Left Lausanne July 10, but went up to Whidbey Island, returning to a friend's guesthouse in 1000 Oaks, finally moving in mid-August, our first unfurnished rental.
All to say, I share newly uploaded, but older pictures without chronology. The left is "Big Jack," a Lausanner and excellent skier who skied with Michael all day while we stayed far behind with Jack. A fondue at a former Alpine "refuge" ("mountain hut") with Effy, our Tacoma guest, behind the camera. The refuge system in Europe is extensive and affords basic lodging and food - hearty bowl of soup - for mountain hikers.
Love these jackets Carolyn found.
On to Whidbey: dungeness crab freshly trapped by a friendly neighbor - sorry to say that all that shelling wasn't our speed, but made for fabulous crab/artichoke dip. My heart sank when he offered more a few days later though.
TWO eagles out in back - a first.
Our favorite hike along the Strait of Juan de Fuca 
where you can see cruise ships, Trident subs, sea lions.
where you can see cruise ships, Trident subs, sea lions.
Joined this year by the Bonds.
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Michael loves to draw, joined by Jack's moon.
Makoto Fujimura offered an intriguing interpretation of Starry Night at Biola's 2012 commencement, analyzing Van Gogh's situating of a Dutch reformed church from his youth in the south of France. The only structure without light, out-of-place, in pale contrast to a glorious creation enlivened by the Spirit of God - a transformed creation - thus the phantasmal Sun-Moon in a pulsing, vivid sky.
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