We went to the Seattle Aquarium for the first time last week. There were some pretty impressive displays. The large tank at the new pavilion is quite impressive.
Time to fly
I’m so glad to have access to places like this. Even if I have to share it with mosquitoes.
We made the trek to North Cascades National Park this weekend. This remote park in Washington was very fascinating to drive through. We stopped for some short excursions and learned about the complex geology and history. So much of this natural beauty is defined by the three dams built in...
On our way to North Cascades national park we stopped at an old growth forest. The scale of these trees was really staggering. It’s also cool to see how in a forest that old, you have generations of trees growing out of the downed trunks of previous generations. And on...
Had a special visitor today. Thanks for hanging around the house. It’s nice when the birds come to you instead of the other way around.🦉
Despite the poor lighting I was really pleased this kingfisher posed enough for me to snap this digi-scoped pic. I lightly edited it for extra mood.
I’m lichen all the moisture loving fungi and mosses up in Washington. 💚
This month I attended the Wings Over Water Birding Festival in Blaine, Washington. This was the first birding festival I’ve attended but I had been wanting to do more social birding events. We got the idea when a family member recently moved there and my wife and I stayed at...
I’ve really enjoyed the Wings Over Water birding festival this weekend, but one of my favorite surprises was finding the artwork of Laurel Mundy. Her artwork is so vivid and beautiful that we bought a few pieces and I added some to my /stickers page. I highly recommend checking out...
And other PNW adventures
Our third trip to Washington for a family wedding and to explore Olympic National Park.
Also look for posts tagged #Washington on other websites registered with octothorp.es.