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Category Archives: nature
Birdies are Back
I’m not sure what it is about rainy days that makes the chickadees come to twitter and feast in the evergreen and plum trees outside my office window, but I love that they do. When the sun fades, the birds … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Inspirational, nature, pacific nw, Photo
Tagged cheerful, chickadee, cute birds, green, plum trees, songbirds, tiny
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After Dinner View
Sometimes old friends ask me how I can live outside the city? “Can you see this on your way home after going out to dinner?” I might reply. A stunning evening tonight. This was the view on opposite sides of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Inspirational, nature, pacific nw, Photo, photography
Tagged colorful, evening, evening light, misty peak, Moon Valley, mountain and river, mountains, Mt. Si, river, river at sunset, rocky peak, sunset, sunset clouds
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Exciting Events and Best of All – Spring!
It’s finally warm out there, and I thought I’d share a bit of the beauty outside my office window… My LIKENESS Valley Reads event at North Bend Library is about a week away! (see prior post) And before that, there’s Wine&Words … Continue reading
Posted in books, Community, Inspirational, Literary Fiction, nature, novels, pacific nw, writing
Tagged flowers, open mic, rhodies, rhododendron, Spring, spring blooms
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February Snow
We’ve had several small dustings of snow with frigid temperatures this week. Here are a few photos taken different times and days. CLICK HERE to see video of the river with snow falling. It’s been so beautiful!
Posted in Community, nature, pacific nw, Photo
Tagged falling snow, river, snow, snow falling, snow on a river, snow on trees, winter
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Island of Peace
On my most recent walk upriver I noticed the mergansers are present in the valley. I got some marginal images of the hooded mergansers on the lake. Both females and males were there. But the photos were too distant to … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, nature, pacific nw, Photo, Wildlife
Tagged boulder, common merganser, ducks, isolation, mergansers, river, rushing water
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River Walk – One Last Take
I got back to my own yard and stopped again. Mt Si was shining in the sun through the trees in my other neighbor’s yard. I couldn’t go inside without capturing the beautiful moment – the crowning jewel on a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, nature, pacific nw, Photo, photography
Tagged contrast, evening, January, mountain peaks, Mt. Si, sunset, view through trees
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