There was a time when flat-bottomed riverboats carried people and goods up and down the river-- A long time ago.

Under the bridge, out of the rain...

Alone, together...

It's quiet now-- It will be a beautiful day tomorrow.

Passionate...

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Not me!

Keeping an eye on things...

Windswept...

All to ourselves...

Come on Sis, faster! You too, Dad!

The path down to the sea...

Flying free...

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Behold-- The sea!

And now for something completely different-- The Circle at Seaside, Oregon.

Here's a picture of my dad in front of this same circle nearly 100 years ago...

Thanks Autumn for giving us such beautiful colors this year. These few faded leaves across the street from our house have all fallen now, but we'll see them again next year!

Spooky! Happy Halloween!

The final glowing moments of a Autumn afternoon as the leaves continue to fall...

The last blast of color on the maples, and the new beginnings of the tiny fir tree seedlings together on a frosty morning...

Clear skies, cold nights, but the wind will take down most of the leaves in the next few days. It's been a beautiful Fall.

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From a hilltop overlooking Silver Lake-- One Maple still has some fall color.

Stay with me a while...

The water plants are showing their fall colors as the evergreens watch...

Sunbeam...

The Fall afternoon sun near where Abernathy Creek joins the Columbia River...

The roses are still blooming in the tiny park on the north side of our little town. They are a joy to see.

All you hear is the waterfall...

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Late on a fall afternoon, a glowing spot on the wetlands walk...

And the cloud came down to caress the hill...

Changing-- and gone too soon...

Stevenson Landing...

More color at Lake Sacajawea...

It's a good time for a walk at Lake Sacajawea...

Seasons change-- Going to be cold tonight...

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Nevermore!

I'd say that's a definite sign of Fall...

Good advice-- a sign at County Line Park, along the busy Columbia River.

Staying under the trees as a shower passes over Coldwater Lake...

Do herons get lonely?

A splash of color over Olequa Creek...

Deep in the woods...

It's quiet by the creek...

A tree on Johnston Ridge looking down nearly 2000 feet to the Toutle River Valley at the base of Mt. St. Helens...

After the rain-- Fall colors along the wetlands walk...

Ferns, moss, turning leaves-- an Autumn fairy-land...

A portrait of His Lordship on his steed...

(I know it's silly, but it's good to be silly once in a while)