No deer this Father's Day morning - to greet us on the main street as we went out for brunch. In the year since then we have seen many deer in this area, and even watch them jump the six-foot high fences without a pause, from a standing position. Just up and over! This year they have made it into our yard in the early dawn and munched the tops of the rose bushes off. Sigh. Not the ones by the house and on the porch, just those in the garden. The cats get all excited and fierce when they spot them - from the safety of the indoors.

The Sequim Rotary had their giant annual fund-raising garage-yard sale yesterday and did they ever have stuff! It was a sunny day so the clothing was spread out doors on tarps, as were the books and magazines, making for easy access for customers. Window frames, exercise machine, lighting equipment - all sorts of donated items were available. Rotary members, wearing shocking pink caps, directed traffic and answered questions, and a good time was had by both salespeople and customers.