End of the fence and winter sun

End of the fence and winter sun across the valley

As the holidays continue, the best to all of you

as the holidays continue, the best to all of you…

Cold afternoon at the maritime center

Foot of the dock at the Maritime Center on this cold afternoon ..

Aftermath from windstorm in the Pacific Northwest

We’ve had a lot of wind again this season in the Pacific Northwest and storm. Some of this is what we call “standing compost“ but frequently a bit of heavy fresh limbs (and power) come on down as well….

Paper whites in kitchen window

The kitchen window becomes fragrant in December

Can we just stay here?

Can we just stay here?

A winter afternoon

A winter afternoon

Quiet pond on the peninsula

Inside the quiet of pond on the peninsula….

Amaryllis time

Amaryllis time

Horse neighbors choosing some near frosty grass

Days of old and cold on Discovery Bay

Days of old and cold, on Discovery Bay…

Thanks Ollie and Grace!

Peregrine Falcon watching our feeder this morning

Peregrine Falcon watching our feeder this morn…
#BirdOfTheDay

Getting down to details

Getting down to detail..

Hazy rainy day crab feed

Hazy rainy day crab feed

But on reflection, it’s just an old fishing float that lost its net

But on reflection, it’s just an old fishing float that lost its net

Rainy day Hawthorn berries

Today, some rainy day Hawthorn berries..

Thank you!

A sprig of parsley poking through a blanket of leafy mulch

a sprig of parsley now poking through a blanket of rich leafy mulch placed earlier

Thank you

“Well, just one more tasty morsel,” says the black oyster catcher while plopping along a favorite mudflat…

“Well, just one more tasty morsel,” says the black oyster catcher while plopping along a favorite mudflat…

As evening comes to the marsh an oyster catcher eyes one more meal, while a small cluster of mallards makes for exit ..

As evening comes to the marsh an oyster catcher eyes one more meal, while a small cluster of mallards makes for exit ..

the back window

the back window

Snow dusting coming over the Olympic Mountains

Another snow dusting coming over the Olympic Mountains

its the long dock on this cold beautiful day

-“What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander, but it is not necessarily sauced for the chicken, the duck, the turkey, or the Guinea hen.” – Alice B. Toklas
…….and a neighbor chicken

Bull kelp nest swept and formed by the Salish sea

Bull Kelp nest swept and formed by the Salish Sea

Landscape nestled by high tides and wind

Waiting for attention around the nearby Maritime Center

From an earlier day of glory, now to wait for attention around the nearby Maritime Center

Small pale mushroom emerging from damp autumn leaves on the forest floor, seen from a very low angle, its gills softly lit while foreground and background melt into a warm brown blur that hints at the hidden mycelium web binding the soil beneath.

Earthweaver.

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