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149 Steps

Sky and I went to an agility event last weekend and had a chance to stay with friends of a friend who live on a bluff overlooking part of the Salish Sea. It was really very nice of them to take us in. Their little beach is 149 steps down from the their yard and we didn’t mind the walk at all. Sky was excited to smell the saltwater and chew on salty pieces of driftwood. It was pretty chilly so I didn’t throw anything into the water for her to chase. We enjoyed sunset and sunrise colors over the rugged Olympic Mountains. It was a good way to wind down in the evening and to wake up in the morning.

Don’t even ask about our agility results.

149 steps

 

Alpenglow at sunset

 

Morning waves

 

Morning light

December Days

It’s hard to believe that December and 2017 are nearly over. I’ve spent lots of time outside in the cold weather and powder snow with dogs. Here are some images that don’t feature dogs.

Goat Peak
Lookout Mountain
Morning alpenglow
Sunrise
Valley Goods at TwispWorks
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
Remains

A Few Random Images

From October.

Sunrise
Oh, those fall colors went on and on
erosion
Campbell Lake
Lone pine
Hairy Woodpecker
Snow on the mountains
Snow in the valley
Past full moon

Spring Changes

Everyday there is something to observe. With the melting snow, we can see where the dogs relieved themselves all winter. New wildflowers pop up overnight. Birds return from their winter haunts and declare their territories with loud calls and repeated banging. It rains. The mud returns. The sun shines. We go out and work furiously. And then it snowed.

Sunrise
Red-naped Sapsucker banging its beak on the wire
Northern Flickers discussing housing opportunities
Bluebells not yet opened
Vernal pond
I don’t know her
Fog follows rainy days
In Twisp, the farmers market opened
Garlic poking out of its mulch
Honeybees gather nectar and pollen from the tiny wildflowers
Promises of yellow balsamroot soon to come
Spring beauties
The steershead flowers are fading
Female Dusky Grouse thinks she is hidden
Female Dusky Grouse in flight
Finches at the feeder this snowy morning
Two mule deer
Yellow bells in the snow

What Happened to June?

June 25 and what have I done this month? One hike. Two sets of visitors. Designed the cover for Ken’s soon-to-be-released CD. Walked my dogs. Two weddings that you can see here and here. Time flew by and now it’s nearly July.

We had one week of hot weather and then it returned to often windy and cloudy and even some good June rains. The grasses on our hill are taller than the dogs. Lupine continues to bloom along with the beautiful mariposa lilies that I cannot quit photographing. Bluebirds and swallows have fledged. A raven family spent a couple of weeks terrorizing the nesting birds. I do admire ravens but really I wish they did not eat eggs and other baby birds. Smokejumpers from the airport across the valley trained in the hot weather and in the windy weather.

Sunrise
dew drops on spider web
Tiny fawn
Raven breakfast
The vernal pond is still there
Eastern Kingbird
Sky
wild aster
Lupine and a dusting of new snow on the mountains across the way
Serviceberries
Currants
Dusky Grouse displaying to me and the dogs
Tree Swallow
Western Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Buckwheat
Mariposa
New growth on sage
Lupine and yarrow
tall grasses and yarrow
Lush grasses and dead trees
sunset