The Spring 2022 sailing schedule between Anacortes and the San Juans begins tomorrow, April 10 and runs through June 18, 2022, according to Washington State Ferris {WSF}. Pictured here is the Yakima.
My morning hike the other day yielded what I was hoping for: colorful confirmation that Spring is just around the corner!
Signs of Spring in the morning sun. Shoreside trail, west Anacortes.
This busy bee has fully embraced Spring 2020 responsibilities, working from blossom to blossom near a Weaverling Spit wetland area.
A sure sign of spring is this camellia bush outside one of our living room windows. “Graduated” blooms deliver color at different stages for weeks.
Spring has sprung. And what a glorious couple of days it’s been! Collected here are a few photos of people celebrating the new season in their own way. Fresh air and fun on fantastic Fidalgo Island!
It is always a good idea to take a forest walk, but my Sunday adventure was particularly rewarding during this time of trauma associated with the international coronavirus epidemic. I met one other hiker on the way in. We talked briefly with no mention of the virus. On the way to my car I passed […]
This dab of pink caught my eye on a walk at Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve. Bare branches above form a canopy above. Tiny blossoms are starting to emerge everywhere, feeding the hopes of those who long for spring on Fidalgo Island!
The eruption of spring colors has begun at The Depot in downtown Anacortes. In addition to tree blossoms, beautiful plants around the former train depot include crocuses and daffodils. Adjacent to Cap Sante Marina and the W.T. Preston sternwheeler on the Anacortes waterfront.
Spring is bustin’ out all over! I love this time of year, when the colors of Skagit Valley daffodils and tulips give way to some of the “natives,” such as rhododendrons and conifers. I especially enjoy a pair of small trees we have in the back yard as they are about as low maintenance as […]
We’re at the halfway mark on Spring 2010, and there’s still plenty of action in the garden. This photograph shows the tip of a tightly curled frond, pushing forth to join others that have already opened in the spring sunshine. Rhodies continue to bloom, as does our beautiful peony.
I don’t know the name of this plant, but its beautiful green shoot caught my eye Wednesday on a walk up the hill. Signs of spring continue to emerge, giving me hope even as weather forecasts continue to “rain on my parade.”