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...

A new start...

Calm before the storm-- Minnie Peak and Coldwater Lake...

Winter beauty...

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The glow of tomorrow-- Let's be hopeful, and let's care about each other...

Night is falling over the wetlands...

It's very quiet in the wetlands...

Whee! I think he got a bright green ball for Christmas!

Be warm, be safe, be happy-- Merry Christmas!

Even when you live in a desert, or in the middle of a big city, may you always be-- home for Christmas...

A Christmas Card from Mother Nature!

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Winter's beauty is all around...

Shrouded in rain clouds...

Heaven for herons, ducks, and beavers-- and for us.

Flight! The ducks don't seem to mind sharing the sky over the wetlands...

Soft light...

Forget the noise and anger, and just be ONE with the mountain...

A cold and rainy day in the wetlands...

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The mountain is hiding behind a mask...

A forest idol...

Cold and Foggy at Coldwater Lake...

Political commentary...

Mt. St. Helens from the mission...

Walking the wetlands path in the December sun, with Thomas Hart Benton on my mind...

Magical light in the forest...

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Even in December a walk by Abernathy Creek is very colorful!

A man of mystery...

Because we can!