"DUCK!" said the heron...

Walk with me...

There is the musical sound of a little stream of rain water in the forest...

A girl fishing with her dad late on an unusually mild winter afternoon-- she's catching memories...

A touch of snow...

Ready or not, here I come!

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The waterfall near Olequa Crossing...

The walk back...

Very windy on Coldwater Lake! (Minnie Peak in the background)

Mt. St. Helens...

Lots of snow in the high country this past weekend-- Minnie Peak, Mt. Margaret, Coldwater Peak, and Mt. Adams in the distance...

... and on the far right the rising base of Mt. St. Helens.

Home for beavers, otters, mallards, wood ducks, mergansers, cormorants, grebes, coots, herons, and ospreys-- with occasional eagles, bears, dear, and all sorts of other critters.

A pile of clouds, wrapped in the last light of day...

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Rain forest!

Snow on the hills...

It's a bit chilly for a picnic...

Mossy trees, frosty ferns...

Strong together...

"Why," asked the cormorant, "would someone want to live in a box?"

Along the Columbia River...

Winter dreams...

The high point of his day...

Hieronymus the Heron, hurrying home...

Silver Lake reflections...

Can we all please just stop and rest for a while?

Ducks expected momentarily...

Silver Lake...

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In the last two minutes, the setting sun says goodnight to the mountain...

Nightfall...

Did you hear the Heron?

Fly by...