A Gallery: Delights & Splendors of Cascadia

[cascadiabound]

^^^^^ love AF
Mt Rainier
and Skagit Valley tulips...they will be blooming just like this soon!

 

[cascadiabound]

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Blooming now. The first azalea in spring.

 

[therwine40]

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[therwine40]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Cannon_Beach_and_Haystock_Rock.jpg

 

[therwine40]

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[TomBoner]

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Willamette Valley Oregon

 

[TomBoner]

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[TomBoner]

Looks much better when you can see the whole thing on a single screen.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[AbsintheFather]

Blooming now. The first azalea in spring.

That's always a nice sign

 

[cascadiabound]

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Beach stones stacked on a log
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, WA coast

 

[cascadiabound]

Happy Spring everyone!!!
So happy to have all of you join me in Cascadia

 

[cascadiabound]

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tiny treasures

 

[cascadiabound]

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge, WA

 

[Susurration]

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Happy Spring everyone!!!
So happy to have all of you join me in Cascadia

Indeed, Spring has officially begun .

Whoever made that sign has a very good sense of humour .

 

[cascadiabound]

Pink Rhododendron
Just in time for Easter this year.

 

[cascadiabound]

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Bellevue, WA HS marching band.
Wins Capital City Marching Band Championship - Congrats Kids!

 

[cascadiabound]

Skunk cabbage... Early signs of spring in the NW

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Skunk cabbage... Early signs of spring in the NW

I recognized the skunk cabbage right off, though I haven't seen it in years. I had no idea it flowered!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Tallcajun]

Skunk cabbage... Early signs of spring in the NW[/QUOTE]


Just wondering....
Is the name apropos for the plant?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Skunk cabbage... Early signs of spring in the NW.


Just wondering....
Is the name apropos for the plant?

Definitely! f you pick the big green leaves and rip them open they smell just like a skunk. We used to pick them and chase each other around with them as little kids

 

[cascadiabound]

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Sunset Bellingham, WA

 

[cascadiabound]

Oregon Grape in flower.
This is a wonderful native plant of Cascadia.
Has a evergreen broad leaf.
It's berries are great for the birds.
This plant stands over 8' tall.

 

[cascadiabound]

Olympia oysters.
I've had oysters on the brain lately so...this was a necessary post.
Yum.