Beautiful weather recently – I took advantage and got my lunch from a local food truck and walked down to the river to eat. This was my view. I should do this more often!
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Scene while walking: December 16, 2013
I had an appointment today (actually today! The actual date of this post!) and afterwards I was drawn in by the sunshine and the nearby walking trail along the Columbia River. This is a few miles south of my normal walk into work. Just as beautiful.
One difference walking along this stretch is that it’s part of a very active park, and the wildlife are clearly very used to humans being around (actually, they mostly seemed shocked I wasn’t giving them any treats). Say hello to my squirrel friend!
Scene while walking: November 8, 2013
The colors of autumn along the Columbia River. Breathtaking.
Scene while walking: November 6, 2013
On a recent non-foggy walk into work along the Columbia River a great blue heron flew by me and landed on an antenna. I’ve seen them land in trees, but this was really unusual. I walked by and he was quite unconcerned as he surveyed the river.
Scene while walking: November 4, 2013
While I still have a lot of work to do in order to organize my Spain photos, I certainly can share photos of what I’ve seen on my regular walks. Recently we’ve had a lot of fog in the mornings – in fact it was so foggy a couple of mornings that while I was walking to work my hair got very wet! It made things interesting along the Columbia River – there were times I knew the river was mere feet away from me but I could not see it. When the sun started poking through one morning, it made a lovely picture.
Scene while walking: August 26, 2013
Just a reminder that I have glorious views provided by the Columbia River and surroundings as I walk in to my office. These are the bluffs across the river to the east, accompanied by a blue sky and wispy clouds. It’s a pretty wonderful way to start the day.
If you click to get the larger size, the lines of trees you see are poplars – they are very fast growing and are planted in rows by farmers as a windbreak. They have the additional benefit of creating interesting visual effects.
Webs with a view
Technically this should be a “Scene while walking” post because I definitely captured this while out for my morning walk along the Columbia River, but I decided I’d give it its own title this time. These spiders clearly created a nice condo development on the river, and get a stunning view in addition to there being plenty of delivery for their dining needs.
Yes, I know some people freak out about spiders. I like them because they eat stuff I don’t like and they don’t want to bother me as long as I don’t bother them. Fortunately, the ones along the river like to weave their magnificent homes well off the path, so I can see them without getting a face hug and turning into a ninja dancer.
Scene while walking: July 23, 2013
On my morning walks by the Columbia River, I’ve recently been seeing giant pelicans (specifically, these are American White Pelicans with close to a ten foot wingspan!). It’s so cool to see them in flight – though I’m not equipped to get a nice photo of that. But I also spotted one in the water; the quality isn’t great because I’m far away and using my phone, but that silhouette is unmistakable!
Scene while walking: July 12th, 2013
Every day on my walk to and from my car at work I pass by this area on the Columbia River. On the hotter afternoons, it is incredibly tempting to just wade in. Someday I may just do that.
Scene while walking: June 5, 2013
I found a trail that lets you walk right up to the shore of the Columbia River (it wasn’t all that hidden, admittedly, I just hadn’t taken that trail before). It was lovely.
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