Snow on the beach is always a rare and special treat. When it clings to the fir trees long enough for the sun to come out and add a dazzling blue backdrop, that is indeed notable. Today is such a day. Today is the sort of day when people pose for Christmas cards. I would [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2008
Winter is here ahead of schedule and with a real bite. It is snowing intensely. The snow falls at a distinct angle and with much force, pushed by a bitter wind. These are not fun, soft flakes. This is no day to be out frolicking or building snowmen. In fact, there are blizzard warnings up [...]
Continue reading...10. December 2008
I am lucky to live so near wild woods. There is such peace to be found there, and many times I have stopped to meditate on a welcoming tree stump. At this time of year, the ferns are still tall, though they are beginning to bend themselves back toward the ground. The ferns are also [...]
Continue reading...9. December 2008
I don’t know much about mushrooms. I have a healthy respect for the poisonous ones that abound here in the far northwest. I enjoy buying native chanterelles in season from my farmer’s market, but that’s about as close as I get to foraging in the wild. I have no idea what kind this is, but [...]
Continue reading...8. December 2008
There is something so mysterious about fog. It just materializes out of nowhere, comes and goes and then returns without any discernible pattern. Today is another chilly, gray day, but when you can look out over water, variations in he grayness give texture to an otherwise dull day. The dark blue shapes in today’s photo [...]
Continue reading...5. December 2008
My dog and I took a long walk on the beach today…the strait was so still I could hardly believe it. I watched a seal slapping the water with his tail to rouse the fish below. Gulls and cormorants gathered to glean the fish who darted to the surface, while the crafty seal dove below–and [...]
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14. December 2008
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