Mt. St. Helen's and More....

On Friday, May 18 I went for a senior trip to visit Mt. St. Helen's. It was the day of the 38th anniversary of the eruption. It was cool the date was May 18, 18.   I was excited to go since I had not been on a senior trip for over 18 months.  The weather was forecast for warm, though possible cloudy. We had an enjoyable hour drive before our first stop at an information center off Interstate 5.

Shortly after, we stopped for lunch on the back deck of the Riverview Diner...with a lovely river view....

Views of the Toutle River

As we ascended the mountain highway the weather became cloudy and then foggy.....

YO!  Majestic Mt. St. Helen's....

The lack of viewing the mountain was a disappointment, especially for those who had never been there.  I had been there twice before, so could visualize the scene behind the fog... 

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With the warm/hot weather now here, it is time to clean up the deck and both small yard gardens....

Enjoy a virtual tour of Gram G's tea garden... 

                                                                                Mommy and daddy dragon waiting for baby to hatch...     




Petunias, my favorite summer flower and fragrance....

Newly added bamboo.  I've wanted some for a long time.  They will stay in a planter.  I hear they will take over the ground if planted.
 Carpet of miniature New Zealand Brass Buttons....

Family memory stepping stone patio...

OH!  A garden snake!!
sub-genus....hose..

















It is wonderful to spend time outside in the sun and warm air.  There is a little song bird that visits almost every day.  Unfortunately I can't picture his song....




This has been a good 7 "Mt.St. Helen's and More" days in the life of Grandma G.

"For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud."  (Exodus 24:16-17)

Mountain Peak.....

 Some of my days these past weeks have felt like I was climbing a mountain. I have taken on more challenges, which are "challenging".  I run out of energy to blog.  
But I am back!!

On Mother's Day I enjoyed viewing our local mountain peak, Mt. Hood....

On a sunny, hot afternoon Deb and Keys took me for a ride to a new riverfront park and pier on the Columbia River.  The weekend was unusually hot for mid May, the temp soaring to 90.  The clear views of the mountain were spectacular!  The river was flowing high because of mountain snow melt.





  A double barge pushed up river by two tugs

 A craine
enjoying the shade

Logs caught in the flooded river bank....

Some day I am going to be as tall as this rock....

Majestic Mountain.....

Deb and Keys with sun, water, hills and snow covered mountain ..
Gram G, too....












A walk along the pier....
The walkway was in sections and swaying with the waves...
I was a bit sea sick....

Housing the boats..







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Glimpses of PNW Spring.....


Clean up hobbit garden time....
hope they are not alive....
nope, just tree thingies...

tiny song bird in the tree top.....

 A reprieve from busy city life....
north Washington....
(Son, Gerry, photo)



It's all in the perspective.....

Family memory stepping stone patio put in place....

Fresh life..














This has been a good 21 mountain peak days in the life of Grandma G.

"In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of mountains; it will be exalted above all hills and all nations will stream to it." (Isaiah 2:2)