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ondary content an aging liberal hippy from the left coast on the banks of the columbia river search main menu home about monthly archives july 2012 point defiance posted on july 24 2012 by abbiewatters 3 i ve probably mentioned that we live on the hill above point defiance park the road in front of our apartment is the south border of the park between pearl and vessault we took a drive around the park on the 5 mile drive last sunday here are the pictures as you enter the park there is a large lawn and lake the visitor s center some of the area is formal gardens and some is wild this is the rose garden they re working on a japanese pagoda and zen garden there are lots of picnic tables and picnic areas as well as trails all through the park this is the rustic picnic area there s a sandy beach where folks can swim in the sound this day it was overcast and 62 deg and even the tacomans didn t want to swim 5 mile drive winds through old growth forest there are plenty of lay bys and viewpoints to see the sound and the other shore this is vashon island we can see across the narrows to gig harbor on the olympic peninsula little boats on the sound in the narrows interesting trees at the tacoma narrows viewpoint the bridges that replaced galloping gertie across the narrows there s lots of wildlife in the park including this fellow who posed for his portrait there s also a zoo and an aquarium there s a living history museum ft nisqually there are docents in historical garb in most of the buildings very interesting the tacoma garden club has an area devoted to native plants our fence is just behind this stand of trees and we re back at the big lawn at the entrance exit of the park posted in family franke tobey jones sightseeing tagged living history museum nature outdoors point defiance park 3 replies catch up posted on july 23 2012 by abbiewatters reply it s been a while since i wrote about how we re settling in there s still not too awfully much room but we are coping my dresser sans mirror does very well in the entrance hall with lots of family pictures on it my little corner of the bedroom al s corner of the bedroom and the cedar chest take up three walls with the closet on the fourth one al s chest of drawers fit in the space between the door and the closet barely and the two bedside tables are stacked at the foot of al s bed in the living room our chairs are on the wall across from the fireplace the tv is in front of the fireplace not able to use it so i m glad it s been warm i m using the printer stand that has a pull out drawer for a keyboard for my desk we bought a little 24 desk for al we ve got the two little bookcases back to back with books facing the living room and the other shelves for additional storage in the kitchen the kitchen table with one of its leaves folded down barely fits i guess the nice thing is i can stand in one spot and reach the refrigerator stove table and sink with only a small step in any direction we ve been attending a little presbyterian church not far from where we live bethany presbyterian church s building was built 100 years ago it s a small congregation with mostlly people who have grown up there it is an open and affirming congregation and there are a fair number of lgbt members and many more who have gays and or lesbians as children or siblings the usual sunday worship is about 70 folks and i understand the membership is around 100 i knew the pastor from twitter and facebook before we came here since we ve been attending they have welcomed 7 new members so it seems to be revitalized and growing there s a lot of energy there we re still visiting churches but these folks seem to be very welcoming one of the really strange things about this area is the shift in attitudes about temperatures the public pools are full whenver the sun is out even if it is in the mid 60s i can remember that i wouldn t like my kids go swimming until the temperature got up to 80 deg we re enjoying exploring the area and trying out many of the restaurants i love to go down by the water to eat one of my favorites is harbor lights whenever we leave we have a great view of the sound this is our patio my desk looks out the window at this and as we come home this is the view from the front of the property all in all we are content posted in family franke tobey jones tagged bethany presbyterian church chest of drawers facebook lgbt members leave a reply mt rainier posted on july 19 2012 by abbiewatters 2 i know it s been forever since i put up a new post and i know you re dying to see how we ve managed to fit everything in to the one bedroom apartment but that s going to have to wait for another day because i want to show you the pictures from our trip to mt rainier yesterday franke tobey jones has a great little 21 passenger bus and gary the driver picked us up right outside our building at 9 o clock sharp for the ride up the mountain we had no idea what the weather would be like up there so we dressed in layers and took sun hats and off we went we rode for about an hour and a half first through cities and towns and on interstate then through villages and finally through towering forests with lovely wildflowers growing at the base of the trees eventually we came to the entrance to the national park of the 17 people on board including the driver we had 6 golden eagle golden access passes so we all got in free each pass allows the owner and three other people to accompany them there are several park villages or inns on the mountain and we passed one large one on our way to paradise which is as high as the bus could go many little mountain streams were carrying snowmelt down the mountain through stands of old growth forest this is the beginning of the nisqually river that flows through tacoma and empties into puget sound sorry for the blur on some of these pictures but i was taking them through the bus window and i sometimes got a reflection at one point the road crossed the river on a bridge that was high enough above the riverbed that big al declined to look out the window they ve had a very late spring so the real rushing torrent of snowmelt is only a trickle still in the middle of july the clouds were still hanging low in the trees and we began to despair of getting a good view of the top of the mountain there was still snow on the ground in patches and under the trees as we climbed higher and higher even down below the treeline and then just as we reached paradise the sun broke out that will definitely preach we walked through the parking lot to the lodge where we had lunch with a wonderful view sorry i just couldn t stop taking pictures of the beautiful blue sky the alpine meadows and the great snow covered mountain this is the view back across the valley where the clouds were still hanging you can see there s still an awful lot of snow on the ground although we got downright hot in the sun and were glad to have our hats the fields of lupine with paint brush reminded me of nothing so much as blue bonnets and paint brush in texas in march about 2 o clock we reboarded the bus for the ride down the mountain the ride down the mountain was like a movie running in reverse back across the bridge but this time looking up the mountain the way we had come i was intranced with the ferns growing in that alpine forest i think of ferns in damp southern marshlands i was able to snap a picture of one of the many waterfalls rushing down the cliffs at the edge of the road there was a little more sun as we went down than when we were going up the rest of the ride was uneventful and we arrived back at franke tobey jones close to 5 p m a really great day posted in family franke tobey jones sightseeing tagged nature outdoors towering forests transportation travel 2 replies juth of fourly posted on july 4 2012 by abbiewatters 1 as you can see i ve changed the title of the blog to better reflect who i am after being retired for several years and finally achieving my wishes and moving to tacoma we got down in the storage room and moved some stuff around in preparation for getting the heavy stuff set up on thursday about 10 o clock we heard the sounds of a jet flying and it kept up and kept up big al went charging outside thinking someone was doing an air show and it took us a little while to locate him but there seemed to be an f 15 doing loops barrel rolls immelmanns low level passes and generally slipping the surly bonds of earth and dancing the skies on laughter silvered wings we hadn t seen anything about an air show on the tv or in the paper when we read it but he must have been performing for somebody out on the sound at any rate we benefitted from being on top of the hill and getting a ring side seat to the turns and high acrobatics as big al said that s the reason i wore blue for 20 years after the impromptu air show we went out for brunch following brunch we got in line for the ferry to vashon island we didn t have to wait very long before we were driving onto the boat the tacoma yacht club is right next to the ferry slip and we could see all the toffs sitting on the terrace having cocktails on this glorious sunny day temperature when we left point defiance 66 deg there were lots of little boats out on the sound bouncing around on the swell when we got over to the island we visited the little town of burton the settlement that s the farthest south then we rode around the bay to docktown vashon is shaped like an elongated right handed gauntlet pointing south with burton on the hand to the west and docktown on the thumb to the east the tide was far out as you can see there was a nice little park with play equipment for the kids after driving almost to the tip of the thumb we turned around and went out to the lighthouse that is on the base of the thumb across the bay from federal way and sea tac airport the lighthouse is still working and was open for tours today there are several coast guard relay stations and antennae there along with the lighthouse the juxtaposition of the old lighthouse with the very modern radar equipment is interesting they were having a little local picnic and festival out by the light but big al s back wouldn t let him walk that far but we really had a good time people watching and sitting on a bench looking at the sound we rode all the way 15 miles to the northern end of the island where you can get a ferry to fauntleroy west seattle or southport and then we returned to tahlequah the landing at the south end to catch the ferry back to point defiance we got to the landing just in time to see the ferry departing but it runs every hour and i can think of worse ways to waste an hour than sitting in the sun watching the boats on the water and listening to kids firing off firecrackers on the shore particularly when mt rainier is presiding over the whole scene with its feet in the clouds and its head in the brilliant blue sunlit sky the tide was running pretty strongly and the captain really had to crab the boat to get it into the slip but he s handled much worse conditions fog wind rain etc before and i feel sure a little thing like the tide coming in didn t bother him big al seemed to like sitting in the car while i jumped out and took pictures and felt the breeze in my face temperature 72 deg the 15 minute crossing was uneventful and we got back to franke tobey jones in time for me to fix hot dogs for supper before we go up to see if we can see the fireworks over the sound from the second floor sunroom they won t happen until 10 pm because it s light so late so most of you gentle readers will already be in bed happy fourth of july to all of you posted in family 1 reply abbie watters search july 2012 s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 jun aug archives august 2026 19 july 2026 31 june 2026 31 may 2026 32 april 2026 31 march 2026 32 february 2026 29 january 2026 32 december 2025 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