Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Seattle, WA
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| In the gardens at the Chihuly Museum |
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| Chihuly Museum |
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| Space Needle |
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| Atop the Space Needle |
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| Rocking out at the EMP Museum |
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| Visiting Pikes Place Market |
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| View from Gas Works Park, of Lake Union and the Seattle skyline |
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| Unique Gas Works Park play area |
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| Final home in Seattle, in Gas Works Park |
Friday, June 19, 2015
Vancouver Island, BC
A highlight of Vancouver Island is the expansive and beautiful Butchart Gardens:
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Victoria, BC
Last stop in Canada: a quick ferry ride away from Vancouver lies Victoria, said to be "the most British town in Canada."
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| British Columbia vineyards produce tasty wines |
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| The Parliament Buildings were building in the 1890s and are lit up every night of the year, delighting tourists and residents alike |
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| The Canadian birdhouse gets to go home as a souvenir to the Philippines with our new friends Mia and Andrea, who we met on a whale watching boat tour. |
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Vancouver, BC
Next stop on the World Cup tour: Vancouver!
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| Look familiar? These laughing statues are our favorite (featured with JP on the cover of the 2015 calendar)! |
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| Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's garden |
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| English Bay Beach |
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| Science World! |
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| Overlooking the harbor and Lion's Gate Bridge from the Stanley Park seawall |
Monday, June 15, 2015
Whistler, BC
Summertime in Whistler is amazing:
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| At Whistler's Olympic Park, where the medal ceremonies were held for all of the Alpine skiing and sledding competitions for the 2010 Olympics |
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Cheakamus Lake, BC (Canada)
The birdhouse enjoyed a lovely wooded hike to Cheakamus Lake in beautiful British Columbia, Canada:
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Pembina, North Dakota
A slight detour back to America to visit North Dakota on our Canadian adventure (just to make sure one of JP's birdhouses visits North Dakota):
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| Waiting in line to cross the border from Canada into the US. Lots of team USA soccer fans were heading back at the same time. The things we do to visit North Dakota... |
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| Agrarian life in North Dakota |
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| Welcome to Pembina! |
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| Monument commemorating the site of the first fort established by European settlers |
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| Final North Dakota home in a lovely Pembina park |
Friday, June 12, 2015
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Women's World Cup)
Ready to cheer on team USA at the FIFA Women's World Cup at the University of Manitoba stadium:
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| The birdhouse believes that we will win! (and we did!) |
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| A special birdhouse dedication for our friend Katie, who loved soccer and the World Cup |
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| Finding the perfect home to leave the birdhouse across from the stadium |
Hecla Island, Manitoba
Between team USA games in Winnipeg, the birdhouse traveled north to Hecla Island on Lake Winnipeg for a few days of hiking and biking:
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Winnipeg, Manitoba
We stumbled across a cool sculpture garden at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, so the birdhouse got to play:
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