A banner to celebrate my first year of my blog

My new banner is one we nick named Pork Chop, for the eagle swooping down is going after our crab bait that was adrift, and yes, it was a freezer burner pork chop.  This eagle flew it back up to the trees there on the right for further examination and possibly lunch.  That is our favorite Mt Baker peeking in on the left.

We launched our full boat, me and my husband, both our daughters, our dog and our cat for a day of exploring, crabbing and fishing, out of Cornet Bay. I believe the first time I had been to Cornet Bay was when  I got to go camping with my favorite childhood friend Cathie and her family when we were about 11.

Memories flooded back, good times, and it was with Cathie's family and friends that I went camping for the first time. Cathie and her family have always made me feel like family and I just love them for that. We camped across from the state park, not at Camp Cornet, which is where my husband and even my mom went to Broadview's 6th grade camp. Cathie and I just got the day trip to Fort Casey in 6th grade.  Nowadays Parkwood sends their 6th graders to Camp Islandwood, over on Bainbridge Island.  I think that both our girls had fun over there.

I also remember boating this way with my brother and  grandparent's on the Moby Dick II, my Grampa Don's 1959, 35' Chris Craft.  What a beautiful wooden boat and did we have great times on that too!  My love for boating  started young, along with my husband, who actually went through Deception Pass on his grandparents boat!  Wild ride! We are so so lucky to be able to explore our beautiful Pacific Northwest, where should we go next?

Eric and I, Swinomish Slough 1984