Plant places to go and plant things to see in our big beautiful world!
Here are some images from our rainy walk through this beautiful place, the Olympic National Park. The forest was alive, glowing green. Every tiny square inch had something growing on it. Mosses, lichens, ferns, huckleberries, salal, sitka spruce, maples and more. How does this area produce such a spectacular forest? Here is the recipe, from the National Park Service: Ocean-Born Forests The lush forests in … Continue reading Olympic National Park
My daughter and I just returned from an invigorating early morning hike to Little Si. What did we see at the top? Manzanita, squirrels and fog. It was nice. Continue reading Manzanita on Little Si
I love the flowing shapes of nature. The lines that speak of movement and energy and the simple, elegant designs. We build squares, but nature creates spirals and waves, like clear water flowing or warm winds blowing. I recently read some interesting words about natural patterns. From the book Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway: “Anyone who has spent time looking at nature has noticed that … Continue reading Natural Design
In the Hoh Rainforest the trees were impressive, but the rain was even more impressive. It pressed down on me. I thought I was in the shower at times. The droplets were fine, yet there were so many of them, so close together, we got a soaking. Constant water. Everywhere. Our first night in the tent I must admit I felt fear. The rain was … Continue reading Big Trees!
I saw this tree growing at Kalaloch Beach on the Washington coast and could hardly believe it was still upright. The stream below it, which empties into the Pacific Ocean, has slowly eroded the soil, leaving a large portion of the roots exposed. It seems at any moment it might just topple over, especially with all the heavy rains that hit the area. I wonder how … Continue reading Growing On Air
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