Mel Tibbs — Bad Lilies

A poem by Mel Tibbs

Bad Lilies
My favorite beer style is dark lager. My love for this style started many years ago when discovered Dos Equis (XX), okay so it's an amber lager, still. In Germany, I found Köstritzer Schwarzbier. Shultzy's in the U-District had it on tap when I was there a few years ago. Black Raven brewed a schwarzbier, not sure they still do. So, on a bicycle ride earlier in April that started near Cuckanut's tap room by Skagit Airport, I picked up a growler of their Dunkel Lager. #beer #Chuckanut #dunkel
The timing for the trip, today, was pretty ideal. Not just for the break in the rain; but, also next week is the regional #SkagitValley Farmer's Festival. Which is fun & great if you have never done it, or are showing friends around from out of town. But, the area does, surprisingly get traffic jams and generally overrun by tourists. #PNW #roadtrip #Autumn #Chuckanut

Made it up to #Chuckanut Drive for the 1st time, this #Autumn, to catch some of the leaves turning & enjoy the crisp sunlight.
Had a bit of a roadside picnic with some lemon bars, and pecan bars we scored from the Farm to Market bakery in Edison, WA.

Got up there in the late part of the afternoon when the light was just ideal. #PNW #roadtrip #SkagitValley

The #WhatcomCounty Council of Governments wants your input on their Scenic Byway corridor management plans for #MtBakerHighway and #ChuckanutDrive. If you live near here or visit this area, please take the survey and let them know that these important routes need better #cycling infrastructure! https://wcog.org/scenic-byways/ #MtBaker #Kulshan #Chuckanut #Whatcom #BellinghamWA #PNW
Scenic Byways – Whatcom Council of Governments

Simple accomplishments for a sweltering, sluggish, stupidly hazy, and sickly smokey day:

Found the best damned grilled cheese sandwich with two strips of bacon & a couple of pickle chips in a crappy biker dive bar up north.

Picked up a couple pints of blueberries, white nectarines, some weird-ass heirloom string beans at Snow Goose Farms while navigating the tourists. #FieldTrip

Looking forward to the leaves changing soon up on #Chuckanut\

Time to continue melting...