Weekend Reflections: Lily Pad and Dragonfly

One last picture from Fond du Lac...I promise!  The lily pads were gorgeous at the city park. I could have spent all day shooting pictures of them. This was shot from a foot bridge over the waterway at quite a distance so I didn't notice the dragonfly until I was posting the picture.

Skywatch Friday: Fond du Lac Lighthouse

This great old lighthouse greets visitors to Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac. It was restored a while back by the Fond du Lac Optimists club and serves as a tourist attraction now.  Lake Winnebago lies in the background.

Bottoms Up...

...from sunny Wisconsin. (brought to you by the friendly ducks at Lakeside Park in Fond Du Lac)

Grey Days Made More Fun by Ferries

The ferry dock in Friday Harbor awaits the next ferry. 

Whale Watching

On a ferry ride to Friday Harbor, we noticed a cluster of boats in one area.  My husband thought it was just fishing, but a local San Juan Island resident spoke up and recognized it must be whale watchers because all fishing is currently out of season.  I ran outside to snap some pictures, amazed to see some fins of the orca whales.  Examining the pictures after I laughed more at the cluster of people on the boat all huddled to get their best look.  I can't blame them because whales are truely amazing creatures.

School's Out

A view from the monkey bars at Northern Heights Elementary. School is finally out here in Bellingham; close to a week had been added because of snow days in January. My family is excited because many new playgrounds just became available for our summer play.

Bon Voyage!

The Viggi half of Bellingham Daily Photo is packing up and heading off to (hopefully) sunny Wisconsin. If technology cooperates, I'll post some pictures of the heartland from the road.  

Slide

Worn smooth by countless trips down, a slide waits to deliver the next ride.

Wonder

As a caterpillar crosses their path, my daughters watch in wonder.

A Little Prairie and a Big Mountain

A view of Mt Baker from Ferndale's Hovander Park.