WASHINGTON STATE?!? #2

 Welcome back, Blogging Buddies!!  Washington State trip continues!

So, while at the Fox Den B&B, we had plenty of fur-babies to enjoy.  The owners were animal rescue fans... and did exactly that!  There were two dogs (Maya, a Husky/Malamute mix, I believe... and "Z", a German Shepherd), two cats (Balou, an orangey/whitish mix... and a new baby totally black with long hair... and yellow eyes), and two miniature horses, (Callie and Cooper).  "Z" adopted us and made certain he walked us to our suite each time we came in.  Pretty funny.  He occasionally slept in the hallway just outside our door, also... which made the need for checking before exiting!  LOL!  The pictures I got were of the mini-horses.

The owners had built this very nice shed, added the fence, and were working to expand the area the horses could roam.

Cooper and Callie each had their own "side" in the shed.

This is Callie.  The owner chopped up some carrots for us to go give to the horses so we could get a good look at them.  I was handing a piece at a time to Callie.

This is Cooper.  He has apparently been "addressed" by Callie when she wants something he has... so he stays a bit away during the times when goodies are being distributed.  He did, however, get some carrots.  JMA was making sure he received his.

Amusingly enough, Callie left me and headed toward JMA, making Cooper move back.  She apparently thought she should get even more carrots.  JMA, however, did not allow that to happen!!  Callie was scolded.  LOL!

So... on our first full day, we headed downtown to see what was there.  Very interesting place.  Not a true Bavarian town... but structured to appear as one, making for a specific "feeling" while there.  During the Covid pandemic, they had shut down the main street to vehicles, leaving it for pedestrians only (with delivery trucks the exception).  Apparently that had worked well... so they have continued with it as a pedestrian area where one can walk along the street and view all shops, coffee shops, restaurants, wine tasting rooms, etc., without having to deal with constant traffic.  Actually quite nice.

We sat outside on a patio area for a wine tasting... and this is the view that exists up and down the entire street.  It's only about 4 or 5 city blocks long... but lots to see!

The side streets contain lots of shops, etc., as well.  We wandered down 8th Street and found the "Leavenworth Unique Artique" shop!!  It was such fun!  Interesting pieces from various local artists.  The couple running the place were great... and I decided to allow her to provide me with a caricature.  I have two already... one from 1996 while in Austin and one from 2011 while in Louisiana.  Both are quite cute with just a slight caricature-style flair.  The new one?  Oh MY!!!!  A true caricature with rampant flair and insanity!  I LOVE it!!  When she "revealed" it to me, I had to ask her if she had seen some Barbara Streisand in me!  LOL!!  See what you think:

Our second full day there was one when we decided to go do our morning walk downtown.  The B&B owner had given us information on walking paths along the river that were literally right downtown!  So... off we went.  Below are a few shots (and videos) of what we saw as we walked.  Absolutely wonderful.

Alrighty!!  Probably enough for today!  Looks like this may become 4 posts!!  There are still pics to see and tales to hear!

Until next post...