Tuesday Cuppa Tea Maple Leaves Teacup, Sequim Bay State Park

Hello friends and welcome to my meme, Tuesday Cuppa Tea! Fall has arrived definitely on the Olympic Peninsula...we have had our first 3 nights of frost, and each morning it has been below 40 degrees when I have opened up the blind in the kitchen when I have gotten up to make tea. The snow is back on the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park behind us.

So I have an autumn leaf pattern teacup, and a last sunny...but cool visit to a local park...Sequim Bay Washington State Park.  The linky and list of blogs I am joining is at the bottom of the post....

For this fall Tuesday Cuppa Tea, this is one of my favorite teacups. The pattern is Maple Leaves, or Maple Time by Coalport, England and it was made between 1945-1962. I love the shape, the chintz and the color. It was actually made in several other colors, but I love the richness of the magenta, or dark pink. There's a nice little bit of gold trim as well. I think it is so elegant!

Like all Pacifin Northwesters, when the weather is lovely, we are out taking advantage of it. Such was the case last week, just before a storm came in a fall put in it's real appearance with rain and wind. We woke up, saw the sun, and said....day out!!!  We headed down highway 101 east from Sequim to Seqim Bay State Park, which is a favorite with campers, boaters and shellfish hunters. Sequim Bay oysters are a big thing here...although we don't like oysters, so that's not what attracts us. For us it's the scenic beauty of the coast...in this case the sheltered Sequim Bay, and the wonderful sea air.

This didn't photo well, but the beach everywhere is littered with oyster shells. There are even huge piles of them in some places, so many are harvested here. There are strict rules and regulations about seasons, permits and allowable sizes and quantities of the catch as well.

By the boat ramp with all the notices and regulations, is this great sign Kids Don't Float, and a tray of loaner children's life vests. This is a feature of most of our boat ramps, and I think it is a great idea.

As this area is known for it's lavender production, no surpise even the parks are planted with lavender. This late blooming trio is the shorter Spanish lavender with a more compact lavender head with topknot petals. A very nice landscaping shrub around here.

We were so glad we took advantage of the day to visit the park, and sit in the sun admiring the bay. The next day was quite windy, pouring rain and 20 degrees cooler. But...that's fall, isn't it?

Please sign onto the linky if you have a tea related post. I would love it if you would leave a comment, and visit the other blogs, hopefully with a cup of tea in hand! For more info about the teacup at Antiques And Teacups, and have a wonderful day!

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