Views of Grays Harbor

January and February 2016:
We had clear, blue-sky weather on Dec. 31 and January 1.  I had wondered whether or not we could see Mt. Rainier from here if there were no clouds.  I wasn't looking for it, but I did happen to notice it on the horizon as were were crossing the Chehalis River Bridge on Dec. 31.  We went to the parking lot of the hospital on Jan 1, but it was a bit hazy and harder to see.  The hospital is on a hill above the city, and the parking lot is at the edge of the hill.  Anyway, one can see the mountain from here if you are up high enough and it is a clear day.

from Chehalis Bridge

from hospital hill parking lot

We took photos of the cities and harbor below us while we were up on the hill.  The first of the following photos is looking toward the east, the rest follow as I turn to the right with the last toward the west and the ocean.

Aberdeen, Washington

Aberdeen and Grays Harbor

Hoquiam, Washington and Grays Harbor

                                    Missionaries in our zone, taken in Elma in February.

South zone missionaries at a conference in Olympia the end of December

January and February in Aberdeen

January and February were rainy most of the time.  We took our daily walks outside in our neighborhood when it wasn't raining, but it was a very wet winter here.  Here are a few photos taken during our walks.

He won't look at the camera.

Sherwood Forest

 We see these shrubs all over and wondered why the owners trimmed them in such an unusual way.  Then we realized that the deer like to eat these, and they feed on them up as far as they can stretch.

Spring flowers appeared in February

Moss on rock and crocus next to sidewalk.

The moss on rocks, walls, sidewalks, curbs, trees, and sides of streets is very green.

                                                            Zone meeting in Elma in January