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:

Tacoma waterfront in fall

Where Minkie sleeps while SweetPea watches

 

Winter walking in the Pacific Northwest

Click on the pictures and make them big.  You'll feel like you're actually there.

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge


Yesterday David and I walked all the way to the end of the boardwalk at the Nisqually nature reserve, all except for the last 700 feet, which is closed due to hunting season.  Here are some of my pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tacoma waterfront

 

We've also had several good walks along Tacoma's waterfront the last couple of weeks.  Here are a couple of David's pictures of Mount Rainier seen from the waterfront: