A little rain to make it all grow…

Yesterday morning’s rain is nothing but good for keeping the plants going & growing – let’s see what else is going on:

• If you’re a photographer, you know shots like Mahesh‘s picture above take a little planning, a great eye, and sometimes a little luck, as well as great skill with a camera. When you look at his Starving Photographer website, you’ll see great work (love his stuff!) as well as the details of how he shot the pictures (here’s how he shot the one above.)

Thanks, for sharing, Mahesh!

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• Just got a note from Fiona at the Nature Institute, who says this weekend’s Seaweed Safari and Rocky Shore Exploration, set for this Sunday July 3, has been cancelled due to lack of registration.

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• Also – there’s so much work & progress being made at the Brickworks that their 4th of July Pancake Breakfast has been cancelled for this year.

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• This Saturday it’s Deaf Pete playing at Pablito’s after 9pm…DP consists of Ryan Browne, Jake Beliveau, Jesse Kansanback, Hank Schuman, and Andrew Dunn. Here’s the scoop.

• This happened: I was in front of the Drug Store waiting for the cars to pass (people from off-island, you know – islanders usually wave you across) and I heard this couple next me talking about how they were heading for their boat to go fishing. The woman said, “Look! A bait shop!” and the guy said, “Cool!” and they headed over across the street to Haley‘s. They went in, came out maybe ten seconds later, looked at the posted menu, then went back in.

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• If you need a haircut or stylin’…go see Tookie & Rose. They rock!

• Remember that little story about Hayden visiting the island? Thought I’d add a little to it…Here’s the connections: Carolyn Adler is his paternal grandmother, Sharon is his aunt, and Brian (Carolyn’s son) is his papa. Hayden’s mom Carey is the one visiting (she’s here this week with her fiance and Hayden) from Florida, as her folks moved back to the island a couple of months ago. You may remember that Brian & Sharon played soccer for FHHS, and are great people to have around.

• How about that gas…when I mentioned that our cheapest gas got into the $4.60s a month or two ago, Kerwin over at Islanders Insurance mentioned that he & Margaret had a trip to Europe with Nancy & Bob Jones & the gas in Switzerland came to about $8.70 a gallon.

Meanwhile, Ann Harris told me around that time she was searching for something in the Update archives for spring 1999 & found this note at the time that I wrote: “Gas prices zoom: $1.84 at the Little Store over the weekend. Time to walk.”

Last week when I went to Nanaimo, B.C., the gas was about $4.80-$5 a gallon, so yeah, it’s cheaper to fill your tank here on the island than in Canada right now. So I reckon I’ll head over to IPS & fill up before I go over for Canada Day….

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• The WSF is running its regular schedule between now & the fifth, but has the option to add on additional sailings as need – here’s are when thos ould be:

Thursday, June 30, extra trip if needed, 8:45 pm
Thursday, June 30, extra trip if needed, 9:45 pm
Friday, July 1, extra trip if needed, 8:45 pm
Monday, July 4, pick up traffic at Orcas & Lopez if needed, 10:30 pm
Tuesday, July 5, extra trip if needed, 8:45 pm
Tuesday, July 5, pick up traffic at Orcas & Lopez if needed, 10:30 pm.

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• Out at American Camp – Mike Vouri tells me: “Curious as to where the American Camp bald eagles are now nesting? Ask a staff member to show you! An easy 10-minute, (one-way) walk on the new Fraser Homestead trail.”

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• Have you seen David’s blog of his travels in Peru? Get ready to say,”Wow!”

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• Cady is getting the Written Word Contest together at the Fair, and there’s only a week & a half left to get your submission in! Here’s the deal:

The San Juan County Fair is looking for Written Word submissions for the 2011 fair. The due date for submissions is July 10th and the booth will be facilitated this year by the Wildfire Women Writers (WWW) group.

“We are hoping that people from all the islands who are inspired to write will submit this year,” said Cady Davies of the WWW. “We have contacted the libraries on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas and set them up as drop off points.”

Other ways to submit are by email to [email protected] or mail to Written Word, San Juan County Fair, PO Box 1094, FH, WA 98250.

“It’s important that all submissions follow the correct format, as it is disheartening when we cannot include a submission due to incorrect format or incomplete information.” Davies continued. “We encourage anyone who wants to share their work to do so. For those who receive first place prizes, there will be an opportunity to read their piece on stage, only if they wish, of course.”

The rules for submission can be found at these websites; www.islandwriters.weebly.com or www.sanjuancountry fair.org.

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• A good sized crowd helped at that fundraiser for Carmen Dixon a few weeks ago – and organizer Cindy Gutierrez has a big list of folks to thank! Here’s more:

I would like to extend a heart felt thank you to all who contributed to Carmen Dixon’s Benefit on the the 5th. I love the way this island pulls together and rallies around when an Island falls on hard time.  That’s what makes this place so amazing.

A big and special ‘Thank you’ to Abe, Andy, and Lisa Gutierrez and Venita Iverson for all their hard work in the kitchen!  As always, it was yummy!  To Verne Howard for donating all the food and supplies.  To the American Legion for allowing us to hold the event in their establishment.  And to all the local businesses that were kind enough to donate auction items.  Our silent auction was a success and we appreciate everyone’s time, energy and expense in support of Carmen.  Below is a list of all who donated something for the silent auction:

Ace Hardware
Afterglow Spa
Barbara Snider
Bo Turnage, DDS
Bow Wow Adventure
Brownes Lumber
Camille Cruz
Christina DeLorenzi
Christy’s Salon
Dominiques House
Downriggers
Duck Soup Inn
Finish Line Auto
Friday Harbor Drug
Friday Harbor Pet Supply
Griffin Bay Books
Halley Byne
Island Studios
Jessica Doolittle
Joan Byrne
Julie Caudill
Kim Burns
King’s Marine
Lisa Gutierrez
Lynn Wilson
Lisa Hess
Mar Vista Resort
Mary Fowler
McMillin’s Dining Room
Momentum Handbags
Monica Benedict
Nate’s Automotive
Osito’s
Paradise Lanes
Roche Harbor Company Store
Roche Habor Marine
Roche Harbor Resort
Sally Hazel
Salon Capella
Samantha Garl
San Juan Florist
San Juan Island Golf & Country Club
San Juan Roasting Co
Shirley Vejvoda
Theresa Hill
Tookie Sandwith
Venita Iverson
Vinny’s Ristorante
Windjammer Janitoral Services
Zip San Juan

Get well, Carmen!  Our thoughts and prayers are with you! –
Cindy Gutierrez

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