Winter walking in Tacoma -- Wednesday

Point Defiance Park

Western hemlock growing on an old red cedar nurse

Alder tree covered mosses and ferns

Yacht club and Vashon ferry

Avoid huge ships!

Vashon Island (I think)

Little bits of art.  They seem to have been here a long time.

All very well, but when you look up ...

there's absolutely no corner in sight.

Winter walking in Tacoma -- Tuesday

Spanaway Park

We have some very unusual trees in the PNW

Winter walking in Tacoma -- Monday

Ruston Way

These were taking along the Ruston Way waterfront, from Marine Park to the Old Town Dock

I love happening upon public art, especially little touches like these, scattered around the Old Town Dock:

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hark!  the hairy beasts are singing!

Steve's cats had a visitor too!

That's Oliver from next door, winding up the boys.

Jack has a visitor!

She (?) came both last night and early this morning to visit with Jack through the glass door to the deck.  Jack was not happy.

She kind of looks like Hattie.

September 15: last hike of summer

Actually, also the first hike, and actually not really a hike.  More just sort of a wandering up from the lodge.  But it was beautiful!

First we had a hearty breakfast (eggs, ham and hashbrowns) at Longmire.  Then we drove up to Paradise for a very pleasant walk.  Click on the pictures to see them huge!

Mount Rainier looks like the moon!

Tatoosh from Paradise

Pearlies 

Paradise Inn

Meadow flowers nearly gone

The mountainside had a wonderful glow which the picture almost captures

Last monkeys of the year