Silver Lake Camping /July 5, 2014 by Leslie Seaton

Summer 2013 & 2014: I have to be honest that neither of my trips to the Silver Lake Park campground in the Mt. Baker area was totally enjoyable. BUT I can say it's very beautiful under any circumstances.

Rain, back pain...so far for two years in a row, my attempts to enjoy the Silver Lake Park campground have fallen under a dark cloud (this year literally). However, it's so good-looking I will probably try again next year.

Gallery here.

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From today's story: upon looking more closely, maybe its tongue is deformed? Swipe through for the ENHANCE. Don't swipe thru if a deformed tongue seems like it could be gross for you. I am officially joining FeederWatch.org to seek answers. I need to reassert some clinical detachment. I know the First Noble Truth is "life is suffering" and that is true for even the littlest things but no matter how old I get some part of me still stubbornly refuses to fully assimilate this info.

I moved to Port Townsend in May 2015, partly because I was curious about living in a smaller town, but mainly because I couldn't find housing in Seattle that I could afford AND felt like I could be happy living (and working) in.
I hadn't been actually looking at PT in particular; I found this through a friend of a friend of a friend. I fell in love with the house & figured I would find a way to make the town work. (It has!) Because I hadn't been looking around in PT before settling on this house, I had no clue how absolutely lucky I was to find it at all and how bad the rental situation is here for working people, families, etc.

I've always been a renter, and while I've always been incredibly fortunate w/my landlords and space, it *still* feels precarious.
It's disheartening to think that there are so many people who work hard to provide the services that make this tourist town run yet can't find a stable, comfortable, pleasant, affordable home here.

There is a community group working on these issues and we are meeting next on Tue, June 27th @bazaargirls at 6pm. Please come if you are interested in working with us! Frankly, I know nothing about policy or politics but other folks there do and we are working to find ways everyone can contribute in the way and to the level that works for them! Feel free to email me at fps.lqs@gmail.com if you have any questions or if you'd like to be added to the mailing list.

The #nuthatch is back and I'm very happy about this. Nuthatches are among my faves because they are zippy, independent, and avoid interspecies drama with the other bird types that come to the feeders. Also their chirp is very tiny and adorable. #yardnews

Yesterday's #tonightlog. #placeswhereyoucanknit

But we are not there because it was tooooooo raaaaaiiny. Maybe tomorrow. A balaclava delayed.

The first little bush in the photo is now the big tree directly behind it.

🎶 Mind over matter is magic/I do magic/If you think about it it'll be over in no time🎶

#determinedbento did not see much action in 2015 and 2016 but hoping to be out there more this year. Today went 5 miles which doesn't sound like much but it's the farthest I've gone all at once since getting back from Europe & trying to figure out what I'd done to my knee. It's also the farthest I've gone without pain in I don't know how long. There is still Disconcerting Clunking™ on inclines and declines, but since it's apparently not Medically Significant Clunking™, I'm learning to be ok with this new normal and primarily just super grateful to be outside.

Appropriately named Charity is teaching Linda how to piece together a crochet blanket for #projectlinus #charitycrochet

TWTTR

Leslie Seaton

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