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Orcas weekend

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We joined Scott's parents for a nice end-of-summer weekend on Orcas Island a few weekends ago and it was perfect! The weather was just starting to turn cooler, but wasn't yet cold, and the island wasn't overrun with tourists now that the high season is over. Now that the the girls are older, we've also been experimenting with walking onto the ferry vs taking the car on and that has reduced our traffic stress a lot more than you'd think possible! All in all, a nice weekend away!

We couldn't smell the smoke from fires, but it made for a very red sunset. 

Apple and Pear trees all over the island!

Look how tall this hollyhock is!

Coffee stop at our fav bookstore - Darvill's. 

Pretty flowers in bloom in our garden.

Scott and I did a morning hike to the head of Turtleback Mountain. We had previously only hiked the back of the turtle so this was new to us, and was surprisingly a good workout!

 

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