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A Day With Mom

Aren’t Moms great? When I come into town, my Mom showers me with gifts, as if she doesn’t see me three or four times a year. We are all gathering for a very special event, a family wedding, our very favorite kind of party.

Last night, she had a big jar of cranberry juice, a fresh maple bar and a bouquet of irises (just so you will know, they are my favorite flower) with a vase for my hotel room:

I planted some geraniums for her today, and then we picked up lunch from Ivar’s and drove to the beach for a picnic:

It is a gorgeous day at the beach, full of families and sun-worshippers. Seattle had their last snow in April, and is still thawing out from a long winter:

We had some local residents who found us fascinating, and hoped we would share our lunch with them:

We had some chips – they can catch them in their beaks. Bit healthy looking seagulls, aren’t they? 🙂

May 17, 2008 - Posted by | Uncategorized

8 Comments »

  1. Looks very nice:)

    Purgatory's avatar Comment by Purgatory | May 17, 2008 | Reply

  2. Lovely :]

    3baid's avatar Comment by 3baid | May 17, 2008 | Reply

  3. Purg – I hope you get here one day. I think you will like Seattle.

    Thank you, 3baid! It’s a gorgeous spring day today, temperatures in the 80’s – like Kuwait in Spring. Everyone is buying flowers to put in the yards. It’s a great time of the year to be here.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | May 17, 2008 | Reply

  4. dont underestimate those things. they WILL attack if they think u have food! squirrels too.

    Mrm's avatar Comment by Mrm | May 17, 2008 | Reply

  5. Have you ever watched the old Alfred Hitchcock movie called The Birds, Mrm? I am not a great fan of old movies, but that one is still very very scary. He was a master of SCARE!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | May 18, 2008 | Reply

  6. I miss the States.. those are nice pictures, and nice choice of flowers too 😉

    Ansam's avatar Comment by Ansam | May 18, 2008 | Reply

  7. yes i have i actually have hitchcocks entire collection, but i love birds. u shall see a bird story sooner or later on my blog, along with the promised room post 🙂

    Mrm's avatar Comment by Mrm | May 18, 2008 | Reply

  8. Thank you, Ansam. Seattle is showing off for me this week. We have had hot, summary temperatures, and people are worried about avalanches, as the snow pack is melting rapidly.

    I am waiting, Mrm!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | May 18, 2008 | Reply


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