The wetlands around Dungeness Recreation Area seem to be brimming with water this year. Since hunting has ended there, ducks have begun showing up, too.
Category: Parks
Spring view
I can’t really complain about winter weather. It’s rained and been windy but hasn’t been so bad lately. And the water content of the snowpack in the mountains increased from 24% of normal at the first of the year to 80% of normal last week. That’s very welcome! What I miss is foliage. And color. I’ve browsed some photos I hadn’t gotten around to posting before and I’ll roll out a few for some brief winter relief.
A brief dry spell
The upside of taking walks between rain squalls is the chance to see occasional patches of blue. This marshy area at Dungeness Recreation Area is filling up nicely though it so far hasn’t suited any ducks, which are no longer hunted here.
Showers keep tapping
We’re getting caught up on rainfall. It’s been a challenge lately to take a walk and come home dry. The fun part is our daily paper, The Peninsula Daily News. A copywriter now makes the daily weather forecast capsules fun to read. Last night: “Showers keep tapping.” The forecast for today was “Breezes belabor Peninsula.” Friday: “Sun muscles past clouds.” Smiles break out daily.
Today’s nominee
Access to this area of the bluffs at the Dungeness Recreation Area is discouraged. It’s sandy, undercut, dangerous, and a long way down. And it’s a clear favorite for people looking for Darwin Award nominations.
2013 Encore: Three travel favorites
I’m wrapping up my 2013 encores with three shots I took away from home. The photo above is from a marsh at Ocean City State Park in southern Washington last September.
This shot was also taken at Ocean City State Park. The Washington State Parks website picked up my two Ocean City posts from last September and reposted them on their blog in November.
And, finally, “Guess where I went to celebrate my birthday.”
Solstice
Today is Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official start to winter. We ushered out autumn yesterday with snow down to sea level. Although there has been snow in the hills in recent weeks, this is the first seen by flatlanders in a couple of years. Rain, with more predicted, means it’s not likely to last. So I guess if one dreams of a white Christmas yesterday was an excuse for an early celebration.
It’s the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Stay warm and dry.