Forks Quilt Show

Blog 55

Welcome back to "SEAMS LIKE HOME"!

Today I went to the Quilt show in Forks, WA.  You know Forks, the town that became famous because of the "Twilight" movies about Vampires, ooooooooooo. Scary!

There was nothing scary about Forks, it is a delightful small town with a population of barely over 3,000.  The same size town that I grew up in.  And the quilt show was really nice.

Forks has one of the most attractive posters for their show that I've ever seen.  I just love it.  The Quilter's in Forks know we love their poster, they've put it on Bags & T-Shirts too  and I love them.

The High School Gym in Forks was filled with beautiful quilts and there were quite a few vendors.

I'm glad I  made the time to drive to Forks for the Quilt Show, I'll go again!

Since we were already in Forks and we had never been to the Hoh Rain Forest, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful sunny day to visit a rain forest that measures it's rain in feet not inches.

  (12 to 14 FEET of rain a year!)

The weather couldn't have been nicer, the temperature about 65-67 degrees, the sun shining bright without a cloud in the sky.  I was comfortable in a short sleeve shirt.  Perfect weather for a long Saturday drive.

What I really wanted to see was the 'Big Spruce'.  At 270 feet tall, 12 1/2 foot in diameter and more than 550 years old, it is one of the largest spruce trees in the world. Seeing this tree was a must!

Well, we couldn't believe what we saw.   At the bottom of a mammoth snag of a tree trunk was a sign explaining that on December 9th, 2014, a wind storm snapped the tree in two.

The rest of the tree was lying on the forest floor beginning the process of decomposition into a host for new forest trees.  This tree had thrived in the Hoh Rain Forest for over 550 years and we missed seeing it tall and intact by a little over 4 months. Sad. I was sad to have missed it.  

That's the cycle of life and we have to be glad about it. New baby trees, yea!

Another photo to show you to give you perspective of this massive tree - or tree snag. Look closely and you'll see another tourist to the left of the tree.  Compare his size to the tree size.

I'm not going to leave you on a sad note. I told you about the FEET of rain this place gets, right?

See the take on the Hard Rock Cafe?  In this place it's called Hard Rain Cafe.

 It made me Laugh Out Loud!

It was a good day!