It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Lots of color to be seen - and some very active bees! in our business park.

After a brief traffic stop for a goose crossing, I made my first visit to the Mountaineers Foundation Rhododendron Preserve in Silverdale this Memorial Day weekend. It was a short and pleasantly sunny one-mile hike through old growth forest down to see Big Tree, a Douglas Fir that's about 30-feet around. The rain in the forecast held out until we were about 5 minutes from the car, at which point it really ended up dumping! The path also took us along Chico creek where salmon spawn were swimming in the shallow parts. I was transfixed and took some great videos, but...

Heather snapped these shots in between rain and hail showers. Gotta love Washington beach weather!

Rebecca and her husband passed by Lake Crescent on their way home from Forks, WA on Easter Sunday. It is always beautiful there, no matter the time of year or the weather, but that day, it was jaw-dropping.