Friday My Town Shootout

High & Low is this week's theme.  We're in the Seattle, WA area this week.  Just so happens that we went to the Locks in Ballard, WA today!
Completed in 1917, the locks link the Puget Sound with Lake Union and Lake Washington.  Boats as large as 760 feet in length and as small as a kayak can travel through the locks.
I think there is a difference of maybe 18 feet between Union Lake & Peugot Sound. Look how close those boats are, waiting for the water level to go down!
Speaking of high & low:

The locks are also a critical link for salmon and steelhead heading upstream to spawn. A fish ladder with 21 steps or “weirs” allows spawning fish to climb to the freshwater side. Coho salmon going up the ladder!
For more FMTS photos, check out this site!  Have a great weekend!

Friday My Town Shootout

This week's theme is to match a favorite quote to a photo from your town.

I have a notebook full of quotes that I love. I could go CRAZY trying to find photos that match any given quote!  Certainly why I chose this quote...

Considering where I am (in a Thousand Trails park in Chehalis, WA), what I see around me this week brought this quote to mind...
I am capable of "thinking" things in to a whirlwind, so this is what I try to remind myself of.

Have a wonderfully, simple weekend! And be sure to check out more FMTSO here!

Morning Visitor

They come for this:
I have no idea what kind of berry this is, but the birds LOVE them too!
I saw a little family of deer (this being the baby) the other day.  When I snapped the photo, he flinched.  I felt badly that I had scared him!