Memorial Day Walk Through Theler Wetlands

Today we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a hike at the Theler Wetlands. This is the entrance heading toward the Nature Center.

Sadly, I had to do a lot of work on this photo. The kids were completely washed out, and I'm not quite sure why. The gate was beautiful.


As always, an opportunity comes up to teach the children something. Daryn found a leaf with spores underneat the fronds and we had a little science lesson right there on the path.

There was a beautiful view from the path overlooking a portion of the Hood Canal. We saw so many different kinds of birds and their songs were heard throughout the wetlands. The most recongizable songs were those of the red-winged blackbird and the stellar jay.

Just another great shot overlooking the wetlands.

We just happened to catch

this beautiful tree swallow.

These are just some of the interesting plants we saw during our hike.

Heading back down the trail. We hiked about 3.5 miles by the time we were done.

What a beautiful day!

Ian's Photography Merit Badge Photos

Ian just completed his Boy Scout Photography Merit Badge and these were some the photos he took and used in a Power Point presentation for the final requirement.

This purple flower was in our side garden and blooms every year. We aren't sure what it is.

This fungus was at the base of one of our trees that has been broken off in the wind. These stripes did not show up until after the fungus had dried out.

Can you see a little animal head in the design? Can you find the bug?

These little blue flowers were spotted on our walk through our neighborhood. We don't quite know what they're called, but Ian really likes the little white skirt at the bottom of them.

Mom likes this photo because she thinks it looks like a kiwi. So, we call it the kiwi flower. We also spotted this one on a walk through our neighborhood.

This is my sunset daffodil. I love the fact that I was able to use the light from the sunset to really capture the glow of the flower.