Over hill and dale, spring is everywhere!

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Lots of sunshine in the wetlands, with a snow covered Mt. St. Helens in the background...

 

A riot of daisies! Move over, we're coming through!

 

Beautifully, again, but a different bridge...

 

Built to be useful, beautifully...

 

Looking up to where a tree grows on the side of a cliff-- Lichen, moss, and leaves all make for a wonderland of color.

 

A small hole in a fencepost by the road-- And once again a starling pair are raising a family inside. They return every year, and I'm always so glad to see them as they return to the fencepost with goodies dangling from their beaks.

 

A perfect fence...

 

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Daisies sure know how to make an impression!

 

It's been there a while...

 

Harold the Heron is ready for things to warm up just a bit...

 

Green, very green...

 

My friend Chipper stopped by...

 

Roadside attraction!

 

More than 2000 feet above the Toutle River-- Mt. St. Helens has more snow, and is blanketed in a low cloud. The darker green patches are forests of evergreen conifers. It's almost impossible to show scale and distance when you look out from this spot.

 

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Some fresh green leaves and some fresh snow by Coldwater Lake-- with Minnie Peak in the background...

 

I'm not sure what type of implement this is--- But the little tree had no trouble growing up through it and sprouting blossoms as well!

 

Why go anywhere else...?

 

Honeysuckle--- a hummingbird magnet!

 

Beauty in unexpected places! Some of the water plants are making beautiful blossoms!

 

Sometimes it's just the simple things...

 

A welcoming light in the forest...

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May comes to our little street...

 

Spring means walking through a wonderland of colors...

 

Nobody has lived in the oldest house in the area for 2 or 3 years-- But some of the flowers still make an appearance every year. These were especially good to see as the late afternoon sun caught them...

 

The end of the day, looking East over the wetlands...

 

Peacefully pastoral...

 

We're being watched by a wild rose...

 

This is how it looked in my dream...

 

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Rising out of the water-- Surprise!

 

Mrs. Beaver is out for a swim as the sun goes down...

 

A beautiful afternoon for fishing on Silver Lake...

 

How do you suppose he got caught in a tree...?

 This is actually a shelf fungus-- They're quite common.  But my first thought was that Daffy Duck was caught in a tree.

Hey! Wait for me!

 

Lots of showers on the new waterlily pads and other water plants in the wetlands...

 

Once upon a time...

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Happy Easter, Happy Spring!

 

They're always a joy to find in the forest-- Trillium!

 

So much color, even on the forest floor...

 

Sometimes you can stand where you've stood a hundred times before but suddenly see things for the first time...

 

There behind some trees, tulip bulbs planted in some forgotten time still come alive to makes us smile. Forgotten, but they're still there.

 

Hey--- what happened to Spring! Last night we were surprised by 3 inches of very wet snow. It's mostly gone now.

 

Recent fresh snow in the mountains... Lots more expected over the next few days. We may see a flake or two. Mt. Adams is the peak on the left in the distance. Mt. St. Helens, our hometown volcano, is center right.

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Impossibly beautiful blossoms!

 

I don't know what kind of tree this is, but it dazzles us with its flowers!