Stubbornly Green!

Very Cold!

Not snow, but heavy frozen fog

on the path to the Toutle River 

Sediment Dam

The Light on Christmas Day

It's Christmas!

Wild!

The surf was as wild as I've ever 

seen it--- Just South of Cannon Beach

on the shortest day of the year.

Back at the beach...

...on the shortest, darkest day of the year.

Enjoy The Sun Because... 

There's snow tonight.

Even A Heron

Can Grab A Few Rays...

...but have you ever seen one do that

while sitting in a tree?

 

 



Mt. St. Helens

Glowing

 

in the late afternoon December sun 

 



A Winter's Walk

Almost like cathedral walls

Frozen Space 

A week of below freezing temperatures

has created amazing sights in the wetlands.

December Sky

and December surf

Otter Hurry!

Feeling Just Ducky...

in the late afternoon

Sunlight In The Rapids

 

 

At Rainbow Falls



Beautiful Bright Sunlight

 

Made our Thanksgiving walk

wonderful!



Refusing To Fall

 

 

As if suspended in time,

this dead tree hangs on.

Quiet Bayside

Winter Trees!



Ships In The Sunset

 



Windswept

 

North of Ocean Shores, Washington,

the constant winds on the beach shape

the trees, sweeping them back

like cosmic hair gel!



Extremes

 

From the highest to the lowest 



Wintery Weather Returns

 To Coldwater Lake

 



The Schoolhouse

In Japanese Hollow

 



One Last Shot Of Fall

 

 

On the Columbia River

A Stormy Beach



Riding High

 



Two Ships, Passing...

The Sapphire Island is coming in.

The Madame Butterfly is headed out--

while a large flock of Canada Geese

fly across her path. 



Here She Comes!

 

 

The Sapphire Island rounding a bend

on the Columbia River

Grains Of Sand Aren't So Small

When you're a ladybug



November In The Wetlands

Soon

The Winter Storms

 

 

 



November Comes To

The Toutle Valley

 

The Dalles Dam

Nearing Sunset

 



Colder Surf

Sunset In A Dream

 



 

Stalking Clams

At Sunset 

 



 

A Perfect Time At The Beach

 

 

The weather was sunny and warm

as we celebrated our anniversary

Isn't it good to be with your

best friend!

 

 



 

Autumn!

 



You Shall Not Pass! 

 

 



So Many Abandoned School Houses

 

This one is in what used to be

Boyd, Oregon--

near the Oregon Trail

 



 

Still A Few Years Left...

 

 

A high plains barn

on Tygh Ridge



Glowing Rock

 



The Whole Universe...

 

 

 

...is really just lichen dancing on a rock

 

 



High Above the Columbia River

Our Stonehenge Is Nearly 100 Years Old

 



High Plains Schoolhouse

Long Forgotten

 



Perfect Silence

 

 

 



Going Or Coming?

This fellow appears to have a face

on his backside!



The First Day Of Fall

In the Forest