Market Day in Bellingham

Here's a short clip of some performers at the farmer's market. It was "kid's day", so many of the musicians and vendors were young people.

And the proprietor of one of our favorite farms, Evergreen Station. He always has the most interesting kinds of greens for sale, including nettles, soup celery, dandelions, and much more depending on the season.
Another shot of Evergreen Station, under the new market building.
Birchwood Gardens always has beautiful herbs and other plants, plus soaps and other body care products. I bought a hollyhock yesterday, to add some old-fashioned garden feel to our front herb bed.
These folks always have a great selection of fruits, veggies and flowers. This booth always draws a crowd.
And on our way back to the car, we saw this Little Pony, just abandoned on the curb with its mane blowing in the wind....I'm sure someone gave it a new home.

From the 'auld sod' - Eastern WA

Here's the lovely coop we built to match the pole barn/house. The main coop was 4x8 and 6ft tall in the front. It had a giant picture window to let in what light there was in winter. We had 7 hens and 2 roosters in it, all banties.
Here's Hrifla, our Icelandic horse. She was nearly 3 in this picture, but wouldn't have gotten much bigger. She was wild, right off the range when we brought her home, but by the time she went to her new home she learned to come running when I held her halter & lead rope up. She could walk over any kind of surface, like plywood and tarps without spooking. We could sit on her, put Mark and the kitties on her back, and she walked right into the trailer like a pro. Having her was a great learning experience, but you can see from the mud in the background the kind of damage even a small horse does to a pasture.

A flock of wild turkeys used to drop by for visits. Having a creek bottom full of cover and things to eat made it a great wildlife habitat. These guys would sometimes drink out of the birdbath and rest in the shade in the yard. We had fun 'talking' to them during mating season.
And Mark the nature bird! He loved wading in the creek when we could find a shallow sandy bank for him. He'd go in deep enough to almost swim (which parrots can't do) so we'd have to make sure we could nab him quick if he floated off downstream.