A Day With My Patty

Once in a while we are blessed with a day so special that the memories will linger for a long-long time.

Yesterday was such a day for me. My oldest daughter Patty and I spent eleven and a half hours just having fun. First we drove out to the country where her sister works at their father's business. We said our hello's and visited a short time then drove up the Mt. Baker highway to an altitude of 1504' to Bearpaw mountain to see Nooksack Falls which drops 88' into a deep, rocky canyon. There is actually a mist all over the surrounding area which I tried to eliminate to make the pictures sharper.

Nooksack Falls was featured in the hunting scene of the movie, The Deer Hunter.

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This peaceful creek is on the Wells Creek Road which takes us to the falls.
This view is just above the falls where the water is absolutely roaring. I did a small video clip just so I could get the sound. It is awesome.

This is the top of the falls. I couldn't get a good picture of the entire falls. The thundering of the falls was unbelievable. Just imagine the thousands of pounds of water pushing this.
Here is some of it. There is a good fence surrounding the area. Unfortunately not everyone will stay on the proper side of it and several people have fallen to their death here. The lovely green moss is covered in a slime making this a treacherous area

This was taken below the falls. Notice the heavy moss all over.

You didn't think I could do a post without a posy did you? LOL I don't know what this one is but it was growing all over at the falls area.

We stopped at a Nina's, a quaint little country cafe for lunch and heard another kind of roar. There were about three tables pushed together to make a long one and seated around it were several farmers and oh boy did they ever talk up a storm. And they say women are talkers? Ha! I had to remove my hearing aid!
I had fish and chips and a nice green salad.

When we left the cafe we drove the short distance to my sister Bonnie's house and visited with her for a while. She is making Indian flutes and is making one for me and our sister Barb. Bonnie is so talented it's incredible. She has been working with wood and most recently flutes have captured her fancy. I'm excited to get mine.

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The picture above tickles me. By the time we left my sisters, a nearby farmer had decided to spray fertilizer on his field. If you have never been close by when that is taking place consider yourself blessed. Patty tried to hide her nose from it. LOL!!!

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When we got home it was sometime after 9 pm, and I gave Patty her first oil painting lesson. I'll post photos of that later.

It was a day to remember and I am still feeling the glow from it.

Thank you Patty for blessing me in such a wonderful way.

You are a true treasure.

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