Olympic National Forest

View from Hurricane Ridge.

My baby deer friend!

Hiking up to Lake Angeles.

Tired from hiking straight up for 3 hours.

The view was worth the climb.

Another shot.

I got all artsy again.

Little stream on the way down.

Cool tree that had been stripped of bark in some places.

Our tent site. Basically you can't have anything out because it attracts animals, so that is why it looks so austere.

Early August Trip to Port Angeles

Sitting on a dock on the bay.

We got art-y during our 12 mile bike ride.

One of my favorite pics from the trip.

A gorgeous day.

Triumphant in our biking adventure.

Wallace Falls Camping Pics

Wallace Falls is a state park in Gold Bar, Wa. It has some pretty beautiful views, and I'd recommend people check it out. Overnight camping is $20, so that's what I did at the end of July :)

Our site!

Siting the rocks with feet in the water when I took this pic.

Beautiful.

I was glad to get the chance to to do an overnight with my friends Renee and Alisha. This summer has been the epitome of "grab any free second" and take advantage of it. I will be heading back to Wallace Falls at some point soon, it is just too pretty not to visit often. More camping photos to come, as I did two days in the Olympic National Forest in early August.

Coal Creek- one of my favorite parks in Bellevue

Garden shots from late June

Cuke starts from the Master Gardeners. They are already much bigger :)

Lettuce harvest.

So much green!

.50 cent mystery squash! I think it will be a crookneck.

Beet tops and swiss chard for "kale" chips.

Photo blog for the summer?

I don't want to leave this completely untouched all summer, but I really don't have much time. I'm thinking maybe I'll post photos when I get some of parks I work in, and do some updates on the garden, plus my two mini camping trips. When I get a day off I'll try to fit it in.

Blrgh

It's 5am-insomnia and stress. This week I'm working 6 days in a row, roughly 75hrs of working/commuting jammed into that space of time. I have an eye infection, but I can't see well enough in my old glasses to wear them all the time, so I'm rocking contacts despite pain. I'll get one day off in a few more days, then I'll get the pleasure of working 8 days in a row after that. Haven't dared to look at my schedule after that because I start having panic attacks. Trying to stay upbeat while living in a filthy house, struggling to drive home safely after a 15hr day, not having time to buy groceries or fix non- peanut butter and jelly meals, not getting enough sleep, and having to cut my normal amount of showers more than in half, is impossible. I don't know that I will be maintaining this blog anymore until life slows back down. I just have no interest in anything I used to enjoy except my horse, as I think most of me is just focusing on getting by right now. Maybe things will be better next month, but right now I'm tired and unhappy, and that makes for poor blogging.