Country Roads with Wildflowers and Good Fences

Hello Friends, it's time for a summer drive 

on Country Roads, here in my neck of 

the woods of Washington State. 

We have had our share of cool and cloudy weather

and normally you would see 

majestic Mt. Rainier right in the middle

of this picture, but not today. 

'The Mountain' is hiding behind the clouds. 

We can see that the fields are turning gold....

A sprawling gray farm under thick gray skies

highlights the beautiful golden field 

behind rustic wire fencing. 

And what would a country scene be without

the requisite blue tarp? :)

With all the rain we get here near Seattle, 

tarps are like raincoats for anything 

left outside! 

Another gray farm, in a lovely setting. 

I always wonder how fences get broken.....

There is no mystery here.....

This sturdy wire fence is swallowed up by 

some beautiful pink climbing roses. 

I try and try to get roses growing like this......

and here they are practically growing wild!

Something about this corner makes me feel wistful.....

Maybe it is the old gate next to the new white fencing. 

Both are beautiful, but the old gate has such character. 

Or maybe it is the old telephone pole against the moody sky. 

The golden tree is interesting, too, and caught my eye first. 

I have shared this yellow barn many times here, 

in all different seasons. 

I particularly like this view with the tawny grasses and dark skies. 

And what would summer be without daisies?

You can see some happy cows grazing along the treeline.

Yellow Hawkweed blooms along a board fence
 with new evergreen plantings.

Summer breezes blowing through the open window,
scents of wildflowers, evergreens, grasses.....
birds chirping....

Oh, how I love this time of year!

Yellow Tansy Ragwort, Hawkweed, and Daisies.

Tansy Ragwort is lethal to grazing animals
and farmers are warned to eradicate it,
but I still see it growing here and there.

You can see that county officials have tagged it.

I grow Tansy, but a completely different kind,
for herbal sachets.

Daisies and Goldenrod in a sylvan setting.

Wide open spaces...

The beautiful Cascade Range.

Black Cottonwood rise taller than
all the other trees.

Black Cottonwood is the tallest and fastest
growing Poplar in the world and can
reach heights of 250 ft.

It gets its name from dark branches
and seed capsules covered in white 'cotton'
that float through the air in springtime.

Through my truck window.....

 Purple Rose-bay Willow Herb (Fireweed)
blooms on the side of the road.

Fireweed gets its name from its propensity for
sprouting in bare ground after wildfire.

We frequently see wild Fireweed honey
for sale in local Farmer's Markets.

Beautiful, wild Sweet Peas.

Once an old gas station....
Now restored, minus the pumps.

Two large Douglas Fir dominate the skyline.

Old, abandoned farm.

A curious line of fencing.

Looks like a gate was enhanced with boards.

The wildflowers are pretty, though.

Lovely, tall grasses.

Field of wildflowers.

The road to home.

My neighbor's horse barn.
Can you see the horse?

 Purple Douglas Spirea blooms beside my entry gate.

The welcoming committee .....Kai

Kai and Whitey Bear.

Sweet William blooming among Tansy (the good kind)
as we drive by Ramblin' Man's tool shed.

Hurry up, Mom! We're waiting for our treat!

Home, Sweet Home.

Thank you for coming along
on this summer, country drive,
Dear Friends!

xx

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Good Fences

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