Stan & Joyce Orchard
Trying to figure it out.
Seattle | Hobart
Frog On Deck
Our little green friend has returned for another gardening season of fun and froggery on our deck.
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Sweetness
Life is good. Sometimes. For a moment.
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You Had One Job
All you had to do is look toward me. Hate it when models won’t take direction.
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First Skunk Cabbage
Spring is really here now. These beauties are blooming on our road. About 100 feet away are a few piles of snow. Let the sun shine.
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So Long, Ichiro
Got to hear him take his final bow live from Tokyo in a rare early morning game. As the sun was setting on his career, the moon was setting over the arches. Yes, tears were shed.
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Hiking With A Hottie
Can’t believe this gorgeous creature still tolerates me. We hiked a mile along the Cedar River at Renton this morning. Loving this weather.
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Jazzy Hair
Just love her hair.
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Winter Is Leaving. Finally.
For the first time since last year, it’s starting to feel like the seasons are changing. If we can just lose the snow.
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Still Snowing
In our 34 years here in Hobart, the snow has never stayed with us this long. It’s been over a month and it’s still snowing. Thoughts of 45F and steady rain for a few days sounds good.
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A Beautiful Lunch
Lunch today with two of my favorite people on the planet on a beautiful afternoon.
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A Ray Of Sunshine On A Cold Winter Day
If you’ve been thinking the world seems a litte brighter, a little sweeter this week, it’s probably because of this gorgeous creature. Jazmyn Krystal Orchard, Jazzy K arrived Sunday, February 24.
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Happy Birthday, Dad
Today marks the centennial of the birth of my father. Wish he was still around.
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The Not Quite Supermoon
This morning about an hour and a half before sunrise, we caught just a glimpse of this month’s full moon. Sort of, anyway.
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Free At Last!
Who’s the happiest shopper at Freddy’s today? This girl, after nine days stuck in the house. Freedom!
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REAL Snow Angels
Our new neighbors are building their house. They decided to put their excavator to use and cleared a path to our barn and out to the road. And it stopped snowing!
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Overnight Porch Party
Overnight Porch Party – Apparently there was a party under our front porch and out in the yard last night.
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Forest As A Cathedral
On snowy days like this, the huge forest adjacent to our place is like walking into one of those magnificent old European churches.
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Embracing The Snow
We got about 8-10 inches of snow overnight. But as humans around here freak out, our little friends show us the way to endure.
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Our First Cyclamen
It’s mid-winter where we live and a few snowflakes are falling with the temps around freezing. But a wee bit of brightness in the greenhouse.
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Early Morning Sky Show – January 30, 2019
Venus, Jupiter and the moon put on quite a show early this morning just before sunrise.
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