-).

 Leaving the gardens after a delightful afternoon

I am grateful for a wonderful, bright, hard-working woman who dared to follow her dream, and who left a legacy that will continue to bring joy to others for years to come!