The days are getting longer. Early evening light on the meadow near our house shows off the green grass that will probably have a few cattle grazing soon.

 

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A wonderful old barn...

 

But look what happens when the storm passes and the sun comes out!

 

A very active surf during the storm...

 

Stormy!

 

All by themselves...

 

It's always good to see the ocean...

 

Ready to light the way..

 

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Matilda says the weekend is the time to be lazy and sit in the sun.

 

Turn around, look at me... The first wild rose of spring.

 

This is why we love the forest...

 

He's very tall.

 

On an afternoon when the light was very special, the mainline railroad bridge over the Cowlitz River was very beautiful.

 

It was a perfect, bright, sunny day-- Looking over the wetlands and Silver Lake to a Beautiful Mt. St. Helens.

 

The old barn on Hazel Dell Road...

 

Shall we go this way, or that way?

 

Once upon a time...

 

Coldwater Ridge looks especially nice with the sunlight on the snow. The Visitors Center on the ridge offers the best view of the Mt. St. Helens caldera since the road to Johnston Ridge was washed out last year. The lake is as far as you can go until the middle of 2026, they say.

 

It's peaceful. It's a place where one can think about things more clearly.

 

Looking inside, and looking outside.

 

The Southwest has many beautiful old missions. The Northwest has many beautiful old lighthouses!

 

At the end of the day in the wetlands...

 

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The sun came out for a while in the wetlands...

 

I love watching Max and Matilda just doing their thing in the wetlands.

 

The forest is always perfect...

 

A break in the clouds in the evening...

 

Deep in the woods-- even in winter it seems comforting.

 

Peek-a-boo Mountain!

 

The Redwing Blackbird knows-- Spring isn't very far away!

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The tiny little Barrow's Goldeneye Duck couple! They're shy, so it's always good to be able to say hello.

 

Trees are our friends!

 

Totally quiet...