A Short Visit With Sister Sherry...

We got going fairly early this morning and got to Sister Sherry's farm on the Touchet River by about eleven o'clock. It turned out to be a lovely day for sitting out on the front steps and drinking our coffee and watching the birds -- and of course, the mastiffs.

There are always flowers blooming at Sherry's, even this Spring when she's had a lot of frost. This lovely iris greeted us as we walked in --

We were too late for most of the peonies in Momma's garden, but this bush was providing both color for us and nectar for the bees --

 

The last of the alliums were blooming by the front door --

There was a flock of American goldfinches eating from the feeders --

I tried to count them, got as high as fourteen, but they were moving around so much, I really don't know how many there were!

This is Keiko San, Sherry's youngest mastiff. He's still got another 80-90 pounds to go during the next tear or so. He's been to his first dog shows this Spring and so far has won Best in Breed at every one...

After lunch, it was nap-time for the dogs. Here are three of them sprawled on their beds in the living room. (There's one more yet behind me!)

The mastiffs truly are gentle giants. The older three were content to lie in the sun while we sat outside in the sun and talked. Of course, Keiko had to keep busy playing soccer with his bowling balls. The dog show judges were impressed by his musculature -- they should see him chasing the balls around the farmyard!

We spent the afternoon listening to the Mariners game (they beat the Yankees 12-2!!) and visiting before heading back over the hills to Oregon and Auntie Violet. It was a short visit, but fun to at least see my sister before we headed on to the repair shop in Chehalis.