A Place of River and Sky

wildlife habitat

  • Far from the crowds- a holiday staycation

    The weather said, “Go winter camping!” with clear days and the night sky lit up with a fullish moon.  Camping below Mt. Rainier, or high on Artist Point, with coral sunset bathing the mountains followed by the radiant moon and… Continue reading

    Far from the crowds- a holiday staycation

  • Beware the Legend of Owl

    Owl legends run the gamut across peoples and history, and say perhaps more about people than owls.  The most simplistic and superstitious medieval myths associate the owl’s adaptation to night with terrible things.  The owl’s superior ability to hunt at night- along with the… Continue reading

  • A Christmas gift of swans

    I walked out to see if the swans were still there. Well over 100 trumpeter swans arrived in the district the night before Christmas, even landing in the fields behind my house.  Their chattering woke me up at 3 a.m.,… Continue reading

    A Christmas gift of swans

  • I’ll stop planting now, really I will~

    I was going to quit this year, finally, and just maintain areas that  turned into crazy  jungles.  Just prune and weed and divide occasionally, do something else with my time in the winter and spring. But the orange honeysuckle burst… Continue reading

  • The Year of the Owls

    This is a year of many, many owls. The owls have begun to take over guard of this place, started to assume ownership. I welcomed them in 2007 with owl perches in the fields and the first night heard a… Continue reading