On the far side of the lake there was a lot of thawed water, especially in marshy areas.
Our adventures big and small.
This year I'm working on my 2020 Vision.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Hike of the Week: Heather Lake, 1/16/21
On the far side of the lake there was a lot of thawed water, especially in marshy areas.
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Tiger Stitch-a-Long, part 5
Hi everyone -- and happy new year! Just a quick update because I didn't get all that much done. Here's where I was last time -- I was thrilled to have finished the background of the center section.
By our next check-in in three weeks I hope to have the background on the bottom strip done. I've realized I have a bunch of new projects I want to start soon, so I feel like I need to speed up!
The rest of the stitchers in this stitch-a-long all work on different projects, and I look forward to checking them out every three weeks. Visit their blogs for a bit of inspiration for 2021!
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Hayley, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie, AJ, Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda, and Helen.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Hike of the Week: Brightwater, 1/9/21
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Cris Bruch, South Fork and Puddles |
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Ellen Sollod, Collection and Transformation, detail |
The paths crossed creeks...
... wound up hills ...
... and back down to a which, rumor has it, is inhabited by OTTERS. (We didn't see any...)
Some long bridges took us across more wetlands -- you can see the freeway to the right of the image.
We reached the southern edge of the property and turned back, finally seeing the actual treatment plant, oddly glittery in the sun.
We turned back down along the loop trail rather than taking the shortcut back to our car, and passed another artwork based on a Coast Salish longhouse and and paddles raised in greeting. Grandfather's Wisdom by Andrea Wilbur-Sigo depicts salmon, an octopus, an orca, and the thunderbird.
Brightwater Center Loop
3.01 miles
151 feet elevation gain
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Hike of the Week: Camano Island State Park, 1/1/21
Every so often we had a break in the trees on the bluff and glimpsed the water:
And at one point, we felt like we were being watched....
Even though the hike was short, there was a lot of up and down -- so we felt like we'd actually done a little work.
Camano Island State Park Loop
3.06 miles
436 feet elevation gain