One day last week, I had a vacation day, and the temperature soared to 95 degrees! Those kinds of temperatures are unusual here in the Snohomish Valley, and I wanted to celebrate the summer season by getting out and doing something I don't usually have time to do during the work week.
After breakfast at the Maltby Cafe, I headed north through Clearview and turned off onto Springhetti Road. This route offers an unobstructed view of the Snohomish Valley and river, with the foreground filled with farms and cow pastures and old antique homesteads. It's a beautiful glimpse into an area that has not changed much in the last several generations.
The last time I visited the Antique Rose Farm, summer was not yet upon us. Last week, however, every rose on the farm was in full bloom. It was an incredible sight! Every type of rose imaginable was growing wildly toward the skies, and some grew up arbors and gazebos, while others just grew where they were planted. The still, dry air was filled with the scent of hundreds of roses.
In the next few weekends, I'll go back to the farm and pick out a couple of white climbing roses for the picket fence that surrounds my front yard. And if I can't find just the right rose, I can peruse the hanging baskets or the window boxes and find something just right for my yard. After all, The Slow Life is alive and well at The Antique Rose Farm!
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