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Watching the Eagles on Hood Canal
Three days away coming and going on Hood Canal we saw eagles and stopped to watch them watching. For Six Word Saturday. ~ Susanne
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Memories of Pink Rhododendrons
I like pink in small doses offset by other colors. Like rhododendrons found in the woods. Washington state’s flower, coast rhododendrons thrive under the dappled shade of forests, like these on Hood Canal. In fact, pink rhododendrons remind me of childhood trips to Hood… Continue Reading “Memories of Pink Rhododendrons”
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Hood Canal Bottoms Up at Alderbrook
Hood Canal will always be a special place to me holding childhood memories of fishing and swimming at Pleasant Harbor where my grandma ran the store and my grandpa hauled in fresh shrimp on his boat. But that was many, many, years ago in… Continue Reading “Hood Canal Bottoms Up at Alderbrook”
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Poulsbo, Port Ludlow and Hood Canal – a Trip in Glacier Blue
After returning from our getaway last week I noticed how many of my pictures were blue, blue, blue! So I thought they’d do nicely for this week’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge, Glacier Blue. Our destination was Port Ludlow on Puget Sound which would be… Continue Reading “Poulsbo, Port Ludlow and Hood Canal – a Trip in Glacier Blue”
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Plovers in Black and white
Yesterday we stopped by Potlatch State Park at the southern end of Hood Canal, on our way home from Port Townsend. While Bob practiced casting I enjoyed watching the shorebirds. I think they were Plovers though I’m not certain of the particular variety even… Continue Reading “Plovers in Black and white”
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Hood Canal, Dosewallips and Pleasant Harbor, a Journey Back
Let me introduce you to some new places in Washington. New to you, not to me for Hood Canal has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Canal? No, not really. Hood Canal is a fjord, a natural inlet… Continue Reading “Hood Canal, Dosewallips and Pleasant Harbor, a Journey Back”
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A shrimp story
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Just off of Highway 101 where it runs along Hood Canal there was a small restaurant with a home in back and attached store in front. They were owned and operated by Floyd and Elsie…
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A shrimp story
Just off of Highway 101 where it runs along Hood Canal there was a small restaurant with a home in back and attached store in front. They were owned and operated by Floyd and Elsie Chapman and the sign in front read “ELSIE’S PLEASANT… Continue Reading “A shrimp story”
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