We live about 15 minutes from Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo. We actually go there about 2-3 times a week in the spring and summer, and very frequently during the winter months.

We might just sit in the car facing the water, stroll the paved walking trail along the beach, watch the trains on the east side of the park, become mesmerized by the iconic ferries that run every 20 minutes. We're never bored as we look up and marvel at the wonder of winged transportation as Everett-made Boeing planes come and go from Paine Field on their routine test flights.

We often bring a picnic lunch and either eat in the car or at one of the tables. We might bring a tasty fish & chips meal from Ivar's fish bar just across the street, or merely grab a delicious ice cream cone from the store at the park's entrance. On the simplest occasions we'll just sit in the car with the windows open while we take a relaxing nap as the faint fragrance of beach fires (only in pits) wafts through the salty Puget Sound air.

We thoroughly enjoy watching young parents with their infants in strollers, or seeing children having so much fun in the play area and hearing their screams of playful laughter. What a delight to these happy grandparents of fourteen! We bring our youngest grandsons here whenever possible. Collecting shells and throwing rocks in the water are their favorite activities. Of course, we can't forget to mention the menagerie of dogs on leashes that love to take their masters for daily walks. The pets have even managed to train their owners to pick the dirty little doggie deliveries deposited by said pets because everyone appreciates a clean park.

Wild, windy, rainy, utterly foul winter weather with its high tides is also a great time to sit and gaze hypnotically, as we contemplate the wonder of God's mysteriously unpredictable but beautiful, awe-inspiring creation.

We always feel completely safe when we sit in the car, on a log, a bench, or frolic on the grass and the rocky beach at Mukilteo's Lighthouse Park. 😀