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.
I was going to walk on that sidewalk, and I turned the corner and saw this.
I opted to take a different route.
Where I live roses grow very easily – in fact they can easily get overgrown and are frankly hard to kill… But fortunately they’re usually really pretty, like these.
I left my camera set up outside one day, and my husband captured this lovely image. The blue dragonflies are the most common to see in our yard, and they certainly love to perch on the tips of plants.
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.
I don’t know who placed these river rocks into the dead tree alongside the Columbia River, but I bet we’d get along great.
This crow in a dead tree instantly reminded me of the Wheel of Time series.
If you’ve read it, you know why.
Sorry for the unexpected hiatus – work intervened rather significantly in the last week. But I was still walking and I saw something I had not yet seen before! I suspect for a large number of people seeing a snake crossing the path wouldn’t be something that makes them happy, but it was for me. I like snakes. He moved into the shade under a basalt boulder as the day was quite warm. He’s about 3 feet long.
Along the rivers and canals are lots of wild rosebushes. They are just starting to bloom, and they cheered up my morning recently.
One thing I love about dogwoods compared to cherry trees is that their blooms last a very very long time. I get to enjoy them over and over.
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