Reitan pioneer house on Woodpecker Hill

The Suquamish Garden Club held their meeting recently at Jerry and Sharon Reitan's prioneer cabin on Woodpecker Hill.

The house has a long history with multiple uses over the years and has been beautifully restored by Jerry.

The Reitan cabin sits on 75 acres at the top of Woodpecker Hill with a beautiful view, out over Big Valley, of the Olympic Mountains.

Jim, with brother-in-law Kevin McDonald are on the porch.

The Garden Club met at the house for a pot luck dinner, then took the trail down the hill to Jan Hurd and Jim Goldsworthy's house which is fairly new and started with no garden at all. They have brought in soil, compost, rocks and with Jan's artistic talent have designed and built a spectacular garden.

I love the glow on the house as the sun was getting low - this was about 8PM on one of our longer days of the year.