October 9, 2011 - Gull Able

As the sun goes down on Whidbey Island, one seagull settles in to sleep on a piling at the Clinton ferry dock while another, appearing most menacing here, follows a ferry across Saratoga Passage to Mukilteo and the mainland.  Seagulls sleep with their bills tucked into their feathers and will occasionally open their eyes to look around to ensure they are safe.  Studies of sleep patterns in seagull colonies have found that the frequency of opening their eyes is directly related to how often the birds near them open their eyes.

October 8, 2011 - Little Gatherer Boots

The boots of a little gatherer at the pumpkin patch of Carleton Farms.  The 60 acre family farm near the Ebey Slough east of Everett, Washington has been in the Carleton family for over 40 years.  Each fall thousands come to enjoy their corn maze, pick out a pumpkin, go through a haunted corn maze, take hay rides, gather some fresh flowers, enjoy the farm animals and buy all manner of gourmet sauces, canned and jarred products with the Carleton Farms label from their store.  Oh, and they have a pair of air cannons that launch 10 pound pumpkins hundreds of yards!

October 8, 2011 - Daily Dahlias

 You pick 'em Dahlias at Carleton Farms east of Everett.  (I prefer to take them home digitally.  I couldn't  bring myself to cutting them down!)  The 60 acre family farm near the Ebey Slough east of Everett, Washington has been in the Carleton family for over 40 years.  Each fall thousands come to enjoy their corn maze, pick out a pumpkin, go through a haunted corn maze, take hay rides, gather some fresh flowers, enjoy the farm animals and buy all manner of gourmet sauces, canned and jarred products with the Carleton Farms label at their store.  Oh, and they have a pair of air cannons that launch 10 pound pumpkins hundreds of yards!

October 8, 2011 - Gatherers

At Carleton Farms, a honeybee and a family take advantage of a nice fall day to do some gathering.  The family, with a wheelbarrow are picking out just the right pumpkins.  The bee, isn't as picky and is just moving on to the next sunflower.

The 60 acre family farm near the Ebey Slough east of Everett, Washington has been in the Carleton family for over 40 years.  Each fall thousands come to enjoy their corn maze, pick out a pumpkin, go through a haunted corn maze, take hay rides, gather some fresh flowers, enjoy the farm animals and buy all manner of gourmet sauces, canned and jarred products with the Carleton Farms label at their store.  Oh, and they have a pair of air cannons that launch 10 pound pumpkins hundreds of yards!