A scene from today's walk. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #snow #mountains

Rainbow Falls at Watkins Glen. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #waterfalls

Del Campo peak and the outflow from Foggy Lake.

Scenes from a hike to an old mining tunnel with a skylight. #hiking #naturephotography.

Lake Dorothy on a gray day. #naturephotography #landscapephotogrphy #cascademountains #mountainlakes

Such a lovely time of year. #flowers

Boulder Creek in the Beckler River drainage. #landscapephotography #naturephotography

Just a goldfinch on a delphinium outside my window this morning.

A gray day at Lake Dorothy. #naturephotography #landscapephotography.

I've walked this path a hundred times, but never tire of the view. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #hiking #flowers #mountains

First blooms from our native Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale). #nativeplants #flowers

I love living in the woods.

Chiloé Island near Chacao, Chile. We were leaving the island at sunset after two glorious days. We'll definitely be back.

Osorno Volcano playing hide and seek in the clouds. Puerto Varas in the foreground.

Volcán Osorno in the morning mist.

Riverbank Lupine (Lupinus rivularis) just starting to bloom. 🌿 #nativeplants #flowers

This same stray cat keeps showing up at our place. Think I should leave some food out for it?

Royal Jacob's ladder (Polemonium carneum) just starting to bloom. 🌿 #nativeplants #naturephotography

Proctor Creek near the base of Mt. Persis. #naturephotography

American Alpine Speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii) growing in the wet section of our native garden. It's such a tiny plant, as you can see from the ant, but I love the little blossoms. 🌿 #flowers #nativeplants

Tweedy's Lewisia in full bloom in the rock garden. #nativeplants #flowers #photography

One of my giant white fawn lilies (Erythronium oregonum) in bloom in my native garden. 🌿 #flowers #nativeplants #naturephotography

Looking forward to the pears these will produce. #gardening #flowers #naturephotography

Trillium ovatum blooming in our woods. Spring is beautiful. #naturephotography #flowers #spring

Two flies on Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum). Spring is definitely here at our place. 🌿 #naturephotography #flowers #insects

This is Tweedy's Lewsia getting ready to bloom in my rock garden. This plant has a limited range and its native conditions are not at all what we have where I am, so I'm pretty proud of getting it to grow here. 🌿 #nativeplants #alpine #gardening #naturephotography

Little Greider Lake #naturephotography

Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) growing in a nook in my native garden now. 🌿 #naturephotography #nativeplants #flowers

A small cascade on the Wallace River. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #waterfalls.

I love when spring flowers seed themselves in our "Lawn".

The world is waking up. #naturephotography

Anatis rathvoni - Flying Saucer Ladybug 🌿 #naturephotography #invertebrates

Be the light in the darkness. Island in Lake Stickney, Snohomish County, WA. #naturephotography #landscapephotography #reflections

Little Greider Lake #naturephotography #landscapephotography

One of my favorite pools on the North Fork of the Skykomish river.

Shaw lake reflections #naturephotography #landscapephotography #reflections

Playing peak-a-boo with Mt Baring. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mountains

Lance leaf claytonia (Claytonia lanceolata) with unusual leaf morphology and growing beyond the edge of its usual range. I took this shot a year ago, but the plant has survived the winter and is spreading. 🌿 #naturephotography

I love how mists hang in forests. #naturephotography

Nettles are starting to pop in our neck of the woods. #foraging 🌿

A texture of Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum). #naturephotography #texture 🌿

Here's a little morning peace. La Push, WA. #naturephotography #landscapephotography

How do you tell a Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) that they've got something stuck in their whiskers? #naturephotography #mammals 🌿 #squirrels

Just a Song Sparrow on a frosty twig. No matter how cold it gets, these little ones always seem ready to face the day. #birds #naturephotography

Some waterfalls are big, some are small, all are lovely. #naturephotography #waterfalls

Last fall I was fortunate to be hiking where these were plentiful. I brought several home and freeze-dried them for later use. Porcini mushroom (Boletus edulis) 🌿 #fungi #mushrooms #naturephotography

Our heather is in full bloom. It's so nice to have flowers in this season. #flowers #naturephotography

Police car moth (Gnophaela vermiculata) on Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) #naturephotography 🌿 #moths #nativeplants

Skykomish valley at sunset. #landscapephotography #naturephotography #sunset #mountains

I could use a good alpine hike about now. Merchant Peak, taken from Paradise Meadow. #landscapephotography #naturephotography