Heather Schmitt

tiny orange mushrooms peek through dark leaves have sprouted up the wet of a coastal rainforest shiny with raindrops and brimming

tree lungwort lobaria pulmonaria lichen that has turned a vibrant green from the rain clings to a bigleaf maple acer macrophyllum

dramatic sun spotlight on the calm ocean clouds cover sky with breaking through in a rippling surface and dark mountains outlined

mist creeping over forest covered mountain a light mist creeps over the top of forest covered mountain slopes with the sun

brilliant reflection of clouds and trees on the calm ocean a evening with white dark forest quaint buildings setting sun reflected

perfectly calm and still lake in late afternoon reflecting the variety of coniferous deciduous trees along shoreline with mirrored

early spring arrival of salmonberry rubus spectabilis capturing all three stages of growth tight bud vibrant pink blossom and

handsome male mallard duck posing in the rain handsome male mallard duck anas platyrhynchos posing with perfectly formed raindrops

luscious green miner s lettuce vibrant lush claytonia perfoliata just starting to flower in springtime the perfect metaphor for

peaceful female ring necked duck female ring necked duck aythya collaris swimming in a lake surrounded by calm ripples of water

delicious heritage cherry tomatoes at a farmstand plump and varieties of ranging in color from deep purple to bright orange for

tall douglas fir tree reaching toward the sky pseudotsuga menziesii stretching with deeply textured bark and spreading branches

fishing dock silhouetted against the summer sun quaint on a clear blue sky day with calm ocean waves rippling underneath

white thimbleberry flowering in the forest large rubus parviflorus flower early spring blooming a coastal rainforest