{"id":20068,"date":"2014-11-20T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T08:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/?p=20068"},"modified":"2014-11-20T00:01:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T08:01:26","slug":"the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Juan Islands Ecosystems: The Woods Are Alive &#8212; And So Are the Meadows and Beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20072\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20072 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6717-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"On the San Juan Islands, a variety of ecosystems exist side by side. Here a woods, a meadow alongside a bay shore. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the San Juan Islands, a variety of ecosystems exist side by side. Here a wood, a meadow, and a salt water cove. <em>Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>By Barbara Falconer Newhall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beach, forest, wetland, meadow &#8212; in some places the various San Juan Islands ecosystems coexist just steps from one another. An afternoon&#8217;s walk can take you past woodsy kinickinick, sun-loving oxeye daisies, and salty pickle grass <!--more-->wafting in the tide.<\/p>\n<p>These photos were all taken last summer during the second week of July in the space of a few acres, so they represent but one small slice of what goes on flora-wise on the San Juans &#8212; and just a hint of what planet Earth will do, left to her own devices.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s a God out there, but it seems to me that we live in a miraculous world &#8212; on a few small acres in the Pacific Northwest, so much desire, so much effort, so much complexity unfolding.<\/p>\n<p><em>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guidetosanjuans.com\/\">San Juan Islands<\/a> thoughts and photos at <a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/13\/a-patch-of-fireweed-in-the-northwest-what-color-are-those-blossoms-do-i-need-to-know\/\">&#8220;A Patch of Fireweed in the Northwest&#8221;<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/06\/san-juan-islands-flora-i-cling-therefore-i-am\/\">&#8220;San Juan Islands Flora: Or, I Cling, Therefore I Am.&#8221; <\/a>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20075\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20075 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5983-oxeye-daisy-eurasian-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two blossoms of the oxeye daisy eurasian flower, with white petals and yellow centers. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the meadow: Eurasian oxeye daisy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20076\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20076 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6008-osiia-dogwood-2-580x579-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The white berries and green leaves of an osier dogwood plant in the San Juan Islands, Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berries in the woods: Osier dogwood . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20077\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20077 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6007-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Four-etaled, white blossom fo the bunchberry plant of the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . and bunchberry. <em>Photos by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20082\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20082 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5953-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dark blue berries and oppositely arranged, pinnately veined green leaves of the oregaon grape plant of the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Also: Oregon grape . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20083\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20083 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6003-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A blue and a light magenta colored berriy of the service berry plant of the San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . service berry . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20136\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20136 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6303-4-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A snowberry plant with two pink buds visited by a wasp. The flowers will produce small, pithy white berries. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowberry and wasp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20087\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20087 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6286-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"Moss covers the ground and fallen trees in a wood in the San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a moist and shady woods, moss flourishes on tree stumps and fallen logs.<em> Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20091\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20091 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5985-swordfern-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sword ferns growing in a woods in the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More woods loving plants: Sword ferns . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20092\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20092 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6080-bracken-fern-2-579x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bracken fern growing in a wood in the San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . bracken fern . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20095\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20095 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5973-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A rotting nurse log serves as fodder for small plants and lichen in the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . a rotting nurse log feeding plants and lichen . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20097\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20097 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5996-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Small, lush green leaves on a reddish stalk distinguish the pretty low-growing kinnickinnick shrub. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . a kinnickinnick shrub . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20098\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20098 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6202-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The shapely leaves of the salal shrub found in shady San Juan Islands woods are used for floral arrangements. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . salal . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20099\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20099 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6295-2-580x579-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The brown, heart-shaped cap of a mushroom growing on a San Juan Islands wood. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . and a mushroom. <em>Photos by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20106\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20106 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6137-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"A meadow of green, golden and orange grasses in the San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meadow grass. <em>Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20114\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20114 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6704-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Silver-white lichen grows on dead tree twigs in San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where wood meets beach: Lichen on tree twigs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20108\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20108 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5989-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tiny white blossoms of the pearly everlasting plant grow in clusters in the Pacific Norhwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meadow: Pearly everlasting . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20109\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20109 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5992-2-580x529-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"seeds on a dried flower ready to fly away. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . and a dandelion? <em>Photos by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20117\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20117 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_5994-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow clover growing in a meadow in the San Juan Islands. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More meadow: Clover . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20118\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20118 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6332-gumweed-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow blossoms of the gumweed plant grow in Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . gumweed . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20110\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20110 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6525-2-580x580-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A magenta thistle blossom blooms in the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . and thistle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20129\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20129 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6344-2-580x387-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Pickle grass and algae grow in the shallows of a San Juan Islands bay. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pickle grass and algae grow along the shore. <em>Photo by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20130\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20130 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6148-2-580x387-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Beach plant with rust colored blossoms grows in the sand near the shore of a San Juan Island. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beach grass. <em>Photos by Barbara Newhall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20142\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20142 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6213-pileated-woodpecker-holes-2-579x580-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Holes in a tree in the San Juan Islands are the work of the pileated woodpecker. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The handiwork of the pileated woodpecker. Can anyone tell me why the photos I take in the woods always look so blue? Is there a setting I can use on my Canon G12 to prevent the color shift?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\" rel=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20072 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_6717-580x387-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"On the San Juan Islands, a variety of ecosystems exist side by side. Here a woods, a meadow alongside a bay shore. Photo by Barbara Newhall\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>So many San Juan Islands ecosystems can coexist on a single island that an afternoon&#8217;s walk can take you to beach, forest, wetland, meadow.  <a href=\"http:\/\/barbarafalconernewhall.com\/2014\/11\/20\/the-san-juan-islands-ecosystems-the-woods-are-alive-and-so-are-the-meadows-and-beaches\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1348,403,88,89,31,91,1349,33,1352],"class_list":["post-20068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-rocky-spiritual-journey","tag-flora","tag-flowers","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-photo-ops","tag-religion-and-spirituality","tag-san-juan-islands","tag-travel","tag-travel-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/server.stagingweb3.net\/barbarafalconernewhall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}