Nisqually National Wildlife refuge was established to provide habitat for migratory birds. It is located at the southern end of Puget Sound, west of Interstate 5 at exit #114. The headquarters and parking…
Willapa Bay is the second largest marine estuary on the west coast with over 260 square miles of water surface. The largest estuary is San Francisco Bay. As I…
When someone recently asked me what my favorite wildlife refuge is my reply was “whichever one I am visiting”. I could also say “whichever one I am writing about”. That…
Ahhhh, Dungeness Spit…The graceful curve of this land that stretches out into the Strait Of Juan de Fuca is the longest natural sandspit in the United States. The spit is…
Cape Meares NWR is part of the Oregon Coastal Refuge Complex. The complex includes 6 refuges along the coast. The largest (and most amazing!) refuge is the Oregon Islands NWR.…
In celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, which runs from October 11-17 this year, I am posting every day about a refuge I have visited. I like to stop and visit wildlife refuges…
I seem to be in a black and white phase lately which feels a bit odd with spring color popping all around me. But if that is what is inspiring me…
It’s a time of transition. Snow Geese are getting ready to head back north to their breeding grounds. There is a calmness that comes when they return each fall…
Two of my favorite things – a feather and a stone. This is a molted American Kestrel primary feather.
Another title to this post could be white on white with a little black. We don’t get snow very often in the lowlands on the west side of the Cascades…
A Celebration Of Wonder 