Fetching our puppy

We are quickly on our way to winter (we haven’t had one yet!  Left Melbourne at the beginning of autumn and arrived in Seattle at the beginning of spring.)  Shortly after we arrived, we found a lovely family selling Golden Retriever puppies.  The catch was that they were in Quincy, on the other side of the mountain.  It was a great opportunity to see more of Washington state.

There is lots of farmland, with beautiful houses and barns.  The trees were all budding new leaves, bright-green all along the roads.

Snow was melting up in the mountain passes.  Small waterfalls were pouring down the mountain sides next to the road.

We drove past some of the ski resorts, the closest we have ever been to snow.

Our puppy was just too sweet in the car.  He cuddled with the kids, they were fighting about who got to sit next to him.

He kept looking out the back window when we drove away from the farm where he was born.

The other side of the mountain is not nearly as hilly as where we stay.  Lots of beautiful lakes and low rolling hills and large plains filled with farmland and wind farms.

We made a few pitstops for Binks to take a walk and stretch his legs.  (We made it home with no accidents!)

 

It was a beautiful trip!  Loved seeing more of the country.

Mount Rainier

This mountain is really huge.  You can see it from so many places, but I usually only get a view of it when I am driving.  Took the opportunity to capture it when hubby drove us home from the city, driving over the lake.  It is one of the few mountains still with snow on it.

Lake on Golden Point Road

One of our stops was at a lake near Chewton.  The idea was to get sunset shots. Well, from there you cannot see much of the sunset, but the environment is really beautiful and peaceful.  You arrive with this huge open lake in front of you, surrounded by hills.  The water was calm, with ducks swimming amongst the reeds.  Reflections were everywhere.  Small flowers were budding on vines growing up against the rushes.

 

On one side a little river was flowing out of the lake.  It make for lots of tiny waterfalls.

 

It was definitely a popular spot for everyone to take photos.

 

Below the lake were tons of beautiful views.  Different flowers, seeds and plants all over. It was sheltered, so felt like walking through a forest.  Fallen trees and cut tree trunks added to the magical atmosphere.

  

The sunset was mostly behind the hills, but it lent some soft colours to the cloudy sky.

 

 

Cold and wet and muddy, it was time to go home.