Our first night in Seattle sure wasn't sleepless. We turned in before 9 and slept through the night under the hospitality of Sarah's great aunt Jane Lister-Reis and husband Don Reis at the Red Cottage. I fell in love with the rustic comfort of your their home immediately. We awoke to sun shining in our window and the wonderful smell of life. Our morning was spent with our hands in the dirt around the Red Cottage helping with the wonderful landscape surrounding. Sarah propagated peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, and cabbage for the farm (more soon), while I planted trees, shrubs, and ferns to fill in the last few gaps in the "lawn".
In the afternoon we took a lap around nearby Green Lake to stretch our our legs and bask in the flora and fauna. We saw widgeons, coots, buffleheads, geese, ducks, and a double-crested cormorant enjoying a hearty lunch: see below
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| Sarah and a Sequoia (great scrabble work btw, all the vowels and q and an s) |
After our lake walk we shot over to First Light Farms. In it's fourth year of operation the farm at its core has a philosophy that land, food, and body are interconnected in a meaningful way. The farm is 6 acres in total sitting at the bottom of an agricultural valley along the Snoqualmie River. Anybody can try their hand at farming by renting ready to go "mini-farms" of 300-900 sq. ft. If you aren't so green-thumbed you can come to the farm and pick veggies that are in season from the parts of the farm not rented out. It was a very inspiring visit and we hope to be back soon!
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| Sarah and me at Jane and Don's Farm |
Big thanks to Jane and Don for the wonderful day: Providing us meaningful work, sending us out to explore the nearby Green Lake, taking us to their unique and wonderful farm, and taking us out to eat at a great eatery by the farm that was used as a prop in Twin Peaks!
-WJT
What fun to know you finally on this fabulous journey! It is wonderful to take footsteps (and planes and trains) with you while holding cups of coffee in our hands and sitting at our dining room table! Robert suggests, should you get to Yosemite and the weather is right (as in - "not a lot of snow"!), you should hike from the valley floor up the steep trail to Glacier Point and back via Vernal Falls. Sending you both hugs and kisses!
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