"Why would anybody in their right mind want to live on an island with no bridges? The only way on or off is by ferry boat!" I think I've heard this question a thousand times. It is also many people's fantasy to live on Vashon Island and run a small farm. This isn't my fantasy. This is what I do. When I visualized a set of photo blogs about my home, I visualized blue skies and warm sunshine. Blue skies and warm are a fantasy. This island is somewhat southwest of Seattle. We get clouds. Situated in the middle of the Puget Sound, which is part of the Pacific Ocean, we never get too hot or too cold. My commute involves hauling bouquets of cut flowers from my farm to my roadside stand in Burton. I do this five days a week. The little strip of land between the highway and the sea is kinda funky. Sometimes it erodes out and the county comes and dumps more rock behind the rock sea wall. Plants seem to like to grow in this strip. They are usually nothing more than blackberries and stunted alder trees, but I have to admire their tenacity to grow under harsh salty conditions. One of the magical things about Vashon is that we drive down a road past a housing development next to a farm. We plunge into deep forest, then come around corner to be faced with the water and ocean going transport ships. Tacoma has a major port, so we see ships from Japan, South Korea and China coming in constantly. They anchor off the island, waiting their turn to unload and reload at the port. Here is the ferry into Tacoma. The trees along the road here are Pacific Madrone. Again this photo was taken through the windshield of the car. I was supposed to be driving, but I stopped in the middle of the road to snap this picture. Note. the slip of paper with the V on my dashboard. This is used when I drive home from Seattle. The ferry there has multiple destinations. At the ferry dock, we display our V so that ferry workers trying to sort cars into the correct lane for loading know where to put us.
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10/7/2018 10:58:57 am
You are living my dream life. Thank you sharing so I can enjoy.
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Delinda
10/7/2018 06:05:16 pm
Many people fantasize about living here or living my life, but daily tasks are about the same anywhere.
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10/7/2018 09:09:18 pm
Thank you for the tour of Vashon Island. We've visited on days trips a couple of times (several years ago), but I'd like to come back and stay a while. My first impressions of the island include lush greenery, beautiful ocean views, and a laid-back lifestyle. Looks like a nice place to live.
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10.12.2018
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AuthorDelinda McCann is a social psychologist, author, avid organic gardener and amateur musician. Archives
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