Location, location, location!
One of the reasons we bought our house was that it is just a few blocks north of 6th Avenue, one of Tacoma's best scenes. We're close enough to walk and just a block far enough away that we don't have to deal with the noise from the clubs and parking competition.
Every year, the 6th Ave. Business District hosts Art on the Ave, which is sort of like Seafair-light, minus the hydros. Here are some photos from this year's event.
This past weekend we drove to the Washington State coast on the Olympic Peninsula for some beachside camping at La Push. We stayed on First Beach at Quileute Oceanside Resort and had a great time exploring the local area and making a 40-mile detour to see the Hoh Rain Forest.
The video tells the story!
Here's Amanda posing for the classic shot at Hoh Rainforest.
Here we are on the Hoh River.
This was the scene at First Beach.
We spent the evening hanging out with some Canadian neighbors and roasting marshmallows. Classic!
Finally, here are a couple shots on Third Beach. We made a pit stop at the trailhead and hiked down to the big beach before driving back home.
When we first got our chickens Bianca and Nera, we weren't sure how our border collie Gianna would react. She was certainly interested in chasing them, but we didn't know if she wanted to kill the chickens or herd them.
Fortunately, it's been the latter. We slowly introduced them and gave Gianna more and more freedom around them. Now they coexist in the yard without supervision, and we can command Gianna to herd the chickens in the coop. Sometimes the dog herds on her own when she's bored, too.
Nera has been broody these past few weeks, so Bianca has been out of the coop solo. I snapped some photos of the usual herding dance between Bianca and Gianna.
My brother Sergio and Julian have been friends since grade school. Now roommates, they've started a band called Julian & the Spirit Walkers that has been gigging Tacoma.
My sister Nina is getting married later this month!
