Alone...

 

Skimming the waves...

 

Crash!

 

Still a wild surf on Manzanita Beach...

 

A wild surf with a strong off-shore wind blowing the spray backwards.

 

The tree by the sea...

 

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It's the light that makes the forest beautifully mysterious...

 

Winter walking-- This part of the wetlands walk was a log train right of way a hundred years ago.

 

Mt. St. Helens with a winter coat is always beautiful!

 

It gets dark so early these days. Marvin the Mallard misses warm summer evenings.

 

Goodnight...

 

And there he goes!

 

Pardon me, but there's a heron standing on your roof....

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She's keeping an eye on things...

 

No matter what, the sun will rise again tomorrow...

 

There's a change in the weather coming...

 

Just a nice couple, together watching the sunset...

 

Fly, fly, fly!

 

We've had some foggy, cold mornings these past few days---

 

The fox knows he'll never catch a Canada Goose, but he sometimes wonders... What if he did?

 

A goose convention?

 

Big trees, and a big sky...

 

The last light of the day makes the wetlands glow. It will be cold tonight.

 

Let's go this way, Loretta, they'll never find us!

 

No, it doesn't look like this around our place today, but a few miles, and some altitude up the Spirit Lake Highway...

 

The waterfall on Fall Creek...

 

One hardy stalk remains as this past season's water plants are disappearing beneath the surface in the wetlands. It makes for a striking image...

 

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Watching us like a hawk!

 

A quiet place-- The sun is shining up ahead.

 

A mirror-like reflection in the water in the wetlands. Most of the water plants have given up and gone to sleep till next spring.

 

A portrait of a gentleman...

 

Shining through...

 

Let's fly away...

 

Nature is amazing--- three tiny mushrooms growing out of the moss on the side of a tree trunk!

 

Rushing water, and ferns growing out of the moss, this is a beautiful spot near Rainbow Falls on the Chehalis River.

 

Coming through!

 

A place to forget about things--- just for a while.

 

It is... You are... And that's reason enough to be at peace...

 

Heading in from the Pacific for logs at the Port of Longview...

 

Along the Columbia River headed about 50 miles from the ocean...

 

Mr. Mallard is extra handsome in the fall...

 

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Trees holding hands and dancing on a sunny fall day at the park...

 

The wetlands trees have mostly dropped their leaves, and the water plants have receded into the water for their long Winter's nap.

 

Some folks have a favorite tree. We have a favorite snag, and we wave back at him whenever we're nearby. I hope he stands for a very long time.

 

A beautiful fall day at the park-- for a doggie, it's FREEDOM!

 

One last waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge.

 

As we go farther into the wet side of the mountains, the trees have moss so thick that ferns grow in it!

A picture for Election Day...

Visiting all of the waterfalls, especially if you hike the trails, is a great way to spend time in the gorge.

 

There are some beautiful waterfalls on the Oregon side of the Gorge-- once you get to the wet side of the mountains.