A Visit to "The Key"

My sister, Anne, who had lived in Alaska since she was a teenager (30+ years) has the greenest of green thumbs.  Even in Alaska, she had a garden that rivaled anything I saw anywhere.  Now that she is living on Key Peninsula in Washington State, her horticulture skills can really thrive.  This wall of tomatoes she started from seed and has to have thousands of tomatoes ranging from green to ruby red.  

She has made this little campsite wonderfully welcoming.

Notice the queen size bed - there is also a couch, and a nice camp kitchen.  Comfortable chairs surround a campfire, and woods surround the campsite.  Glamping at its best!

Her garden area last year was a thicket of blackberry and salmon berry brush. She has an amazing variety of vegetables ready to eat, and many exotic flowers that she started from seed!

The decorative artichoke in the center has a beautiful lavendar bloom:

Here's one in bloom.

Anne and Scott have brought an abandoned house and overgrown acreage back into a beautiful small farm, and I can rest easier knowing that my step-dad, Dick, is in good caring hands. 

He has always loved animals, so it is wonderful to have him surrounded by people and animals that love him.  Scott has totally remodeled the old house to have handicap access to everything and Dick can be safe both inside and out.