A host of golden daffodils

It's about the time for the Tulip Festival in La Conner, Washington.     

I wanted to stop by again, because the sea of colors in the valley is a sight to behold.

When Debbie and I were there last year we didn't see any daffodils and I was hoping to see some this year. 

Turns out that the tulips are not in bloom yet this year, but we arrived just in time to experience the sea of golden daffodils around every corner.  

Peace

We were at Peace Arch Park just as the sun began to set over Semiahmoo/Boundary Bay. The Washington part of the park has featured different sculptures each time I visited. This time there were no sculptures. I was a bit disappointed, as I enjoy seeing the art, but as the sun set and we had an unobstructed view of what I think is Point Roberts or the BC Southern Gulf Islands. Gorgeous.

Here's another house in Canada, as seen from Peace Arch Park. I love a yellow house and a porch. It was all I could do not to walk across the park and the street to further check out the house and the neighboring house that is painted barn red. I would LOVE to have a yellow house with a large porch and a big red barn in the back. What I would have in the barn besides books, I have no idea.

Low tide on Drayton Harbor. Between the park, the sunset and the ocean, it was quite a peaceful night.

Border Patrol

One of my favorite things is the US/Canada border. I'm standing in Washington and just behind that sign is a road that is in Canada. And the house? That's in Canada too. I COULD just walk across the border. Not that I would, cause if I did 20 border guards would descend on me and I'd be arrested. I'm not sure what I expected at the border...a boundary of some sort, I think. Not just people's fear of being arrested keeping them from crossing. So cool.

We went to Birch Bay and apparently it's low tide because we were able to walk pretty far out into the bay. There were a bunch of people...and seagulls...clamming. So my question is...if it's low tide here, where has the water gone? What is it doing? I'm guessing it has something to do with the moon, right?

Just as we settled into the room to watch a movie, the fire alarm went off. We had to evacuate the building. We took our laptops and a blanket and hung out in the car while the firemen determined that...someone had burned some toast. Classic!

Louboutins they're not

Not that any of my other shoes are Louboutins - or even close. But these certainly are not a shoe I want to wear all day every day for the next 3 weeks.

Turns out I have plantar faciitis. Which causes severe heel and lower arch pain for me. I noticed it the last time I was at Disneyland. And it was quite bothersome in NYC and Italy. With another trip to Disneyland just around the corner, I thought it best to get it checked out. I ended up getting x-rays, a shot and a perscription for some stability running shoes.

And I have to wear them ALL DAY, EVERY DAY for the next 3 weeks at least. I never thought I was much into shoes. A bit difficult to be into shoes when you have as much difficulty finding shoes as I do. But these shoes or any other stabilizing running shoes are really going to limit my wardrobe options. Obviously no skirts - unless I want to bring the 80s back entirely. And did I mention I can never go barefoot? Not even at home? Guh!

The doctor says it will go away. It had better...or I'm going to have to take to spray painting.

Seen at the Statue of Liberty

Think the Statue of Liberty might not be a hotspot on a random Monday in February? Well you'd be wrong.

Check out all of the people on the boat that arrived just as we were leaving. Jope!

Seen at Times Square

Times Square is all about getting your attention. We stood in one place and counted the video screens we could see (over 35) and there are large billboards EVERYWHERE. One of my favorites was the one for the Mini Cooper. There were Mini Coopers mounted on the sides of buildings. It reminded me of something the Top Gear crew would do, but they would put Richard Hammond in the car and ask him to drive across the building.

On a slightly related note, are those lights or video cameras?

alla Carabonara

The best meal I had in Italy was some delicious Spaghetti alla Carabonara in Venice. It was creamy and delicious. I tried my hand at making some tonight. It's not bad, but I think I should have used more eggs and cheese. Still...very edible.

Chicken Cinnamon Roll

So...had plans to go to some church and watch a debate about porn. I had mentioned to Erin, my friend, that I really wanted Spanish food. She found a tapas place in Mill Creek called Tablas. We were going to dinner then the porn debate. Dinner was so good we missed the debate. Erin called these Chicken Cinnamon Rolls...but they are actually chicken mignon and supremely delicious...might just be my favorite restaurant.