Babies, Babies, Babies!

Baby fish trap

Spring is definitely here!  The temperatures have been in the 50s and the sun is out and about ready to stay.  Everything is starting to bud out and we're seeing little baby leaves on the alders.  The blueberry bushes are blooming so hopefully we'll be seeing baby blueberries soon.  My tulips will probably be blooming around Sunday - we'll be heading back on Friday, though, and will miss it.  We thought we saw a couple eagles fighting and I was disappointed that I didn't have my camera to check the action.  A few days later someone explained what they were really doing and I'm not glad I did not photograph that action.  Fish and Game have fish traps up in the creek catching all of the baby salmon coming down stream so they can count them and get an idea on how many should be returning to spawn in a few years.  Baby leaves, baby eagles in the making, baby fish - apparently everything is drinking from the holy water.  At this rate, I think I'll avoid walking by the stream just in case any might splash on me.

Blueberry blooms

Moss covers everything in the forest and has to come in
at least 20 varieties

More moss

Skunk Cabbage sprouting

Magpie

The sky line at midnight - it's daylight by 4:00 in the morning now.
It won't be long until there is no darkness at night

The lagoon from the trail