Mannequins and More in Monroe

This trip we are exploring the Bothell, Washington area.  Just north of here, in Snohomish County, is the small city of Monroe.  That's where today's travels took us.  The population of the city is around 15,000, so it's big enough to have all the necessary stores, but small enough to be a pleasant size.  We were impressed because the town seems to have a lot of new growth. 

We parked the car and went for a walk along Monroe's Main Street.  The following mannequin display gave me a laugh. 

It looked quite realistic except that they didn't have "anything" above the waist!

Bicycle parking

A couple of signs that I liked 

Monroe had a very large flag  in the center of  Main Street.

Daffodils under the flagpole

A view looking up at the flag 

Dave took this artistic picture of the flag and pole.

We also took a drive to check out the Leisure Time/Thousand Trails park in Monroe.  Thunderbird Preserve is located about 4 miles southeast of Monroe.  The park is definitely out in the country, and in a scenic area along the Skykomish River.  We were surprised to see that we could get a fairly good Verizon signal out at the park. 

I'm sorry that I don't have any Seattle pictures to share.  We were so close in distance, but we didn't have time to go there this trip.  I'm sure we'll be back to visit this area again!

I leave you with a picture I call "THE END(S)"