The BLUEST possible sky--the BLUEST possible water! Hard to
come by in the Pacific Northwest. But that's exactly what
my sister, Peggy, and I luxuriated in today while
visiting Port Angeles and it's famous Sand
Castle Contest. This was truly
a heavenly day . . . in
every way!!!
These professional, sand-carving artists come from all over
the United States to compete for best sculpture.
We're talking about 27,000 pounds of
sand for each work of art!!!
Serious stuff and
amazing!!
Approximately 22 hours go into each work
of *temporary* art. These beautiful
structures will be history in
a bit over a week!
A very special type of sand is imported
. . . one which will hold up to the
artists' demands for detail &
structural adherence.
The *theme* was the world of
sports--you may have
figured that
out!
There was something for everyone: swimming, *blues*,
food, a market . . . and a GIANT 8-foot
*rock* octopus sculpture!
Downtown Port Angeles has several gorgeous
wall-sized, hand-painted murals. The
details were just incredible!!
It was a long drive from Bellingham, crossing the
ferry to the Olympic Penninsula. But
it was well worth it!
Time spent with my wonderful, generous sister
was --as always-- way too short!!
Thanks for the *delayed*
birthday; so worth
waiting for!
I think there needs to be another "sister play-date"
some time again very soon!!!! Edmonds,
Peggy? I want to take you to Todd's
As an avid gardener, you
will LOVE it!!!
xoxoxo my sweet Peggy!!!!
7 comments:
So thankful that we finally got to celebrate your birthday. So thankful that our request for sunshine was fulfilled! So thankful to have you for a sister. Thanks for wonderful day. Happy Belated Birthday.
Love you bunches Debi,
Peggy xoxoxo
Meeeee toooooo!!!!! Thanks again.
Edmonds soon?????
xoxoxo D.
Oh my goodness...what a beautiful place! Spending time with your Sister was just the best, wasn't it?
I have been to Seattle once and loved that area. One of these days I am coming out to visit Shelly in Snohomish....hopefully when it's cooler!!!
Love,
LuLu~*xoxo
Great post - very interesting! Love the sand sculptures.
Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Happy Belated Birthday Deb!
So happy you got to enjoy the day with your sis, sunshine and the amazing sand sculptures! Such great memories.
xo Glad & Celia
Beautiful scenery! What a wonderful day! I keep saying one day I will get out there to the Northwest! :)
Glad you had a great day!
hugs,
Martha +x
I love Port Angeles! We tried to move there oh, about 11 years ago, but hubs couldn't get a transfer. Now I'm glad how it all worked out.
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