tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717597983921372302024-03-13T17:32:58.056+11:00White Forge PhotographyWhite Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.comBlogger456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-60282294026589191832015-02-04T04:19:00.001+11:002015-02-04T04:19:08.775+11:00Red Robin<p>The warmer weather have brought the birds back. Walking the dog to their chirping.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-roD10qMbFlI/VNEDCdBPMAI/AAAAAAAAAMY/QwEtpjw2etE/s1600-h/WhiteForgePhotos_Robin-111.jpg"><img title="WhiteForgePhotos_Robin-1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="WhiteForgePhotos_Robin-1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-E7Voimw5_do/VNEDC1ARHkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/sNRdLUbDKBc/WhiteForgePhotos_Robin-1_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="690" height="467"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-91991576631722373092015-02-03T04:41:00.001+11:002015-02-03T04:41:17.009+11:00What I have learned about Golden Retrievers<p>I grew up with German Shepherds (and still love the breed). Moving to Seattle, we decided to get a golden. Personality-wise, they are quite different. We have learned some things as Binks has grown older. <br>One: They have huge tongues.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-5_zpsfd484976.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-5_zpsfd484976.jpg" width="658" height="988"></a></p> <p>Somehow, that tongue never seems to fit in his mouth. </p> <p>Two: Learn to brace.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-6_zps8324c2ab.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-6_zps8324c2ab.jpg" width="700" height="466"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-10_zps13bd1513.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-10_zps13bd1513.jpg" width="694" height="462"></a></p> <p>They will use you as cover when chasing each other. Binks especially doesn’t quite get the concept of momentum yet and can’t turn quite as fast as his smaller friend. So we keep our feet apart and knees bent, they might just come sliding into you.</p> <p>Three: they love chasing balls or sticks or even better, each other.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-9_zps2bde5aaa.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-9_zps2bde5aaa.jpg" width="691" height="460"></a></p> <p>Four: Goldens have a unique way of playing with other goldens, different to how they play with other breeds.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-7_zpsde6e47d5.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-7_zpsde6e47d5.jpg" width="694" height="462"></a></p> <p>They will wrestle each other mercilessly. They also like to tease, holding a ball or a stick just out of reach, taunting the other to get it.</p> <p>Five: They can entertain themselves really well.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-11_zps1440dd81.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/GoldenRetrievers/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-11_zps1440dd81.jpg" width="689" height="459"></a></p> <p>They will hold a ball on a slope, let it go to roll down, then pounce. They sometimes even throw it up in the air and try to catch it (that goes for sticks and even gloves <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5980sdaMDcI/VM-2u5Yw4cI/AAAAAAAAAMI/isYTFEGKC6E/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> too).</p> <p>We are having great fun with our puppy. Being able to socialise with other pups in the neighbourhood makes it even more special.</p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-34923309801522828812015-02-01T03:13:00.001+11:002015-02-01T03:13:54.280+11:00Megan and Co<p>This neighbourhood has lots of golden retrievers. On walks, we regularly get to meet up with them. Megan is a gorgeous girl 15 years old, still going for walks every day. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-9_zps37739dc3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-9_zps37739dc3.jpg" width="667" height="444"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-14_zpse666246f.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-14_zpse666246f.jpg" width="668" height="445"></a></p> <p>She was sad for a while when her sister passed away, but is really cheerful since her ‘sister’ Bailey joined her. Bailey has boundless energy (as in she doesn’t run, she bounds and bounces everywhere!). She and Binks, our dog, would chase each other all day if they could.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-5_zpsac006449.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-5_zpsac006449.jpg" width="668" height="445"></a></p> <p>During play, Binks will go check on Megan regularly. She is really patient and sweet. She will sit by you all day if you give her a scratch behind the ears!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-16_zpse2ba43db.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Megan%20and%20Co/WhiteForgePhotos_GoldenRetrievers-16_zpse2ba43db.jpg" width="665" height="443"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-16658329684550324642015-01-23T03:15:00.001+11:002015-01-23T03:15:52.456+11:00Halloween Pumpkins<p>Our neighbours have been great, showing us around and introducing us to the US holidays. For Halloween, they took us to a pumpkin farm where we could pick our own pumpkins for Halloween. The younger two came with me, choosing their own pumpkins. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-8_zps4b71e8f8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-8_zps4b71e8f8.jpg" width="202" height="303"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-2_zps14fec6f6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-2_zps14fec6f6.jpg" width="453" height="302"></a></p> <p>It was a beautiful day with blue skies and spots of clouds. The kids had a ball.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-5_zps6f0378ce.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-5_zps6f0378ce.jpg" width="479" height="319"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-7_zps0620e43f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-7_zps0620e43f.jpg" width="215" height="323"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-6_zpse7cd9ea0.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-6_zpse7cd9ea0.jpg" width="667" height="444"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-1_zps57447fdd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-1_zps57447fdd.jpg" width="328" height="492"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-4_zpsa767ef5f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/WhiteForgePhotos_PickingPumpkins-4_zpsa767ef5f.jpg" width="328" height="492"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-49612318896289007942015-01-22T04:03:00.001+11:002015-01-22T04:03:36.923+11:00Walking the dog in the cold<p>Every now and then everything goes white with frost. Somehow the colder it gets, the more energy our puppy has! Must be a Golden Retriever thing since Binks’ best friend, Bailey also gets friskier!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-21_zps45a50030.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-21_zps45a50030.jpg" width="665" height="443"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-22_zps809399aa.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-22_zps809399aa.jpg" width="325" height="217"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-26_zps1fd34ce4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-26_zps1fd34ce4.jpg" width="324" height="216"></a></p> <p align="left">The sun is starting to come up before 8, creating beautiful morning light. It is nice to not walk in the dark anymore!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-19_zps011435fd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-19_zps011435fd.jpg" width="628" height="943"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-16_zpse2638ef2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-16_zpse2638ef2.jpg" width="195" height="292"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-17_zps6b1e04e7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-17_zps6b1e04e7.jpg" width="440" height="293"></a></p> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-28_zpsf9765ed7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-28_zpsf9765ed7.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-11_zps79175521.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-11_zps79175521.jpg" width="200" height="300"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-10_zps374ff69b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-10_zps374ff69b.jpg" width="448" height="299"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-9_zps79c2d0bc.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-9_zps79c2d0bc.jpg" width="445" height="297"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-29_zpsde33713c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_DogWalks-29_zpsde33713c.jpg" width="198" height="297"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-28231410804246371952015-01-21T06:07:00.001+11:002015-01-21T06:08:37.032+11:00The Road to Yelm<p>We found a great butcher, but they are a few hours away. I took some photos through the window as we were driving. (Hubby isn’t so patient any more with stopping so I can get a shot. I would triple our time!)</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-16_zps461eef33.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-16_zps461eef33.jpg" width="669" height="446"></a></p> <p>I kept reading this sign as Military Vehicle X-Wing. Funny how the mind works <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ifJjA-cYKb8/VL6ngnGAu4I/AAAAAAAAAL0/4cmhF4wk2Dw/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-15_zps18d57891.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-15_zps18d57891.jpg" width="669" height="446"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-9_zpsdfdff2e6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-9_zpsdfdff2e6.jpg" width="667" height="444"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-11_zps6e684ffa.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-11_zps6e684ffa.jpg" width="667" height="444"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-5_zpsfae287a0.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-5_zpsfae287a0.jpg" width="665" height="443"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-6_zpsf2bcebed.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-6_zpsf2bcebed.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-14_zps063c609f.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-14_zps063c609f.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-17_zps2ce944b6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-17_zps2ce944b6.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-12_zpsc76e095c.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Pumpkin%20picking/Yelm/WhiteForgePhotos_RoadtoYelm-12_zpsc76e095c.jpg" width="665" height="443"></a></p> <p>Things had been chaos here over Christmas with the builders rushing against time to try to finish the house. We were promised everything would be done by Thanksgiving. After losing my temper, they finished painting the inside of the house two days before Christmas. It is amazing to have space again. The quiet will come much later as they are still hammering on the outside of the house and repairing the neighbour’s place.</p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-43544495762921780362015-01-20T12:36:00.001+11:002015-01-20T12:38:47.215+11:00Amazon Post Holiday Party 2015<p>We got to go out a bit. Lately we had been trapped home with all the construction happening (inside is done! Yay!). Two live bands played, the first was <strong>Walk the Moon</strong>, a band from Ohio. They had so much energy on stage, really great fun to watch! The crowd was jumping.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-17_zps36aa447a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-17_zps36aa447a.jpg" width="661" height="440"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-13_zpsbd4cf5b9.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-13_zpsbd4cf5b9.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a></p> <p>One of their new songs is called <em><a href="http://youtu.be/6JCLY0Rlx6Q" target="_blank">Shut Up and Dance</a></em>, you should check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-26_zps7bd43969.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-26_zps7bd43969.jpg" width="661" height="440"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-21_zpsa8f89cb3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-21_zpsa8f89cb3.jpg" width="661" height="992"></a></p> <p>I have been dropping hints at hubby to get me their album for our anniversary <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Bp8M2Pu1y8s/VL2xNgdt7XI/AAAAAAAAALg/QJ-pbItBPaI/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-20_zps04be96c6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-20_zps04be96c6.jpg" width="660" height="991"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-29_zps77a5873b.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/AmazonPostHoliday/WhiteForgePhotos_AmazonPostHoliday-29_zps77a5873b.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-76407452613029552522014-12-06T08:28:00.001+11:002014-12-06T08:28:17.444+11:00Colours of Fall<p>(Ok, so I am still using UK spelling, years of habit!) It feels like everything we see is from a National Geographic documentary. The environment is so much different to anywhere else we had lived before.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-48_zps6c8fd486.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-48_zps6c8fd486.jpg" width="660" height="440"></a></p> <p>Mushrooms, toadstools and moss pop up overnight.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-5_zpsedec0290.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-5_zpsedec0290.jpg" width="215" height="323"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-47_zps7eb2d4cb.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-47_zps7eb2d4cb.jpg" width="215" height="323"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-45_zpsd538d49e.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-45_zpsd538d49e.jpg" width="215" height="323"></a> </p> <p>Vivid colours stand out against all the deep greens.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-1_zpsfa299a92.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-1_zpsfa299a92.jpg" width="655" height="436"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-10_zpsa8e7472f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-10_zpsa8e7472f.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-55_zps6daf93e3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-55_zps6daf93e3.jpg" width="658" height="438"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-34_zps29606326.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-34_zps29606326.jpg" width="665" height="998"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-39142994969858051632014-12-05T09:03:00.001+11:002014-12-05T09:03:20.077+11:00Oregon Grape<p>There are so many new types of plants here. Researched this one. Think it is the Oregon Grape.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_OregonGrape-1_zpsb88d615c.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_OregonGrape-1_zpsb88d615c.jpg" width="643" height="965"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-21184378692795060732014-12-02T05:49:00.001+11:002014-12-02T05:49:51.349+11:00Forest light<p>I love how the light through the trees creates a kind of spotlight.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-15_zpsd953d480.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-15_zpsd953d480.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-22_zpsc27da376.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-22_zpsc27da376.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-30_zpse17c9187.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-30_zpse17c9187.jpg" width="376" height="565"></a></p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-29_zps341d9780.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-29_zps341d9780.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-62443664330949122022014-11-30T05:11:00.001+11:002014-11-30T05:11:37.961+11:00Our First Snow<p>We opened the windows this morning to a garden covered in white! It looked so wonderful, a real wonderland (can you tell we never had snow before?)</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-1_zps8e6fd53d.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-1_zps8e6fd53d.jpg" width="678" height="452"></a></p> <p>The kids had a ball playing outside. Our neighbours are from Texas, so their kids also came out to play. Binks, our puppy, loves the snow. He chases the snowballs and cries by the door to go out again to play when we bring him inside.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-3_zps7e150f34.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-3_zps7e150f34.jpg" width="676" height="451"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-2_zps2f0e364f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-2_zps2f0e364f.jpg" width="675" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-1-2_zps89ceee67.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-1-2_zps89ceee67.jpg" width="675" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-2-2_zps14d34c99.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/FirstSeattleSnow/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstSnow-2-2_zps14d34c99.jpg" width="673" height="448"></a></p> <p>We quickly popped over to the shops to get proper boots. When we came back, one of our neighbours had dropped off a whole bag of gloves as well as a sled for the kids. We are so blessed!</p> <p>I am off to go play some more… SO much fun!</p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-8841892538600131812014-11-28T07:43:00.001+11:002014-11-28T07:43:06.203+11:00Big bees<p>Massive bees here…</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-35_zps4934fc63.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-35_zps4934fc63.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a></p> <p>More than enough flowers for them. <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-36_zpsce039787.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-36_zpsce039787.jpg" width="482" height="723"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-37_zps471f7d4b.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-37_zps471f7d4b.jpg" width="652" height="434"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-12_zps7cbef15b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-12_zps7cbef15b.jpg" width="661" height="440"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-73637611884152874802014-11-27T01:42:00.001+11:002014-11-27T01:42:14.575+11:00Mist<p>The mist in the mornings is amazing, so thick sometimes you can only see a few feet ahead. It makes for the most awesome light!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-53_zpsac53b32d.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-53_zpsac53b32d.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-2_zps1e0ed856.jpg" width="334" height="501"> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-12_zps779a279c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-12_zps779a279c.jpg" width="334" height="500"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-6_zpsc6396761.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-6_zpsc6396761.jpg" width="685" height="456"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-28201019740412113412014-11-25T14:32:00.001+11:002014-11-25T14:35:01.773+11:00Spiders<p>Fall seems to be peak time for spiders. Their webs are everywhere! On walks we kept having to dodge the stickiness. Regularly arrived home with webs in my hair </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Spider/WhiteForgePhotos_spider-1_zps4c3e806b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Spider/WhiteForgePhotos_spider-1_zps4c3e806b.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p>The webs are awesomely beautiful in the early morning light though.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Spider/WhiteForgePhotos_spider-2_zps47a6d4aa.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Spider/WhiteForgePhotos_spider-2_zps47a6d4aa.jpg" width="492" height="739"></a></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-3_zps46fb305b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-3_zps46fb305b.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-65176522534582079752014-11-22T01:50:00.001+11:002014-11-22T01:50:11.572+11:00A Seattle Sunset<p>When the skies are clear, the sunsets here are so colourful and brilliant. We had a late-in-the-day walk with the dog. He is very accommodating, stopping and “posing” in just the right spot!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-1_zpse751f876.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-1_zpse751f876.jpg" width="668" height="445"></a></p> <p>We are really enjoying having an area to walk in so close to home. In the late afternoons, you have the lights of the neighbouring houses peeking through the trunks of the trees.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-10_zps0d2c1cd5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-10_zps0d2c1cd5.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-3_zpsbf0af7c7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-3_zpsbf0af7c7.jpg" width="657" height="236"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-12_zps11380578.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-12_zps11380578.jpg" width="670" height="446"></a></p> <p>My youngest was really excited to discover holly.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-7_zpsd45d6bd4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/SunsetSeattle/WhiteForgePhotos_SunsetFallWalk-7_zpsd45d6bd4.jpg" width="670" height="446"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-40641026520137358242014-11-21T01:58:00.001+11:002014-11-21T01:58:51.249+11:00A puppy coloured for Fall<p>He camouflages really well in the fall!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-15_zps8653f830.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-15_zps8653f830.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a></p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-14_zpsf79418d7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-14_zpsf79418d7.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-11_zps4fbf187d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk2-11_zps4fbf187d.jpg" width="198" height="297"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-16_zpsd919dbc8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall2/WhiteForgePhotos_SmallWalk3-16_zpsd919dbc8.jpg" width="445" height="297"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-27269479727182173252014-11-20T02:08:00.001+11:002014-11-20T02:08:54.416+11:00Halloween in Seattle<p>The kids were really excited to experience Halloween here. The costumes were in planning for quite a while. My youngest’s costume was the trickiest, since she wanted to be Elsa from the moment she saw the movie. She had a Halloween parade at school the morning, then dress up for dancing before the evening’s trick-or-treating. We improvised, by making the white top a leotard she could wear to dancing.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-2_zps1f61a3e7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-2_zps1f61a3e7.jpg" width="599" height="899"></a></p> <p>The top I adapted from a pattern with lace-up at the back. She picked the glittered tulle that went over the top of the satin. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1-2_zpsc06565df.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1-2_zpsc06565df.jpg" width="633" height="422"></a></p> <p>It gave the “Elsa”-look while she was dancing.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-3-2_zps8c1e6ec9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-3-2_zps8c1e6ec9.jpg" width="656" height="437"></a> </p> <p>My sons both wanted to be Link from the game Zelda. One was blue and the other green. They were so chuffed about the swords we got them.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1_zps2f575ab6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1_zps2f575ab6.jpg" width="448" height="560"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstFrost-1_zps90b5cb7d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/WhiteForgePhotos_FirstFrost-1_zps90b5cb7d.jpg" width="662" height="441"></a></p> <p>The parade at school was really cute, with the moms throwing the kids a party afterwards.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1-3_zpsb59287f0.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-1-3_zpsb59287f0.jpg" width="200" height="300"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_ClassHalloween-3_zpseddbd45f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_ClassHalloween-3_zpseddbd45f.jpg" width="450" height="300"></a></p> <p>It got dark very quick, with a moon glowing through the misty evening. The mount of loot the kids brought home was huge!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-5_zps8ec0a71c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-5_zps8ec0a71c.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-8_zps5417ae78.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-8_zps5417ae78.jpg" width="661" height="440"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-6_zps6a5a23a5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-6_zps6a5a23a5.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-7_zps6a113595.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-7_zps6a113595.jpg" width="656" height="437"></a></p> <p>The kids are already planning for next year.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-3_zpsc7b9e156.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/WhiteForgePhotos_SnowQueen-3_zpsc7b9e156.jpg" width="655" height="436"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-18369838867047476982014-11-18T04:19:00.001+11:002014-11-18T04:19:28.096+11:00First signs of Fall<p>Well, the frost has already hit and I haven’t had a chance to post the start of autumn / fall photos yet! Things are a little crazy with repairs finally starting on the house after the fire. When they are working, I turn the pc off since they sometimes trip the power and I don’t want to risk damaging any electronics.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-5_zps2ad388cd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-5_zps2ad388cd.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a></p> <p>We have been seeing tons of squirrels and rabbits. Toadstools and mushrooms have popped up everywhere.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-29_zpsf45c8004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-29_zpsf45c8004.jpg" width="323" height="215"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-21_zps883e1184.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-21_zps883e1184.jpg" width="323" height="215"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-14_zpsb093ae18.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-14_zpsb093ae18.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-8_zps9d2ceef2.jpg" width="326" height="218"> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-2_zpsb4486975.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-2_zpsb4486975.jpg" width="327" height="218"></a></p> <p>Our puppy is growing at a tremendous rate. He still isn’t always big enough for the sticks he tries to run with though!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-26_zps542c2b32.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-26_zps542c2b32.jpg" width="306" height="204"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-25_zps87b0ce64.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-25_zps87b0ce64.jpg" width="308" height="205"></a><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-24_zps9455fcf7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Fall/WhiteForgePhotos_SignsOfAutumn-24_zps9455fcf7.jpg" width="620" height="413"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-8210409958433080772014-11-15T02:03:00.001+11:002014-11-15T02:03:04.836+11:00Silly Dog<p>Sometimes the kids walk with me when puppy goes for a walk. He so loves the kids! They have a ball playing together.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-9_zps5400b5d9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-9_zps5400b5d9.jpg" width="322" height="483"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-3_zps4420f34f.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-3_zps4420f34f.jpg" width="322" height="483"></a></p> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-4_zps9c4f374c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-4_zps9c4f374c.jpg" width="442" height="295"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-1-2_zps15fc5909.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-1-2_zps15fc5909.jpg" width="196" height="294"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-8_zpsf1e077c4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-8_zpsf1e077c4.jpg" width="326" height="217"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-7_zps84eb2769.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-7_zps84eb2769.jpg" width="326" height="217"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-1_zpsff25055c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-1_zpsff25055c.jpg" width="657" height="438"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-6_zpscb6e3aae.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/PuppyPlay/WhiteForgePhotos_Autumnwalk-6_zpscb6e3aae.jpg" width="656" height="437"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-83655158283358003322014-11-14T05:48:00.001+11:002014-11-14T05:48:03.824+11:00Bellevue Art Fair<p>One afternoon some months ago, we went for a walk through the art fair that was happening in Bellevue. The works were amazing! </p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-15_zpsc7c90bc0.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-15_zpsc7c90bc0.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-10_zps8b39d96d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-10_zps8b39d96d.jpg" width="200" height="301"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-3_zps893e5c6d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-3_zps893e5c6d.jpg" width="453" height="301"></a></p> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-4_zps6fa90e7e.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-4_zps6fa90e7e.jpg" width="656" height="437"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-8_zpsdf918852.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-8_zpsdf918852.jpg" width="452" height="302"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-9_zps74fbafcf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-9_zps74fbafcf.jpg" width="201" height="302"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-2_zpse927d4a8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-2_zpse927d4a8.jpg" width="656" height="437"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-14_zps9556b371.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Bellevue%20Art%20Fair/WhiteForgePhotos_BellevueArtFair-14_zps9556b371.jpg" width="434" height="652"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-34902227534881829012014-10-24T04:09:00.001+11:002014-10-24T04:09:36.694+11:00Autumn Fairy<p>One of our neighbours recommended Stevens Pass as one of the best places to see the fall colours, so I was really excited when we had the opportunity to visit up there. We did not get much notice, so I had to put together a costume real quick. I was glad I had been planning for a while.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-1_zps64765503.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-1_zps64765503.jpg" width="666" height="444"></a></p> <p>We put together a headdress from autumn leaves and cream flowers. (ps glue gun + haste = burnt fingers) I had wanted to experiment with a black swan dress I had had for a while. I roped in my husband to play assistant. It rained intermittently, so we made use of the first break of the clouds. The clouds created awesome soft light.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-2_zpsa6fd86cd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-2_zpsa6fd86cd.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-1_zpsd55fd62d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-1_zpsd55fd62d.jpg" width="321" height="482"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-20_zps4d3e8312.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-20_zps4d3e8312.jpg" width="322" height="483"></a></p> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-7_zpsdced4960.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-7_zpsdced4960.jpg" width="650" height="433"></a> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-3_zps9ae954cf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-3_zps9ae954cf.jpg" width="322" height="484"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-4_zpsc74820b5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-4_zpsc74820b5.jpg" width="322" height="483"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-11_zps00d16023.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-11_zps00d16023.jpg" width="323" height="485"></a> <img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_AutumnFairy-13_zpsc291613b.jpg" width="323" height="484"></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-22_zps424cfc3c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-22_zps424cfc3c.jpg" width="653" height="980"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-87937262336143889072014-10-23T07:37:00.001+11:002014-10-23T07:37:54.263+11:00A weekend away<p>We are still living in a house that is part construction site. We had to get out for the weekend on short notice as they had to smoke-seal the ceilings. (Unhealthy fumes and all that.) Found a <a href="https://www.vacationrentalcabins.com/?page=property&unit=31941&adate=&adated=&ADULTS=&PROMO=" target="_blank">lovely cabin</a> up in the mountains (Stevens Pass) to go stay at. It was beautiful up there with all the autumn / fall colours. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-12_zpsfa1b393e.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-12_zpsfa1b393e.jpg" width="666" height="444"></a></p> <p>There was even a river nearby we could walk to.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-10_zpsb5c3d2b8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-10_zpsb5c3d2b8.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-4_zpsd7a621b5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-4_zpsd7a621b5.jpg" width="664" height="442"></a></p> <p>We spent the rainy hours playing board games, a great way to relax (especially for me since I won most of them! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nQzKDuHguYs/VEgVoQEcR9I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/rbH81ppPSDw/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> I usually play as teammate for my youngest. ) Our puppy loved the outdoors and slept the rest of the time. He seems to prefer the cold tiles. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-7_zps2a43ea93.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-7_zps2a43ea93.jpg" width="665" height="443"></a></p> <p>The misty mornings were so beautiful, everything would glow from the dew. It felt like we were walking around in a fairytale, with cabins peaking out between the trees and moss growing everywhere.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-5_zpsb44d6322.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-5_zpsb44d6322.jpg" width="443" height="296"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-9_zps97d0bdd9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-9_zps97d0bdd9.jpg" width="197" height="295"></a></p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-2_zps2f437c6c.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-2_zps2f437c6c.jpg" width="642" height="428"></a></p> <p>I even had a chance to take some photos for a photo shoot I had planned for a while. We took these right outside the cabin. Some blue skies peeked through the clouds and I roped in the family to help. I had a puppy who loved photo bombing!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-18_zps44bab8d1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/StevensPass/WhiteForgePhotos_StevensPassFall-18_zps44bab8d1.jpg" width="646" height="970"></a></p> <p>I’ll post more on the fall photo shoot soon…</p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-85778866521694970292014-10-13T13:36:00.001+11:002014-10-13T13:36:53.809+11:00The Elsa Project – Stage 2<p>Got going again on the Halloween costumes. Excuse the background, but I am cutting on the bedroom floor. With two and a half rooms still out of action, we are a little short on space!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-1_zps96ce0d22.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-1_zps96ce0d22.jpg" width="324" height="486"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-4_zps0f6d4860.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-4_zps0f6d4860.jpg" width="323" height="485"></a></p> <p>The skirt is going to be a bit swishier than the one in the movie, we settled on a circle skirt. I am free-handing the cutting a little, but it seems to be working. (I am using bits from about 5 different patterns to build this dress!) I am adding a longer layer in white satin for extra warmth. </p> <p>My daughter is using the left-over bits to make clothes for her dolls and ponies. The sewing lessons we did over the summer are paying off. I showed her how to cut patterns from paper and she took it from there (pony got a circle skirt too).</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-3_zps741ccbb1.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-3_zps741ccbb1.jpg" width="670" height="446"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-6_zpsbb1149e3.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-6_zpsbb1149e3.jpg" width="295" height="443"></a> <a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-5_zpsf110e5c7.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-5_zpsf110e5c7.jpg" width="295" height="443"></a></p> <p>The cloak is nearly finished. I just need to finish off the hood inside and add a seam to the bottom. She loves it so far!</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-7_zps5adc8ed6.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject2-7_zps5adc8ed6.jpg" width="400" height="601"></a></p> <p>Oh, and she helped me make the snowflakes for her hair. I posted a pic over on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/uDtnzHOh3X/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-12050953956106036562014-09-30T07:36:00.001+10:002014-09-30T07:36:36.553+10:00Dragonflies<p>We try to take walks more often now. We keep discovering new treasures. One of the run-off ponds was filled with beautiful dragonflies.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Dragonflies/WhiteForgePhotos_dragonflywalk-2_zps094ce556.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Dragonflies/WhiteForgePhotos_dragonflywalk-2_zps094ce556.jpg" width="667" height="444"></a></p> <p>They let us come really close. With the cold, they are disappearing, but looking forward to seeing more of them when it warms up again.</p> <p><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Dragonflies/WhiteForgePhotos_dragonflywalk-1_zpsf480fb9f.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/Dragonflies/WhiteForgePhotos_dragonflywalk-1_zpsf480fb9f.jpg" width="666" height="444"></a></p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671759798392137230.post-10588621730135086612014-09-28T09:16:00.001+10:002014-09-28T09:16:02.822+10:00The Elsa Project<p>This year the kids were going to have a theme, the boys dressing up as Link from Zelda and my daughter would be the <a href="http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Fi">Fi</a> from the same game. Then Frozen came out (the kids start planning their costumes right after Halloween!). So this year we are having a blue Link, a green Link and an Elsa. I have been buying fabrics over the year as I came across them. The kids had a LOT of input into the fabrics I chose. (Really, the boys went with to choose the tunic fabrics. The right texture was as important as the colour!) Elsa’s top is more of an “inspired by” than a perfect copy. Did not quite have the endurance (patience) to spend days cutting rectangles out of sequins or fabric. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-1_zpsbb1ecaae.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-1_zpsbb1ecaae.jpg" width="297" height="446"></a></p> <p align="left">I am starting with the dress and cloak first. Since it is a bit cooler around the end of October, we are adding a thick brocade cloak to the wispy one that is worn in the movie. My daughter got really excited when I suggested we add a bit of fur around the hood. Haven’t done that before, so will be an interesting experiment. I am lining the hood with some white satin (hiding the seams).</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-2_zps85661d9d.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-2_zps85661d9d.jpg" width="653" height="435"></a></p> <p align="left">The bodice is going to be the trickiest I suspect. She picked this hard netting with silver glitter for the top, so I got some sparkly stiff satin for ‘lining’. I am hoping to make the back of the bodice a lace-up, will have to see how that goes. I think the ribbon I got might be too wide, but if it is, I will just sew it double so the bow can be big. The rest of the netting will make the thin cloak.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-4_zpseebb8dbb.jpg"><img src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-4_zpseebb8dbb.jpg" width="659" height="439"></a></p> <p align="left">We chatted a lot about the skirt. She is only 7, so she wanted a skirt she could move in a bit more (and the high slit would not be comfortable for her). I am going to try a bit of a circle skirt, not sure though, trying to avoid putting in zippers! I really like the fabric I got, though for the life of me I can’t remember the name. It is very soft and is a bit crinkly, almost a kind of silk. (Found it between the dupioni and charmeuse if that helps.)</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-3_zpsf8450d3a.jpg"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" src="http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy96/WhiteForgePhotos/Blog/ElsaProject/WhiteForgePhotos_ElsaProject1-3_zpsf8450d3a.jpg" width="663" height="442"></a></p> <p align="left">Oh, and Fi will be next year’s project! My younger son is going to be the wizard from the game <a href="https://www.paradoxplaza.com/magicka-2-learn-to-spell-again">Magicka 2</a>, the oldest hasn’t decided yet.</p> <p align="left">I better get back to cutting… I will post some progress photos on <a href="http://instagram.com/whiteforge">Instagram</a> as I progress as well.</p> White Forge Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507595926053721535noreply@blogger.com0