Participating in the @washingtontrails.bsky.social Hike-a-Thon again this year. My goal is 100 miles of trails runs or hikes this month. 16 miles down so far on Kitsap trails.

Mama and the twins munching on dandelions in the south field. Everyone is looking healthy. #wildlife #gamecam #wildlifecam #kitsap

One of the resident black bears came through this morning. #bear #gamecam #wildlife #trailcam #kitsap

This big cat passed through this morning, about 20' from our house. We or the neighbors see him a couple times a month on average. #gamecam #wildlife #trailcam #kitsap #cougar

Tiny Poulsbo, Washington rallying for Norway! 🇧🇻⚽. Perfect day for a strawberry rhubarb cider at Brass Kraken followed by a little parade and row.

A resident doe and her twin fawns. We have another doe on the property with a very chunky single fawn, hopefully will catch them on camera as well. #gamecam #trailcam #wildlife #pnw #kitsap

The beaver dam at Hawk's Hole Creek, at the the Hansville Greenway in Kitsap County, Washington. #forestfriday

This pretty boy came by today and posed for the camera. #trailcam #gamecam #kitsap

This shiny young black bear passed through the property today, one of three resident bears we see regularly. #kitsap #wildlife

I assisted with data collection on assisted migration of seedling trees this week. This is part of my volunteer work in land conservation. Some of the trees were locally sourced, and others from further south to see if they weather climate change better. We'll monitor their growth over the years.

This elegant young buck came to snack on the squirrel food today. I love his quivering nose so much. #wildlife #pnw #kitsap

Flora spent twelve years as a shop cat before retiring with me this year. She's adjusting well to housecat life, except she hates our other cats and lives in her own suite. She has lots of safe outdoor access and she's loving that! #caturday

Wildflowers growing in a logging road running through a clearcut forest. Jefferson County, Washington State, yesterday. #forestfriday

Dumpling finds himself so irresistibly handsome that sometimes he kisses his reflection. Two months ago he was living in a feral cat colony after being dumped there, now he's prancing around our house like a rock star

I call this little possum Edith. She's diligent about cleaning her paws after dinner. I like having possums around, and used to feed Edith's mama.

This big, confident coyote passes through regularly. #kitsap #wildlife

A tiny shrine tucked away in the Kitsap woods. #forestfriday

My mother-in-law is an inspiration to me. A former sword fighter among so many other things.🩷

Possum sisters Junior and Edith cleaning up garden waste. #kitsap #wildlife #possum #opossum

A close view of our resident black bear male. I think he has a refined face! #wildlife #bear #kitsap

This mountain lion strolled past our house last night. We have a couple of bobcats in the neighborhood too, but I haven't seen them on camera. I feel lucky to share space with them. #kitsap #wildlife

Then we decided to keep this big sweet boy. He let my husband shave his mats off yesterday as shown in the video, and gets on well with our other two cats. Just an incredibly kind and mannerly cat. I don't know exactly what went wrong in his life, but he must have been treated well at some point.

Meet Dumpling. We sometimes house and care for feral cats while they recover from vet visits as part of TNR. This big guy came through a couple weeks ago and we learned from the colony caretaker that he was abandoned there by a neighbor. We offered to foster him as he clearly isn't feral.. #caturday

From one of the game cams this morning. A raccoon climbed onto the table where we leave birdseed, and found a little snack. #kitsap #wildlife #raccoon

A seven mile hike today in Kitsap County, Washington. These pictures were taken at a beaver pond that is part of the 3500 acre Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. I'm lucky to live here. #forestfriday

Our resident male black bear made his first appearance of the year yesterday, after denning over the winter.

Poor Mango is both sleepy and hungry on this #Caturday morning. He doesn't get up on the counter unless he feels particularly bleak.

Close-up of the sign.

From an excursion to Port Townsend yesterday. One of my favorite little cities.