Run away!

The forces of nature...

This is Mt. St. Helens, with the caldera visible in the upper left and a vent blowing steam on the right.  The green ridge on the left rises nearly a thousand feet above the Toutle River seen cutting through the mud flow from 35 years ago.

Who? What?

 

This little fawn was just across the road from the horses.  He didn't seem to mind us at all.

Almost a unicorn

The mare in the meadow--- with a passenger

A pretty horse with a friendly bird on her rump...

In a corner of the woods, near the water...

Almost home...

Remembering...

Nature's Art Nouveau...

Blowdown monuments...

35 years ago, it was nothing but a gray-brown moonscape.  The stumps are a reminder, but the view is increasingly green.  Mt. St. Helens is cloud-shrouded in the distance, on the left.

If you go into the woods today...

When I grow up...

...I want to live in a lighthouse

Quiet... Just the sound of the wind.

Coldwater Lake, from Coldwater Ridge...

Pretending to be a python...

This colorful little garden snake was perched in a bush, about 5 feet above the ground in the back yard.  I wonder if he was pretending to be a python while seeking the warmth of the sun... 

Can't catch me...

It's amazing you can see him at all-- there in the center of the picture.  A fish, 20 inches long and just doing his thing.

Let's dance...

Ready for a close-up

Normally shy, this heron seemed quite content to be standing about ten feet from the path...

Redwing's dream....

Driven away...

The crow slinks off...

Danger lurking below...

Hey! No peeking!.

A perfect day in May...

Happy Mothers  Day...

Come on, get happy!

Big Sky...

This way...

Open arms...

Superstar...

Rainbow flower...

These tiny wildflowers don't last long.  They explode with a rainbow of colors, and then they're gone.

Soaring solo...

In the spotlight...

A tasty morsel...