Tag: Pacific Northwest

Northwest Garden Whimsy

I love the many unique gardens of the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a small sampling of those I have visited recently. The centerpiece of Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC is the beautiful Sunken Garden, built in an abandoned limestone quarry a hundred years ago….. RoozenGaarde… Continue Reading “Northwest Garden Whimsy”

Snoqualmie Dreaming

Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park

I love living in the Pacific Northwest where we are surrounded by an incredible landscape of mountains, rivers, forests and seas.  Within a couple of hours you can be at Mt Rainier or Olympic National Park or Columbia River Gorge. Or I can opt… Continue Reading “Snoqualmie Dreaming”

My backyard forest

Did I tell you there is a forest in my backyard?  Behind my fence are twenty-two acres of typical northwest woods with mature Douglas firs, majestic old maples and trails through brush frequented by dogs and their walkers.  They form a wonderful backdrop to… Continue Reading “My backyard forest”