Wally's adventures in Maine! Update: Bye bye Wally!

HorseFeathers

Frazzled
11 Years
Apr 2, 2008
4,718
76
241
Southern Maine
Part One: Wally Arrives
Imagine my surprise when I walked in the door from school Friday and found a box from WriterOfWords- containing Wally! I rushed upstairs and unpacked him and his stuff. He quickly took a liking to my model horses...
8324_wally1.jpg


Then I made his bed...
8324_wally2.jpg


And personalized it for him.
8324_wally3.jpg


After packing Wally's stuff into his tupperware bed and my stuff into a bag, the whole family went out to Snow Island, in Casco Bay, to have dinner with my grandmother and spend the night...

Part Two: Wally's Snow Island Adventure
In the guest building, I set up Wally's bed again.
8324_wally4.jpg


I think he liked it.
8324_wally5.jpg


He got dressed all by himself in the morning!

Hmmm... not quite, Wally.
8324_wally6.jpg


It's cold out! So I made him a vest (expert sewers, don't say a word. I know it's terrible). That's better.
8324_wally7.jpg


We set out adventuring. Soon we came to the dock. Don't fall, Wally!
8324_wally8.jpg


He met some new friends down by the water. Escargot.
8324_wally9.jpg


As we followed the trail, we passed several moss-covered boulders. Wally liked this one!
8324_wally10.jpg


After a while we came to the Snow Island miniature lighthouse. The bulb really does burn to warn of the rocks below!
8324_wally11.jpg


Clever Wally descovered a way into the hut.
8324_wally12.jpg


He met yet another new friend. She says her name is Elsa.
8324_wally13.jpg


Then Wally sat on the bench and enjoyed the beautiful view. (Elsa was screwed in place.)
8324_wally14.jpg


Where's Wally?
8324_wally15.jpg


Back at home, Wally receives the respect he deserves from his High Priest, my uncle.
8324_wally16.jpg


Soon we go off again. Quite a collection, Wally.
8324_wally17.jpg


Time to leave, Wally! Hmmm... better leave the driving to the cap'n.
8324_wally18.jpg


Bye bye, Snow Island!
8324_wally19.jpg


SeaChick (my mom) posing with Wally on the way back.
8324_wally20.jpg


Me posing with Wally on the way back.
8324_wally21.jpg





Next: Follow Wally's Tomato adventure!
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Envirogirl11
clap.gif
Great photos, Thanks for sharing some of Wally's adventures with your family and sharing the photos with us. Looked like Wally's is having a great time. Sure glad you didn't let him steer the boat. Hope you continue having a good time for the rest of his visit. Again great photos
clap.gif

Karan
 
Envirogirl11
clap.gif
Great photos, Thanks for sharing some of Wally's adventures with your family and sharing the photos with us. Looked like Wally's is having a great time. Sure glad you didn't let him steer the boat. Hope you continue having a good time for the rest of his visit. Again great photos
clap.gif

Karan


Sorry if this is repeated But after I submitted it it was'nt showing unless I went back. so submitted it again hope this works
 
Last edited:
Wonderful pictures.. it's obvious that Wally is having a fantastic time and you are taking great care of him. Can't wait to see his tomato adventure.
big_smile.png
 
You are too cute.

I love his new girlfriend...

...fins and feathers.

Great pics.

HI MOM!

oh, and I like your horsies too. neigh. my girls would love them...and wally for that matter. grin.

me,
g
 
Last edited:
Superb job of showing off the islands light house and mermaide! You definately have the world at the tip of your fingers, go where your heart desires as this is the obvious path you are walking.
From movies, chicken tales and tour lady, pretty awsome things you are doing. Keep up those creative juices!
Kellie a fellow Mainer
 
Part Three: Wally's Tomato Adventure

So on the way home from Snow Island we stopped at the Farmer's Market and bought 100 pounds (no kidding) of canning tomatoes.
8324_wally22.jpg

8324_wally23.jpg


There were all sorts- uglies, zebras, you name it- and we drove home.
SeaChick immidiately started the process. We're freezing, not canning, these tomatoes.
8324_tomato_002.jpg


She quartered the tomatoes and lay them on a baking sheet...
8324_wally24.jpg

8324_tomato_004.jpg


Then cooked them so the skins would come off...
8324_tomato_005.jpg

8324_tomato_001.jpg


Then they looked like this.
8324_tomato_003.jpg

8324_tomato_006.jpg


Some went into containers.
8324_tomato_008.jpg


The bad bits are for the chickens.
8324_tomato_007.jpg


This is what the finished product looks like, all ready to be frozen:
8324_tomato_010.jpg


What's more, that was only half of it. Who knows what's in store for the other 50 lbs...
8324_tomato_009.jpg




Next: Wally Chills with his Peeps!

(Note: apologies that the pics aren't all rotated correctly. Also, this is the freezing process as I understood it. The acttual steps might be very different.)
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom