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Miller Peninsula State Park – Beach Trail via Fireweed Road

Some years ago we did some hiking on Miller Peninsula but not since it became a park in 2005. Why did we wait so long? The 28,000 acre park is near to where we live and offers more than 20 miles of hiking trails. Yesterday we chose the Fireweed Road Beach Trail. A six mile, […]

Cooper’s hawk in our pond

Cooper’s hawk in our pond

Cooper’s hawks have been nesting in our tiny forest for many years. It’s a pretty nice set-up for them, large conifers for nesting, pond for water and plenty of small rodents and birds (I don’t like witnessing the hunting part but it’s part of nature). When they visit our pond I try to grab my […]

Tulips, Highland Cows and Trum...

It’s been nearly 8 years since Larry and I drove to La Conner for the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. I’d remembered the best fields for photos, the ones with the old barns and outbuildings, with rows of tulips arranged for the best sunlit shots. With my brain on auto-pilot I drove to my favorite field […]

Celebrating Spring

Okay, I’m officially embarrassed…nearly 2 years since my last blog post. But the good news is my new website with a shopping cart is up on the web. It’s still a work in progress and for those of you wanting to order notecards that page is in the making. Soon! I’m going to jump in […]