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Early Bird

Gull takes a dawn walk on a pebbly beach at Hood Canal, Washington State.

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You Never Miss the Water…

…til the well runs dry. Or that’s the old saying. In the maritime climate of Cascadia, you never miss the water because it’s hard to get away from the stuff. Rivers, lakes, ocean, Puget Sound, even little salmon-bearing streams. And … Continue reading

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Layers

A beautiful sunny morning, and I find myself wandering along the shore of Budd Inlet with my camera. You know, photos of birds, the water, nature. But then, there’s also an abandoned tank-building factory nearby, essentially three oversized corrugated metal … Continue reading

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The History of Birds

Tracks at low tide, Westport, Washington.

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A 3-hour tour?

No, it’s not the wreck of the SS Minnow. This is a 1970 photo of the SS Catala, an equally ill-fated ship that, after a long life as a steamship, served as a floating hotel in Seattle, a floating restaurant … Continue reading

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A tiny beach mystery

It was a cloudy day on the Washington coast, the breeze blowing the sound of the waves up the wide expanse of beach. Past the part of the beach that you can drive cars on(!) it was relatively quiet between … Continue reading

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Gifts from Nature

I spent a couple days in the small seaside town of Sequim this week, visiting friends. Taking advantage of a break in the turbulent near-spring weather, we walked along the narrow 5-mile-long arc of sand known as Dungeness Spit. I … Continue reading

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