Farmers' Daughter #1's Birthday Excursion!

It's Outdoor Wednesday with Susan at

A Southern Daydreamer!

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Farmers' Daughter #1 had her birthday back in June

but we hadn't celebrated it yet. Gentleman Farmer and

I told her that she had the choice of plants for her new home

and garden, or fabric from a new-to-us fabric store on

lovely Bainbridge Island. After some weeks decision,

we decided on some lavender plants purchased

directly from the farms in the Lavender Capital of

North America ~ Sequim, Washington.

(Check out http://www.lavenderfestival.com/ )

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Everybody loves lavender!

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After our 2 hour drive to the Dungeness Valley,

the girls were ready to get out and stretch their legs.

They had already spent and hour and a half just getting

to Grandma's house!

Our first stop was Port Williams Lavender Farm.

They not only had lovely lavender, but a beautiful
Rose and Perennial garden as well.

Royal Velvet

A deep purple lavender with shorter stems.

I have two dozen of these lining a walkway thru our yard.
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Next stop is Jardin du Soleil.

(Garden of the Sun!)

This is where we stopped for our little picnic at the edge

of the lavender fields.

We were not the only ones enjoying the pleasures of lavender!

Look closely along the edge of the lavenders

and see an entire family of Button Quail!

The (dozens of) babies were no bigger than a golf ball!

Miss R successfully maneuvered thru the boxwood maze

at stands proudly at it's center ~ a Sun of coarse!

Mama and li'l Sis join her in the Sun Gazebo!

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Now for a stroll thru the shady private garden that surrounds the home.

A cool pool next to the deck.

A beautiful perennial bed.

Larkspur.

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A trickling stream daintily slips off a concrete leaf.

(I can show you how to make one of these someday if anyone is interested!)

Another water feature.

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A gate made from a metal headboard.

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Butterflies delighting in the lavender!

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Now, off to Purple Haze!

We were invited to the orchard first, to visit Bob and Shirley!

Bob shows off his lovely tail feathers while Shirley

hides from the paparazzi!

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Calendula

This is the guest house which can be rented!

What a glorious place to stay!

The End to a lovely summer day

enjoying the delights of lavender,

daughter and grand daughters!

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Farmers' Daughter's Gift!
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"Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow."

James 1:17

In The Happy Hens Haus

New post in The Barnyard!

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"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase; So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."

Proverbs 3:9&10

This Weekend I...

Joining Becky for...

• Took Farmer's Daughter #1 and two grand daughters to Sequim to visit the lavender farms and purchase some plants for said daughter's belated birthday present.
• Enjoyed them as 'company' as they spent the night
• Loaned our Pastor a utility trailer to use on their family vacation! (Couldn't get the lights to work, so their daughters' husband and boy-friend will need to sit in the back of the trailer with flashlights! :~P )
• Spent the afternoon with Gentleman Farmer's family for a Birthday 'Get-together'.
• Swooned over (and ate much!) the delectable deep fried Alaska Halibut and Coho Salmon at the party.
• Drove 1 1/2 hours (one way) to take 5 huge suitcases of luggage and 1 large box of frozen food to Missionary friends heading back to the Philippines.
• Taught a part of a lesson on 'Sacrificial living' to 9 5-6th graders. (Sheesh! This is a tough one!)
• Celebrated a 50th Wedding Anniversary with good friends at church! (Now here's a lesson on sacrificial living!)
• Cooked some more of that lovely fish from Alaska for our Sunday dinner.
• Chilled with GF

What did you do this weekend?~*~"He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and He took it and ate it before them."Luke 24:41-43~*~