ODD SHOTS MONDAY

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Maybe this is someone's artistic expression on the side of this brick building. . . I find it odd.

Blog Your Blessings Sunday #43

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This week, my blessing is the privilege of having a tour of the Kiggins House that the new owner is re-modeling to live in --he hopes to have it completed by Christmas. The house was built 101 years ago and it was given to the new owner for the moving costs. I took photos of the move on June 1st. until I had to catch the bus to get to church. It took all day to move that three story house. You can read about that on my old blog 00 the one about Kiggins House . Click on proflle to find. here

Mr. Wood has re-modeled several homes in Vancouver, including the one he lives in presently that is next door . . . and now, this one, he hopes to move into by Christmas. I had to enter through the basement and climb a ladder to the first floor because there is no stairway to the front door yet. . . I have been blogging about it on my Kiggins blog but got behind when I had my accident and am trying hard to catch up now.

Even tho I have lived here since '85, I had never seen the inside of this historical house because it was being used for offices and I had no business with anyone located there.

I took it upon myself to take photos and make a blog about this endeavor. Bruce did not know about this until one day, a lady in the office across the street saw me there frequently, taking photos and when she Googled " Kiggins House" on the internet, she found my blog and let the owners know. She also left me a comment on my blog which made me a bit shy about going over there and taking more photos but I continued anyway and one day Bruce introduced himself and said it was just fine. Then his wife talked to me shortly after that and said she was happy that her sister in Australia could see what was happening. They have been very nice to me about continuing "my" project. . . in fact, Bruce told me that once the house was on the foundation, he would give me a tour.

I thought it would never happen. . . lots of delays in getting the house settled on the foundation because of other commitments with FEMA of the company doing it. . .

Last week on Friday, Bruce said he would give me the tour this week. I showed up every day for a short time but he was busy and probably didn't see me. I took a couple photos and went home. On Thursday, I was resigning myself to it being postponed again but Judith saw me and we were chatting when Bruce came over and asked if I was ready for the tour. I would have to climb a ladder-- "would I be able to do that after my fall a month or so ago?" I said, "ABSOLUTELY!" and off we went. Although he got several phone calls, he continued to show me throughout the whole 3 story house and the basement/garage. It was a marvelous tour and one day soon -- when I get caught up with older posts from the remodel, I will have it online for everyone to see. Remember, this is the re-modeling stages photos. One day, I hope to get more photos when it is completed.

The photo that I have included as a tease . . . is a closet in the wall located on the staircase going to the third floor. When it is closed, it has the bannister on the door of it. The stairs in front of it are different too. You will just have to wait and see. Ü

Sooooooo, my blessing this week has been Mr. Wood giving me the opportunity to see this old 101 year old house inside before it gets the final re-model.

Birds at Rainier . . .

Katney helped me identify these birds. THANKS!

We saw this one on the way to Mt. Rainier campsite on the first day. Katney's hubby stopped for us to get out of the car and take photos. What a guy!!!!!!! This is a Ptarmigan and it didn't seem to be scared of us at all.

The silhouette of this Stellar jay was taken right above our camping area.


This little Gray Jay was spotted just as we were leaving the lobby of the Paradise Inn.


This pretty blue bird, a Stellar Jay, was around all the time but very fast so I got very few good photos of it.

Popcorn Clouds

That's what they look like to me!

This pretty day lily caught my attention against the gray weathered fence. It made a beautiful backdrop. Through the slats, I found a beautiful bench! Two photos for the trouble of one!

Golden beauty of a Sunflower

This is the first Sunflower I have seen this year. It's petals are so pretty! It was near the park where I go to see the Kiggins House re-model taking place. I should make a point to travel to my old neighborhood of last summer to see if that family planted a huge garden of Sunflowers again this year. . . They remind me of growing up. We always had a row or two of sunflowers in the garden. We picked out the seeds and put them in salt water overnight and then dried them. YUM!

Spot of beauty . . .

I have no idea if this was a flower, now spent, or is a weed BUT thought it was beautiful especially with the bark background. Aren't the leaves just the cutest thing? OOPS! I passed by that spot today and the background is a telephone pole. . . which I guess was a tree once upon a time. Ü