Vine maple in alder

Oct. 16, 2016. Rabbit Hill, Evergreen Pl.

What happened to the rabbits?

Aug. 26, 2016. Part of Rabbit Hill is being shaved, probably for more new houses. I didn't see any rabbits up there this morning.

The Rabbit of Legend

Aug. 14, 2016. There is a rabbit I have seen more than once near the top of Rabbit Hill that is enormous. About sunrise this morning it politely posed for me at Evergreen Place as I walked by.

There are rabbits all over town these days, more than I ever seen in the past, but this one is the Godzilla of the bunch. I have to wonder whatever happened to all those coyotes we used to hear and occasionally see?

Cottonwood Court

July 31, 2016.

I bet most people in McCleary don't know we've had a street called "Cottonwood Court" for several years. It is a cul de sac off of Evergreen Place hidden from the view of all the main arteries. Although there are no houses on this street it has something many blocks in McCleary do not have-- a sidewalk along the entire stretch. I walked the length of the sidewalk on Cottonwood Court just to enjoy the luxury.

Cedar St. and Evergreen Pl.

Otherwise known, by me at least, as Rabbit Hill. July 29, 2016

Cinnabar moth caterpillar

July 27, 2016, Hemlock St. and Evergreen Pl.

The cinnabar moth is a natural enemy of tansy ragwort. The noxious weed is an invasive plant from Europe, and the moth, also from Europe, was introduced here on purpose a few decades ago as a way of biological control.  In the 1960s tansy seemed more out of control than it is today.

The view from Rabbit Hill

At least that is what I call the area of Cedar Street and Evergreen Place due to the fact rabbits outnumber people up there 500 to one. This is a view of McCleary looking northwest, where the Olympic Mountains taper off into hills. Mason County is in the distance. June 25, 2016