Archive for June 2009
a beautiful Monday!
Monday …. my weekend just started! Its soooo good to be out of the work environment for a couple of days and looking so much for it! Hear from my friend, Juanita, that she went to pick Cherries on her days off in some Orchards far in the country … Well I’ll have to go with her one of the sunny summer days soon and that would be much fun!
Its a beautiful summer sunny day! Can’t believe that June is coming to an end and its half of year gone. Glad too that summer is here for a big change in the local weather. Everyone has been waiting for a nice sunny and a fairly warm Idaho summer days … at least its not a real scorching hot such as in the southern states but it can be at times!
Can’t believe it too … Michael Jackson is dead. With so much publicity around and never ending stories of him on TV and on the internet. Well nobody is to blame, afterall he made it to the top~ the King Of Pop Music!
They’re re-sealing the road outside … they look so busy and while they blow all the leaves away at some corner, its so dusty and noisy at the moment and I am closing my windows. Hopefully they’ll be done in no time, they are doing a good and fast job here.
All Sashimi!
Of Course …. Had to eat something on my birthday … with some sides. Ymmmm Sashimi, love the fresh raw fish …what else can I say!
Historical Idaho
Drove about three hours south, just to get out of the city … found sites of the unforgotten tale of the Oregon Trail. The area is of course the lagging countryside, with pretty much of a quiet and serene getaway for people who wants to go out of the city. Not much to wander about but the snake river is just so beautiful to avoid! Some pictures to share and its all about tiny historical Idaho towns.
Found the Monastery in a secluded location, up a hillway out in the country .. and also out of curiosity, we went in and it was really amazing and beautiful inside the monastery. There was a gift shop that sells all kinds of religious items and we bought a beautiful Red Rose Scented Rosary in red color and its pocket from here. The Monastery overlooks a scenic downhill areas of vast land!
Flowering Tree
This tree is tall, pretty and flowering! Its got beautiful creamy-colored flowers. Lots of them here in Boise, nearby where I live!
At last …….
After a long silence, I can finally sit down blogging! First day of summer and on the first day of my two wonderful days off, I am trying to update my blog site as much as I can. I felt that he site has been unattended and gone ‘stale’ for a while … its got bored of itself really!.
Just had a chance to sort out our Seattle pictures … some had really high resolution that took up much space. Had a nice time back in Seattle ~ ate Malaysian food and other good stuff in abundance! Managed going around the city just fine except for some strange turns. Loved Olympic National Park .. though it was all foggy going up Hurricane Ridge and had to drive really slow but the trip was worth the try! Always had to go thru narrow roads up …. Scary at times but that’s everyone has to go thru some nature’s wonder.
Foggy road up to Hurricane Ridge @Olympic National Park
At the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center – Enjoying the magnificent view of Mt Olympus
Mt Olympus taken from Hurricane Ridge
By the steep side of the Viewing Deck ~ Hurricane Ridge
Cool & Foggy Road Up
Port Angeles, the largest city in the Olympic Peninsula was an interesting smaller city ….. lots of wineries I saw along the way when heading north. The town was actually a haven for seafarers, boating and all that fun you can find doing at sea! We opted to drive instead of going via the passenger ferry that was available which was indeed a lo–oong drive from Seattle. It was a fun especially when we had to stop for a picture shot!
Some other pictures …. Seattle & Mt Rainer
Seattle Aquarium~Holding the StarFish
The Space Needle
At the Space Needle Observation Deck
Town & Country [Pictures of our recent trip to Olympic National Park & Mt Rainer National Park]
lately …
We’re back from our fun getaway trip north, being back to work again … have not had time to blog. Really had a wonderful time in and around Seattle’s touristic areas, FOGGY Olympic National Park, WINTERY Mt Rainer National Park and so on. Those places were so beautiful, have not had time to sort out all our ‘beautiful’ pictures but will do in a couple of days .. Had to be at work at 7am on returning from the trip late the day before … it was tiring!
