Todd & I took a ten minute walk down to the river last Saturday. It’s pretty cool to live so close to the Nooksack. I read that bald eagles like our river, especially in January. I have seen about three fly over our house since we moved in. Although we did not see any eagles that day, we did have fun skipping rocks and taking pictures. We were able to walk out onto a rocky sandbar, the river was very low as you can see. Of all the beautiful scenery, I loved the colors of some “rainbow” bushes we walked through. The reds, oranges & yellows were quite stunning.

For those who wanted to see my jar of glass…here it is 🙂 There are also bits of pottery from other sea glass hunting trips. According to my experience, greens, whites (clear) & browns are the most common colors. Blues are moderately-difficult to find. Purples, reds & yellows are rare.

Todd & I spent a beautiful, but very cold, day near downtown Bellingham. There is a small beach near Bellingham’s industrial area that we decided to visit. The purpose of our visit was to search for seaglass. One of my favorite pastimes is to search for this special glass. At this beach (which Todd discovered on his walks during his office breaks) you can find oodles of glass. Todd, being the creative person that he is, found another form of entertainment while there. Using a plain log balanced on another, he created a teeter totter! We had a lot of fun. I was afraid the log would snap under our weight, but thankfully it did not 🙂

I like Todd’s angle from the log in this photo

It’s been mighty cold these past few days…more like several months…but I won’t complain because the sun is shining! With the cold comes beautiful frosty mornings. Our plants look especially beautiful in the mornings all covered in ice. The birdbath is also frozen and has been for a while. Not too enticing for our feathered friends…unless they are made of stone 🙂