Because it's there...

In the night...

Snow! And a bit of steam venting from the caldera...

Moss garden

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Stella in the mist, waiting...

A cold winter day in the wetlands...

Heron hurrying home...

A snowy scene on the wetlands walk...

Snow through the kitchen window!

A slippery Bridge...

Very much at home...

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Winter can be beautiful...

A tree with its own little island...

Winter shadows...

Oh dear, they're back again...

The perfect place to watch the trains go by...

Road to the clouds...

The perfect place for a flower in a country graveyard...

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She's in the spotlight...

Go ahead---

I wish I'd taken more pictures of the log trains when they were still running. I miss them.

You can see things the way they are, but it's good sometimes to see them the way they make you feel.

What's the hurry?

Hear the wind blow...

The apple that refused to fall...

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Hey you! What are you doing in my lake!

Morning wetlands...

Buffleheads basking in the winter sun...

These are tiny, but fully grown adult Bufflehead Ducks--- 2 males and 2 females.  They're usually hard to capture with a camera because they're either chasing each other, or diving totally underwater for surprising lengths of time in order to feed.

Once there was...