Cabin history thus far:

20 acres purchased summer of 2010 on the Washington side of the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge. 2,000' elevation with views of Mt. Adams (WA) and Mt. Hood (OR). Former cattle country, now prairie with Ponderosa pine and scrub oak.

Daylight foundation built fall 2010, with basement views of Adams.

First swim of 2012.

Jackson was showing off to a dog friend, who had a mere leg bone to chew on. At least this was picked clean. It's about two feet in length.

Grinding coffee.

Thought about taking this back to the cabin (Jackson was very interested in it as a chew toy) but decided more beautiful to leave it where found.

Coast toothwort, milkmaids, Cardamine integrifola, I think. Found in woods. I need to start capturing their leaves, too.

Glacier lily, Erythronium grandiflorum, found in lower elevations of our woods.

I think this is grass widow/ satin flower, Olsynium douglasii. They've popped up on the higher elevation of our property, some in the wide open and some in the woods. I'm sure there are more trying to come up under our debris pile!