Country Life

Country Life Has Its Moments

Flower pots arranged on a porch rail gleam in the morning sun. Republic, WA.

Robins search the surrounding field for breakfast and grosbeaks whistle in the trees waiting for the bird feeders to be filled. Morning sunlight rimes the flower pots on the porch, and the aroma of brewed coffee fills the house. A warm breeze tickles the wind chimes. Country life has its moments; many of them.

Trans-America Endurance Rally Visits Republic.

Vintage 1961 Jaguar MkII (MK2) at lunch stop-over in Republic, WA. Winning rally car was driven by Richard Worts and Nicola Shackleton.

May 25th, 2012 (day 19 of the rally), drivers of the 2012 Trans-America Endurance Rally stopped for lunch in Republic, Washington.  Their next stop was Osoyoos, British Columbia. The 31-day rally is two legs long: the first from New York to Vancouver B.C., and the second from Vancouver to Anchorage, Alaska. Read more

Garden Sunflower

Garden Sunflower, Republic, WA

Snow Fall at Curlew Lake

Rocks and grasses surrounded by snow, with frozen Curlew Lake in background.

After a relatively dry winter, snowfall blankets the hills of Ferry County, Washington.  The Republic area received 5-6 inches of snow on January 20, in the first true winter storm of the season.  Plows have cleared the roads, wood stoves in small cottages are burning bright, and delighted snowmobilers and cross-country skiers are enjoying trails covered with deep, dry snow.

Snow-covered Curlew Lake

Curlew Lake, WA - frozen and covered with snow

Curlew Lake is frozen over now. On January 5, drilling confirmed that the ice at the edge of the lake was 8-inches deep.