Three women posing for a picture in front of the entrance to Putney Woods.

Island Bliss

Three friends explore South Whidbey Island and have fun foraging for mushrooms, eating locally sourced food, playing pickleball, and more.

The Oak Harbor Garry Oaks

The Oak Harbor Garry Oaks

When you walk among the oak trees that dominate Smith Park in Oak Harbor, you can’t help but feel you’re among some very old living things. The 150 or so Garry Oaks in the park predate the town, and, yes, the town was named after the trees.

A Living Arch that is a Northwest Treasure

A Living Arch that is a Northwest Treasure

Every few months social media goes just a little nuts over one very popular living arch, the Laburnum Arch at Whidbey Island’s Bayview  Garden.  More accurately, there are two arches, and each spring as the Laburnum trees blossom and the golden tendrils hang down from the metal supporting arch, Bayview Garden becomes one of the…