2008 – 2010 Photo’s – Charles and Laveta's Web Site

2008 – 2010 Photo’s

Me, Laveta, Sharon, Rus at *The Harmon Pub*, Tacoma- Feb 2008

RV’ing in *Port Townsend* WA- March 2008

Roaming American Roads (by RV) 2008

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Exploring Egypt & the Nile- Civilization’s Long Oasis:
From Alexandria on the Mediterranean to Abu Simbel
near the Sudanese border… and a lot of in between.
From 27 October to 7 November 2008

Sharon and Laveta at the Tacoma Art Museum– Nov 2008

*Chihuly* on display at Tacoma’s Seymour Conservatory, December 2008

Roger, Me, Floyd – Christmas brunch (old coworkers) December 2008

At Jason and Jennifer’s wedding (Jason, Jennifer, Mike, Sharon, Russ, Carol, Laveta)
Tacoma. December 2008

We went to Seattle to see *Lucy* (the first *Australopithecus Afarensis* discovered)
which was on exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. Photo’s inside the exhibit were not allowed
but it was a great exhibit… with dinner afterward! Sharon, Russ, Laveta and Me. December 30th

2009 ====================================================================== 2009

*Grave Creek* covered bridge, Oregon. Late March 2009

Laveta’s dad in Merced California March 2009

Our room at the Caymus Inn in Rutherford California (Napa valley wine country)

Walking along Rutherford Cross Road. Note mustard field and grape vine early growth.
Rutherford CA. Mar-2009

Carol and Laveta, March snow in University Place

Chickadee- nesting near our guest bedroom window. Great fun to watch!

Cruising Southeast Alaska. From Seattle to:
Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm Fjord, Ketchikan
(Including Russ & Sharon’s wedding!)
23 May – 30 May 2009

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A few photo’s from our annual family get-together on Useless Bay, Whidbey Island, WA, July 2009

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Decal on an antique car at the University Place Festival

Laveta and Carol, Mt. Rainer National Park August 2009

Pike Place Market, Seattle, September 27th 2009

Spider in our front yard, October 2009 ———————————————————————————————————————————-
A week in eastern Washington State with Jim and Carol

Leavenworth, a Bavarian town in central Washington State. Jim drinking a beer in *Gustav’s*

At the *Enzian Inn* (a great place to stay)- At night there’s live music and a fire in the Great Room

Steve and Sally’s beautiful home and barn overlooking China Bend on Lake Roosevelt,
NE Washington State near Kettle Falls

Off-road travel high above the lake. Awesome country! (Jim’s photo)

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*Wright Park* in Tacoma, 1 November, 2009

2010 ====================================================================== 2010

Clam digging at brother John’s. March 2010
Aircraft Carrier in *Admiralty Inlet* with Olympic mountains in background

"T’s" Restaurant, Port Townsend- Great food!

My birthday lunch at *Woody’s By The Water* Tacoma, March 2010 ————————————————————————————————————————————–

With Jim and Carol at the Yakama Nation RV Park, Toppenish WA, June 2010

The town of Toppenish just a few of it’s many panted murals

Los Hernandez Tamales, in *Union Gap WA*. The Asparagus Tamales are just outstanding!
(We bought six dozen.)

Grilled steaks on the last day and Mt. Stewart as viewed from I-5, on the way home.

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June 2010: These are pict’s of the Boistfort Valley Farm near Curtis WA. Its a family run farm for fresh
organic veggies They truck their produce to drop-off locations for their subscribers. Our subscription gets
us a "box" each week from June to October. Sharon, Laveta and I attended their annual Strawberry festival
which included some great food and local musicians.

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Oregon, July 2010 (3 nights) with Sharon and Russ
We Saw four plays: Henry the First (Part-1), Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night.
As usual- the plays were outstanding.

The *Black Swan Inn* B&B was built by Union Army Lt. Col Silsby.

A framed letter in the sitting room of the Black Swan, from Colonel Silsby to his wife
is dated 4 July 1865 and begins "Dear Helen- Vicksburg is ours"

A tour of the Elizabethan theater in Ashland. Note Sharon and Russ (with tour guide).

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Rogue Creamery in Central Point OR on the way home.

————————————————————————————————————————————– Our annual, extended family gathering at Useless Bay on Whidbey Island. July 2010. Always a fun time.

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Seattle from the Rainier Tower (where Russ works). Sharon’s birthday lunch at the Capitol Grille 9/7/10

At the Puyallup (Washington State) fair including Willie Nelson concert September 17, 2010

China… Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, The Great wall, The Sacred Way, Lingdang Hutong, Peking Duck & Opera, Xian: Terra Cotta Army, Tang Dynasty Dinner & Show, Chongqing,: Yangtze River Cruise, Shibaozhai Pagoda & Temple, Three Gorges & Dam, Jingzhou School, Wuhan, Hubei Museum: Shanghai, Old Shanghai, Yuyuan Gardens.
1- 14 October 2010