laurainlimbo: (lighthouse)
Hi and welcome to my newest friends! I must do a Friendzy of my own one of these days - I just love adding new friends:) but in the meantime, I look forward to getting to know my friends better. and I'll start with posting some pictures today.

Our weather was really yucky for about a week, with non-stop rain and clouds and cold. But yesterday it was gloriously sunny - though still chilly - so we decided to go out and see a little bit of our beautiful Olympic Peninsula, which is so close but which we hardly ever take advantage of. My mom and her friend Harry had gone out on Friday afternoon to the Lyre River, which is about 20 miles west of where we live, out in the direction of Neah Bay and the coast. Along that west-bound Highway 112, there are endless parks, with campsites, picnic grounds, overlooks to the Juan de Fuca Strait, and of course trees and rivers and views of the beautiful Olympic Mountains. So yesterday after lunch, Masahiko and I went out to see the Lyre River for ourselves. And it was just beautiful. The majestic old trees are all covered in moss, and the river was sparkling in the late-afternoon sun.

Here are some pictures I took of the trees, the river, and also of the mountains on our drive back home. As always, I put pictures in clickable thumbnails to save your pages, and under a cut:

Lyre River, Clallam Co, Washington )

Also, I thought I'd share with you some pictures of the beautiful land surrounding my mom's friend Harry's house. He lives out on Freshwater Bay, only about 10 miles west of here. He has a house nestled amongst trees, overlooking the Strait. And there is a path, which if followed carefully, goes all the way down to the water. About a month ago, Masahiko and I took that path down as far as we could go (the tide was out), and I took a few pictures. It's just breathtaking:

Harry's Place )

It's late Sunday morning and I'm approaching the end of my freedom. Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m., I will begin my first day of online and on-the-phone training with my new job! I got my equipment last week and got it all set up downstairs in my new "office" (which also doubles as our bedroom, though we've been sleeping upstairs in the guest room to stay warm). I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I hope I can stay focused and make lots of money!

I hope you enjoyed my pictures. Have a wonderful Sunday - it's sunny here again, with the threat of more rainy days ahead, so I Plan to out out and enjoy the day!
Mood:: 'chipper' chipper

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