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Sunday Peace

Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: sentry

pause, observe, alert!

feline surveys her queendom

sentry on duty

sentry by Angie Quantrell

Monet in the Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: eye candy

miniscule planets

avian winter treats drape,

walker’s eye candy

eye candy by Angie Quantrell

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Sunday Peace

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Sunday Peace

Welcome to 2025! Over the years, I’ve changed the name of this type of post. Sunday Moments and Sunday Joy are just a few of the titles I’ve used. This feels like a good year to focus on Sunday Peace.

Whether rain, snow, ice, or sun, be brave and stand strong like this little pansy in one of my uncovered plant pots. Peace to you.


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Haiku Moment: icy fingers

splayed digits pose

winter encases

icy fingers

icy fingers by Angie Quantrell


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From Pumpkin to Puck to Treat

Our garden produced a bumper crop of pumpkins this year. Maybe because I replanted them over and over due to the mysterious disappearances of seeds, sprouts, and evidence of any plant life! You can read our final pumpkin counts here.

Decorating around the RV, Huckleberry Hutch, and sending home numerous glorious orbs with the grands and their parents helped disperse the wealth. But also, I baked two. Only two so far, as there are three more that remain unfrozen I can bake.

Just in case you are wondering, once the outside pumpkins freeze, I do not cook them. But after the season, we give our outdoor fall decor to the turkeys, chickens, geese, and goats who live next door. They LOVE harvest as much as we do.

From the baked pumpkin, I made 1/2 cup pucks. That’s what I’m calling them. Pumpkin pucks. Most recipes seem to call for 1/2 cup pumpkin. So there you have it. The pucks remain nicely frozen in the freezer, and I pull one out whenever I want to use one. They don’t even take that long to unthaw.

Et voila, pumpkin scones! We love these spicy treats. Any pumpkin scone recipe will work. Just double the spices. I’m serious. We love that burst of flavor. I double all the spices. We use whole wheat flour and my husband prefers his without the pumpkin spice glaze.

From pumpkin, to puck, to treat. Delish!

What is your favorite pumpkin treat? I have plenty of 1/2 cup pucks to try it!


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Haiku Moment: bumper crop

abundant marbles

cluster for birdy harvest

feathered bumper crop

bumper crop by Angie Quantrell

photo by Angie Quantrell

Fall in the Yakima Valley


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Haiku Moment: lounging alone

lounging alone on

glistening bed, to showcase

my excellent form

lounging alone by Angie Quantrell


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Haiku Moment: wearing frost

autumn darkness falls

sprinkles icy trim around

petals wearing frost

wearing frost by Angie Quantrell

Yakima Valley