The hillsides are really drying out quickly this year. Mud season usually seems to last weeks but this year it has been short. My favorite vernal pond isn’t a pond. I’ve seen salamanders and spadefoot toads there some years. I wonder how long they can stay dormant underground til the water returns?
Dry hillsides make for good hiking so the girls and I are enjoying it while we can. It won’t be long til we will be able to get up into the mountains!
aspens
last year’s yarrow
willow
last year’s nest
Hairy Woodpecker
Look, I’ve got a stick!
still has a bounce in her step
I got a heavier stick!
Mallard
Barrow’s Goldeneye
grouse
My Everyday Photos 